RULES * USA - New Missouri law bans big trucks from left lane

St. Louis,MO,USA -The Associated Press/KMOV-TV -27 Aug 2008: -- There are some big changes for big trucks on Missouri interstates... Starting Thursday, trucks weighing more than 48,000 pounds can no longer travel in the far left lane on highways in urban areas throughout the state... This applies mostly to semi and heavy-freight [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 21:00:56
Blog: trucks world news...

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aloft Portland Airport Cascade Station

The drive across Oregon on Interstate 5 yesterday was miserable.  Passing truck after truck through white-out conditions from the road water spray was simply a pedal to the metal dash to get in front of another truck for improved road visibility.   The cold [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 23:32:56
Blog: Loyalty Traveler: Hote...

THE TRUTH ABOUT DEREGULATION: "The least regulated of our financial institutions, hedge funds, have fared the best in the current crisis." Plus, from Nick Gillespie at Reason: Never mind that the financial industry is one of the very ... (by some measures, Bush even routs Nixon). Forget about deregulatory successes in airlines, interstate trucking [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 18:35:09
Blog: Instapundit.com...

ATA legal challenges to LA/Long Beach “concession plans” - it’s not over yet

The ATA is still seeking an injunction against the enforcement of the ports’ concession plans that became effective October 1st, ... members, object to are the rules banning owner-operators. This handy article from Logistics Management ... essentially re-regulate interstate trucking, they must be overturned even if some minor elements relate [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 20:59:53
Blog: Third Party Logistics N...

Alleged Hackers Charged With Highway Robbery, Literally

Kevin Poulsen writes on Threat Level: In this week's Fed Blotter, ... website called Safersys.org, which maintains a list of licensed interstate trucking companies and brokers ... attack that allegedly let them run a profitable trucking company without the hassle of driving a truck [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 22:02:57
Blog: Fergie's Tech Blog...

The End of Deregulation

This morning on NPR Daniel Schorr made a comment that I thought deserved a response ... had regulated the price of airline tickets) and the reductions of interstate trucking regulations. Both ... as deregulation. They were the freeing up of financial institutions to pay competitive rates for savings, even [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 18:36:00
Blog: Rambles...

Highway Robbery * USA - Alleged Hackers Charged With Highway Robbery, Literally

Who knew America's highways were a hotbed of cybercrime? Los Angeles,CAL,USA -wired ... , which maintains a list of licensed interstate trucking companies and brokers, according to an affidavit ... run a profitable trucking company without the hassle of driving a truck... For over three years [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 04:39:00
Blog: trucks world news...

Taxes, Unions, and Regulations Matter

-By Thomas E. Brewton To picture what Senator Obama’s economic policies hold in store for the United States look at the destructive impact of those ... and transportation. Trucking on the interstate highway system surged in the 1950s and the rise of air freight shifted lots of freight traffic from railroads. More cost-effective single-story, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 10:01:17
Blog: Publius’ Forum...

Taxes, Unions, and Regulations Matter

By Thomas E. Brewton To picture what Senator Obama’s economic policies hold in store for the United States look at the destructive impact of those ... and transportation. Trucking on the interstate highway system surged in the 1950s and the rise of air freight shifted lots of freight traffic from railroads. More cost-effective single-story, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 04:21:37
Blog: New Media Alliance blog...

Reason

Nick Gillespie has a great article up at Reason: The Three Major Memes of the Great Bailout Bonanza Give the Bush administration and its Democratic ... industry is one of the very most regulated sectors of the economy here and abroad. Never mind ... , interstate trucking, and telecom. The culprit is now and will always be deregulation [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 18:40:44
Blog: psjs...

For 3 Years, Scammers Ran Truckless Trucking Company

mikesd81 writes "Wired reports Nicholas Lakes and Viachelav Berkovich are charged with computer fraud for a man-in-the-middle attack that allegedly let them run a profitable trucking company without ... of Transportation website called Safersys.org, which maintains a list of licensed interstate trucking [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 18:58:00
Blog: IT Professionals Databa...

For 3 Years, Scammers Ran Truckless Trucking Company

mikesd81 writes "Wired reports Nicholas Lakes and Viachelav Berkovich are charged with computer fraud for a man-in-the-middle attack that allegedly let them run a profitable trucking company without ... of Transportation website called Safersys.org, which maintains a list of licensed interstate trucking [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 18:58:00
Blog: Article33 - Gadgets & R...

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...

For 3 Years, Scammers Ran Truckless Trucking Company

Wired reports Nicholas Lakes and Viachelav Berkovich are charged with computer fraud for a man-in-the-middle attack that allegedly let them run a profitable trucking company without ... of Transportation website called Safersys.org, which maintains a list of licensed interstate trucking [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 20:05:14
Blog: RoomforMilk: Fresh Skim...

Are Marine Highways the Look of the Future?

According to Thomas Barrett, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation, ... companies to make better use of the new routes by helping them find shippers willing to transport ... and into Richmond. This alone would move over 4,000 trucks off the busy Interstate 64 with cargo shifting [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 01:56:32
Blog: Trucking News » Masslog...

Get ready to move!

Moving from one place to another is probably one of the most tiring and difficult task one might experience ... of carmovers.com, they will assist your car transport needs. When you want to ship your vehicle, auto ... at carmovers, they provide shipping internationally, interstate, local shipping. They also have truck [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 01:03:39
Blog: kurdapya meets world...

Interstate crash kills one, injures 8 in Hernando

Herfatal_2 One person was killed and eight others were injured when a Mack truck veered into oncoming traffic on Interstate 75 this afternoon. A rock hauler without a load apparently lost control as it was headed north on I-75 about 4 p.m. ... . The other people injured were the truck's driver, Theodore James Obern, 68 of Wildwood; Arturo Sanchez [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 02:53:23
Blog: Breaking News...

Legal News - LexBlogosphere:10/6/08

Legal News - LexBlogosphere:10/6/08 Fall is definitely here out in Missoula ... on the economy and the ongoing banking crisis. Interstate trucking litigation seminar in Chicago - Georgia ... Sperling of Brooks Pierce at his blog, the North Carolina Business Litigation Report Insurance Company [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 00:51:07
Blog: Real Lawyers Have Blogs...

Truckers boycotting Mt. Vernon diesel

MT. VERNON — A Texas-based trucking company has sent out a memo to its 200-plus drivers and leased drivers advising them to boycott Mt ... what truckers are getting for the additional 2 cents, also stating he believes the trucking industry is an “ ... and protective services to the trucking industry for many years both on Interstates 57 and 64 as well [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 18:13:00
Blog: Truck Drivers and The I...

A NEW MEXICO DIARY

BORDER COUNTRY | September 23rd 2008 Travelling from London to Albuquerque is a dreary ordeal, until "the dusty red earth" ... of the surrounding plateau. The plane descends and I watch truck headlights blink to life on Interstate 25 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 15:19:02
Blog: More Intelligent Life...

"Rock of Love" Roadie Involved in Deadly Crash

"Rock of Love" Roadie Involved in Deadly Crash Posted Sep 28th 2008 3:00PM by TMZ Staff A truck driver hauling a load of sound equipment for VH1's " ... on Friday while on Interstate 57 in West Frankfort, Ill. His truck crossed the median and struck two ... David's truck was a part of Michaels "Rock of Love" fleet. Two tour buses for "Rock" -- which [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 20:00:00
Blog: TMZ.com - Your official...

Trucker killed on I-5 at Olympia

Trucker killed on I-5 at Olympia OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Transportation Department says traffic is moving again on Interstate 5 through Olympia where a semi-truck driver was killed in a crash that spilled a load of produce on the highway. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 12:26:00
Blog: Northwest - The Olympia...

Fast News

Hit the road… Before there was an information superhighway, there was a cement superhighway ... Highway System was built during the Eisenhower administration as a way of moving truck based ICBMs ... and the demographics of the United States. The Interstate allowed for the rapid transportation of goods, but also [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 10:43:37
Blog: Rosenblumtv...

I-5 southbound lanes now open in Tacoma

Three southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Tacoma have reopened after a semi-truck hit a train trestle and lost its load, according to the State Department of Transportation. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 21:16:00
Blog: Seattle 911: A police b...

Safeway Bread Dough Spill Halts Freeway Traffic

Police say a commercial truck driver was cited following an injury traffic crash Sunday night on Interstate 5 in the Eugene/Springfield area that spilled a load of Subway bread dough products and blocked the northbound lanes for approximately 3 hours. Just after 8:00 PM, a 2001 Freightliner truck pulling a 48-foot trailer loaded with Subway [more...]

Date: 2008-05-05 17:36:00
Blog: Salem-News.Com News fro...

Morning commute slowed by truck rollover in Amesbury

A tractor-trailer truck that tipped over spilling its load of animal feed on Interstate 95 in Amesbury this morning forced police to shut down the highway stranding dog-tired... [more...]

Date: 2008-04-18 14:04:07
Blog: Local / Regional - News...

Mom’s famous…

Did I mention we got stuck in traffic yesterday? from the CBS42 website… Say It Ain’t So! Another Steel Coil Spills On B’ham Interstate! ... to meet requirements necessary for load securement. “There’s a yearly inspection that the trucking [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 20:57:47
Blog: [riverside]...

Truck fire closes westbound I-84 near Bridal Veil

Westbound lanes on Interstate 84 between Dalton and Bridal Veil were closed this evening after a load of lumber caught fire on a flatbed truck. Deputy Travis Gullberg, a spokesman for the Multnomah [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 04:34:26
Blog: Breaking News Updates f...

Lost load closes I-75 lane in Ellenton

The right lane of northbound Interstate 75 near Ellenton remains closed this morning after bags of stucco mix on a truck fell to the pavement during a traffic crash, Florida Highway Patrol officials [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 11:36:48
Blog: Breaking News...

Senate Proposes 100,000 lbs on the Interstates

Wonder who was behind this “temporary” legislation? It’s in the Senate, so it’s not law yet ... about trucking making legislation for our industry. Don't get me wrong, their not stupid, they do know everything about squeezing every penny out of truckers for the benefit of trucking customers. The only [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 22:27:20
Blog: Life on the Road - Truc...

Election documents found on junction of I-4, I-275

ABOVE, BELOW: Election-related papers litter the shoulder of an Interstate 4 exit ramp near the Interstate 275 ... a ride to the polls on Election Day. "It was apparently boxes of surveys that fell off a truck," said Kris Carson, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Transportation. Buddy Johnson [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 17:36:21
Blog: Breaking News...

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