This Is The Kind Of Audacity Obama Hopes To Represent: Higher Energy Costs

Have you seen the video yet where Barack Obama says that his plan will bankrupt the coal industry? ... to the transportation industry, trucking companies, drivers, their families, truck sales companies and service ... the coal industry is what an American President should be planning? Well forget all those OTHER people [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 14:02:55
Blog: BluegrassBulletin.com...

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Via Techdirt, a story from the Wired Threat Level blog about Computer Phreaks (Russian programmers, actually) ... Safersys.org, which maintains a list of licensed interstate trucking companies and brokers ... who ran a three-year, $500K man-in-the-middle scam against American trucking companies: For over [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 06:48:50
Blog: PARANOIA...

NAFTA Inspired Trucking Program Rolls On

NAFTA Inspired Trucking Program Rolls On By: Dana Gabriel - 7 August, 2008 Commentary / Analysis, Globalization The cross-border trucking program, which allows 100 Mexican trucking companies to operate beyond the current 25 mile commercial zone has been extended two more years. Some American trucking companies are also participating [more...]

Date: 2008-08-07 16:12:06
Blog: Intel Strike...

Give Truckers Bigger Trucks

LiberalTrucker contributed this post for Masslogics Trucking News.   “Bigger is Better” has always been an American motto. And now many trucking companies are asking Washington to allow them to have bigger trucks ... the truckers on parity when it comes to the loads that they can carry over the border. The truckers also [more...]

Date: 2008-06-01 18:39:18
Blog: Trucking News » Masslog...

Joining the Love Train

When it comes to transportation stocks, this year the railroads have had it all over the truckers ... , the result of cheaper costs to transport goods when compared with trucking companies. Cumulative rail ... % from 2007, according to AAR. By contrast, the American Trucking Association’s trucking tonnage index was up 2.6 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 17:24:27
Blog: MarketBeat ...

UPDATE 1-Paccar profit slips as slowdown spreads

UPDATE 1-Paccar profit slips as slowdown spreads October 21st, ... credit losses and truckrepossessions in the U.S. and Canada. “Some North American trucking companies ... industry truck sales were difficult to predict becauseof the “economic uncertainty,” but said [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 13:01:10
Blog: Finance, Economy-Busine...

Truckers Air Frustrations With Fmcsa And Bush

by Jim Arnold, Recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released an announcement about extending a trucking pilot program. This particular program provides trucking jobs to Mexican owned and operated rigs. Why did FMCSA do this? Because they want to have one hundred Mexican trucking companies working American roads [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 20:25:23
Blog: How to Buy and Own a C...

L.A., Long Beach OK 2.2 Billion Grant For Mexican Trucks, Excludes Americans

LandLineMag The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach boast of bringing in 40 percent of the nation’s imported goods, ... to check one of three types of operating authority numbers. 1. MC for motor carrier 2. FF for freight ... owned by Mexican trucking companies while it excludes U.S. trucks that run any miles outside [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 17:43:43
Blog: Immigration Watchdog » ...

Logisource: Muncie’s Logical LTL Source

“RENEWING THE AMERICAN DREAM” Savvy Business Shopper Trucking Companies Can Move Heavier and Bulkier Freight Business Courier of Cincinnati - by ... using a less than truckload (LTL) carrier. These companies specialize in shipping items that weigh [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 20:03:08
Blog: FREE WEIGHT LOSS GUIDES...

Oil prices and economy expected to batter freight transportation stocks (Transportation-Result)

MONTREAL _ Rapidly rising fuel prices and the sluggish North American economy are expected to hurt truck and train companies` second-quarter results, says RBC Capital analyst Walter Spracklin.Declining freight volumes, the impact of foreign exchange rates and significant flooding in parts of the U.S. Midwest have created a pessimistic sentiment [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 20:31:19
Blog: Oilweek Magazine | Oil ...

Keep on Truckin: Ports of LA and LB Clean Trucks Programs Moving Forward

When I was thirteen years old, I purchased a "keep on truckin" patch that I placed on my backpack ... the American Trucking Associations emergency request for a preliminary injunction to stop both ... from port operations, and only responsible trucking companies large and small will be allowed to enter [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 01:53:36
Blog: Switchboard, from NRDC ...

perfect CDL is not always

received multiple offers to drive for many different companies. truckerdan pm New Truck Drivers had very bad service with Southwe…. All you have to do is fill out one application to your best job offers that American trucking ... feature in your driver employment industry is filtering. Jobs are the reason that you are here [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 01:27:53
Blog: eTrucking Business: Fle...

Effective Marketing With Vehicle Graphics

Advertising is very often a major component of a company?s marketing budget ... . The company 3M and the American Trucking Association noted that 91% of the target noticed the text [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 05:03:39
Blog: Fresh Article UpDate! -...

Lawmakers try again to block Mexican truck program, win a round in fight with administration

Andrew Taylor July 11, 2008 - 08:16 a.m. WASHINGTON (AP) - Opponents of a get program giving Mexican trucks greater access to U.S ... American consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. And they judge U.S. trucking companies will benefit [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 11:39:25
Blog: taxfreesee.net...

Lawmakers try again to block Mexican truck program

WASHINGTON (AP) — Opponents of a pilot program giving Mexican trucks greater access to U.S ... save American consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. And they argue U.S. trucking companies [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 07:55:26
Blog: machineryltd.net...

Truckers In America Face A Tough Road Ahead

by Jim Arnold, Each of us should thank an American trucker each day for making our lives possible ... difficulties for truckers. As fuel costs have risen, trucking companies have had to find ways to cut back. Since truck operations are their highest costs, most trucking outfits have focused [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 20:24:18
Blog: How to Buy and Own a C...

New DSCC ad portrays McConnell as delivery driver; hits on bailout, debt

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) is shown as a delivery truck driver in the latest television spot from the Democratic Senatorial ... ." Mostly animated, the ad puts a photo of McConnell atop of the body of a truck drive. The ad questions ... ." "And McConnell gave tax breaks to companies that deliver American jobs to China," concludes the [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 17:27:40
Blog: Politicker KY | Inside ...

Americans making changes

American energy consumption is dropping. But will falling gasoline prices reverse that trend? From today's the Wall Street Journal: Source: WSJ ... -saving washing machines. Some trucking companies have rejiggered their engines to max out at lower speeds ... a year earlier, a 3.7% decline, according to the Transportation Department. With shipping [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 03:29:26
Blog: Econbrowser...

Trucks run on diesel fuel commodity in

The average price of gasoline has hit 3. 60 per gallon, up percent just since the start of the year ... Graves, president of the American Trucking Association, which represents the big firms. few weeks ... chasing too few loads. He hauls for small company, trying not to let his 250gallon tanks run too low [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 15:27:11
Blog: BestTruckingSoftware.co...

Shipping Costs Start to Crimp Globalization -- Companies looking to keep prices low will have to move some production closer to consumers.

From The New York Times: The world economy has become so integrated that shoppers find relatively few T-shirts and sneakers in Wal-Mart and Target ... , because they can lower costs by trucking their output overland to American consumers ... . Until recently, standard practice in the furniture industry was to ship American timber [more...]

Date: 2008-08-03 12:37:38
Blog: Cracker Squire...

Take a pill

Barack Obama says that "American-made motorcycles like Harleys don’t matter to John McCain."Why, you ask? ... to let corporations kill people.; if you think that, in the absence of inspections, trucking companies are actually indifferent to whether tires fly off their vehicles, disrupting the movement [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 09:30:00
Blog: Shark and Shepherd...

Survey: Fuel trumps economy

Over 50% of trucking industry executives are worried about fuel prices more than any other issue, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) 2008 report of the ten most critical issues facing U.S. trucking companies [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 17:16:00
Blog: Fleet Owner Magazine | ...

Pounding McSame

Pounding McSame by BooMan Mon Sep 15th, 2008 at 06:34:33 PM EST Majority Leader Harry Reid, from the Senate floor: Today, with all the bad news, ... part of school and school districts. Trucking companies in desperate shape all because of the high ... isn't strong for the 606.000 Americans who lost their jobs this year. This is 606,000 people [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 22:41:01
Blog: Booman Tribune ~ A Prog...

Dennis Phillips – Real American Hero

As a poker journalist, I should remain objective about my views regarding the relative merits of the November Nine ... , an account manager for a trucking company in my hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, US of By God A! He’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 15:59:48
Blog: Poker Info Page...

Tiger Trucks: From China With Love

With the emergence of the Chinese auto industry, it’s no surprise that there are a few American companies beginning to import Chinese vehicles ... international businessman who had previously worked sourcing parts for JM Family Enterprises (JM Family [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 15:00:32
Blog: Toyota Tundra Accessori...

Truckers Strike 2008: A Salute And Links

A Salute To The American Trucker: ... at garnering national mainstream attention to soaring fuel prices and low freight rates. In Indiana ... said. With trucking companies already committed to the roll on Washington, 50 is a minimal number [more...]

Date: 2008-04-18 00:16:07
Blog: Mike Cane 2008...

Five Reasons Why We're Not Proud To Buy American Cars [Jalopnik Automotive Amerigasm]

We just read Car & Driver's recent salute to five vehicles demonstrating all that's right and good with American car companies ... of a 2009 or 2010 model that you're excited about. Is it a big truck or a bland mid-size sedan [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 15:15:00
Blog: Jalopnik: Obsessed With...

'60 Minutes' Does the Usual Italian Black Face, Ignoring the Jewish 'Cosa Nostra'

Yahoo Sports breaks a taboo today, by saying that both general managers for the American League teams in the championship series share " ... right, that kind of thing. He's written a book, published by CBS's sister company, of course ... and garbage-hauling and trucking industry? Something like that. True corruption. But what about our thing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 12:40:01
Blog: Philip Weiss...

Poll from Motorola: the use of GPS technology provides substantial savings

The company Motorola reported that during the poll conducted recently on behalf of informatization among the leaders of North American enterprises engaged in passenger transport, industrial production, freight transport and warehousing ... year save on fuel up to 51582 dollars. Given that the U.S. truck fleet is more than a million units [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 15:55:47
Blog: Just Another Mobile Pho...

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