Who will be the next trucking company to close the doors? Jimmy Hoffa knows!

In this era of escalating fuel prices, unheard of numbers of truck repossession and a stagnant freight base, some people just don’t get it. From the AP and The Trucker comes the headline story of Teamsters picket Washington-based trucking company AUBURN, Wash. — Picketers are carrying Teamsters strike signs outside Oak Harbor Freight [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 15:05:47

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Whether you are truckload or

Learn more about TransCores trailer tracking and satcomm products. Privacy Statement and Terms and Conditions.. All rights reserved ... solution for smaller freight brokers who want topnotch truck load search results and platform ... makes finding truck loads easy and quick for owner operators. Whether you are truckload or LTL [more...]

Date: 2008-07-31 00:08:57

Old Dominion Freight Line cuts 2008 earnings prediction

Trucking company Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. on Tuesday reduced its earnings expectations for the full year, citing the continuation of a weak U.S. economy and poor pricing. [more...]

Date: 2008-04-22 20:38:49

Freight Broker Opportunity: Here Is Something Interesting to Consider .....

For the past number of months we have had high fuel prices wreak havoc on our economy but more directly on those who depend on driving vehicles for ... and you KNOW you want to get into freight brokering soon then you don't want to let the weeds grow ... , from Missouri. He has been in trucking and he knew he needed freight brokering to round out his [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 04:20:21

Tonnage Slightly Up

ATA is reporting a slight increase in freigth tonnage two months in a row following three straight months of decline ... many trucks going after too little freight, rates drop as truckers take anything to survive. Other ... upturn appears to be only temporary. Trucking news: ATA says seasonally-adjusted for-hire Truck [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 11:55:25

Holiday Freight Shipping

We’re almost halfway through November, folks, and that means it’s time to give your holiday freight shipping some serious thought ... , so Freight & Shipping, Inc. really is your best bet.  We’ve got over sixty major trucking ... in the industry.  Besides, which, Freight & Shipping, Inc. does such a large volume of business [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 05:05:13

The gathering storm

Other than fuel prices dropping in the past two weeks, it seems that no good news has come to the trucking industry. Freight volumes have consistently grown worse since the summer and no uptick is expected as the Christmas shopping season approaches. I am hearing from all quarters that freight volumes are pretty [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 03:09:48

The Bitterest Woman, Part 2: What’s At Stake With The Gernert/Alexander Memorial Freight Corridor (And Truck Stop)

Writer’s Note: Let me thank commenter Sean Wright for his extensive contributions ... throughout this saga. Here it is, distilled, in a quote from Ms. Healy’s most recent column: “Instead ... attorneys and labor unions, and about the possibility of a few extra freight trains in her hometown [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 02:24:17

Really? Who'da Guessed.

Bring business to Southwest Virginia and ... business comes to Southwest Virginia: Intermodal facility may foster new development By Jeff Sturgeon, Roanoke Times The placement of an intermodal hub in Elliston has big potential to improve ... . It will be at least 2010 before the new facilities for shifting freight containers between trucks and trains [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 09:15:00

APOL Tbk

APOL Tbk October 7, 2008 · Filed Under News · Comment PT Arpeni Pratama Ocean Line Tbk is an Indonesia-based shipping company ... subsidiaries, which are engaged in the freight forwarding, trucking and warehousing sectors, offering one stop shipping services to its customers. The Company operates four general cargo vessels; seven bulk [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 03:25:08

Carry on

“The real heroes … are the guys who didn’t come back ... some of the many veterans that fill the ranks of the trucking industry. It’s been my good fortune to meet truck ... including some of the truckers that signed up to haul freight as war zone contractors in Iraq. Trucking [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 15:18:09

Freight & Shipping

Freight & Shipping, Inc. is a BIG DEAL, and here’s why: ... over sixty major trucking companies AND freight logistics carriers as well.  In other words, you’ll ... of logistics companies are happy to give you a shipping quote, of course.  But not many of them give [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 05:05:51

Common carrier

The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject ... of regulators. Public airlines, railroads, bus lines, cruise ships, motor carriers (i.e., trucking companies) and other freight companies generally operate as common carriers. Although common carriers [more...]

Date: 2008-07-13 16:57:26

POINTS of VIEW * USA & Canada - Trucking analyst expects economic turnaround in late 2009

Halifax,Ont,CAN -Truck News, by James Menzies -24 Oct 2008<: -- Ray Mawhinney, chair of RBC Asset Management, ... expects the poor economic environment for trucking to depress freight demand significantly throughout ... delivered a refreshingly optimistic overview of the US economy and its trucking industry during [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 18:13:24

Waiting Again

At least I’m home. I’ve turned down a couple of loads, mainly because for one thing, I want to stay home over the weekend ... be that there aren’t any trucks willing to take the ridiculous freight. One broker called me direct after talking to my office, he says he can usually pay about $3600 on this load that’s about 2250 miles [more...]

Date: 2008-06-07 20:37:02

Werner is transportation and

We have company trucks and owner operators with facilities in Southern Wisconsin and terminals in ArizonaTexasWisconsin and North Carolina ... and LTL freight. Transport Continental Inc. The Waggoners Trucking is dedicated to meeting our customers ... services. Smithway is truckload carrier that provides transportation of diversified freight [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 15:00:22

Flooding and avalanches in winter 2007-08 cost $75 million

That's what a study by the Washington State Department of Transportation concluded after interviewing trucking companies ... . From the study: A total of 2,758 surveys from the trucking industry and freight-dependent sectors were ... Department of Transportation shows just how important road maintenance and operations are to the state’ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 19:48:01

The iPhone 2.0 Cometh

Copyright © 2008. Visit the original article at cyberbuzz.com. ... from an Apple distribution depot. A visit Wednesday evening to a West Coast distribution center of Apple ... , something, on the move. During one 20-minute stretch alone, three semi trucks from FedEx Freight [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 16:01:54

Shipping Holiday Freight

Don’t forget to vote today!!! It’s November now, and definitely time to be thinking about how you’re going to ship your holiday freight ... . is the perfect logistics company to take care of all of your holiday shipping needs. First-time shipper ... quotes from the over sixty major trucking companies in the Freight &amp;amp; Shipping, Inc. database [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 05:05:57

Bigger trucks revisited

“Meeting the freight transportation needs of a growing economy in a safe and efficient manner is the challenge for all of us ... speeding up freight transit times. “As part of the Department of Transportation’s Congestion ... on the roadway, and the proximity of large freight generators [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 12:56:29

Like Austin TX for instance What joke

It came off lease at years and 79,000 miles and bought it for under 12k. View Threaded It is emitting relatively large amount of emissions ... address probably dont want much more than 40mph going around freight yard anyway…. Before my company ... trucking company, when they tested them, the maintenance and downtime costs far exceeded the minor [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 18:06:51

Liming, The Best Value in 2008

Liming, The Best Value in 2008 November 3, 2008 Written By: Craig Dick If you have acidic soils there is no better time to lime than this year. With phosphates and potash at all time highs, lime is comparatively cheap. Not to mention ... is only 50% effective, but you'll pay the truck freight for the whole ton. Since SuperCal 98G [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 06:00:00

Rail carriers see profits in climate-friendly locomotives

By Colin Sullivan Climatewire: SAN FRANCISCO — The railroad industry in the West, led by a small-scale operator based in the Los Angeles area, ... air and carbon emissions produced by trucks, ships and freight trains moving in and out of the region. Trains account for 50 percent of the freight traffic in the Los Angeles port, but only 6 percent [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 13:42:55

I've Been to Spain, But I've Never Been to ME (Maine, That Is!)

This most recent trip was shaping up about a month ago to be a bad one. First off, it was an overseas show, which always increases the stress level. Second, our sister company, which handles all of the road gear, had neglected to notify us when the truck was leaving their warehouse for the freight forwarder's, and we were stuck with carrying [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 12:11:00

On our site will search

Chucks Transport, Inc. Dillon Transportation, LLC Distribution Technologies, Inc. Transcorr Transport America TriState Motor Transit Co ... of Trucking Companies that offer Team Programs you have come to the right web site. Conway Inc ... Logistics Trucking Boyle Transportation Bullett Freight Systems, Inc. Cox Transportation Services [more...]

Date: 2008-07-26 01:22:26

Long-Distance Freight Trucking in the US

Competition all the way Although considered to be a relatively globalized industry, ... . Included in this industry are establishments operating as truckload (TL) or less than truckload (LTL) carriers.   Report Contents   The Key Statistics chapter provides the key indicators [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 05:29:18

Trucker's Thought * USA - This is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.

... But to truck drivers like me, it's a special time when people across the country congratulate me for the hard work I do to keep America moving... Lanesville,Ind,USA - The Courier Journal (Louisville,KY), by RICHARD W. CROWDER -30 Aug 2008 ... by over 3.5 million truck drivers. In 2006, the trucking industry hauled 10.7 billion tons of freight [more...]

Date: 2008-08-31 13:53:49

Trucker That Rammed Bus Was Using Cell Phone

By Fred Hiers &amp; Austin L. Miller Ocala Star-Banner CITRA - The truck driver who rear-ended a school bus on Tuesday afternoon, ... there was no indication the truck was hauling too much freight that might have made stopping a problem ... hours before the crash for faulty breaks. FHP officials said the truck was hauling household supplies [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 20:38:27

Keypoint trucking Management Software Keypoint

Since TransCores Keypoint has focused on delivering outstanding results and providing firstrate customer support ... who need to handle truckload moves as well as LTL consolidation, air, multimodal, and common carrier ... . Whether your company is new business or has been moving freight for years, Keypoint trucking [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 11:53:51

Department of Transportation governs

At the end of the day drivers turn in receipts, payments, records of deliveries made, and any reports on mechanical problems with their trucks ... database is easy to use for Freight Brokers. They pick up or deliver merchandise and packages within ... consumption, and engine performance. Freight Brokers the best of both worlds, because they have access [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 07:26:19

REPORT: Trucking outlook * USA - Negative across the board

USA -Fleet Owner, by Justin Carreta -Oct 1, 2008: -- Freight demand may not increase until 2010, ... ... “The freight environment can still be described as weak,” the report said. “With housing ... but much of this freight is not handled by truck”... The report noted that many fleets have reported [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 14:10:30

Carbon eating

The production, processing, packaging and distribution of food -- by refirigerated sea, air, train and truck freight -- has been linked in a major way to the production of greenhouse gases and global warming. While the main concern with the globalization of food systems is the escalating [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 11:35:03

EnPro Industries Sidestepping Pitfalls (pfblogs.org)

EnPro Industries (AMEX:NPO), maker of industrial machinery, is trying to counter a backstory of misspent youth ... chemical processing, petroleum refining, food processing, truck making, freight hauling and shipping ... products, metal polymer and filament wound bearings, air compressors and diesel and natural gas-fired [more...]

Date: 2008-04-27 09:43:22

Energy efficiency, demand response and smart grids all part of the solution

Photo Credit glynnish The IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) ... and distribution Developing, commercializing and using more efficient electric-drive technologies in public transit, freight, truck and personal transportation, such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 17:38:02

Energy efficiency, demand response and smart grids all part of the solution

Photo Credit glynnish The IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) ... and distribution Developing, commercializing and using more efficient electric-drive technologies in public transit, freight, truck and personal transportation, such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 17:38:02

Greening to save

“On-site renewable energy generation has been extremely efficient and successful for FedEx, and we are continuously looking for new investments ... % of its The company’s LTL trucking arm, FedEx Freight, recently completed the installation of solar [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 10:08:56

Exactly How Green is Your Warehouse?

There seems to be a definite trend in the logistics sector to “go green” and if you read the trade journals you will see a lot of information and discussion on green initiatives in trucking, shipping, ports, airline freight, and warehousing. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 13:25:20

New ST2 program would spend $22.8 billion but only move 0.4 percent of all trips by 2030

This morning, at the Bellevue Downtown Association breakfast, we released our analysis on ST2 ... be 37 times less efficient than a traditional bus system like the one in King County. • ST2 would increase traffic congestion for passenger cars and freight trucks by about 25 percent across the I-90 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 18:52:09

DRIVER OWNER OPERATOR

DRIVERS/OWNERS OPERATORS Jung Express is a 17 year old expedited freight forwarder. We run emergency deliveries across the state and across the country in cargo vans, sprinters, and 24 ft. straight trucks. We have more freight than vehicles to haul it. We've never been this busy [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 16:31:01

FUEL SURCHARGES * USA - Now the Norm

Virtually every freight company in Canada now uses fuel surcharges to account for volatile high energy prices Calgary,ALB,CAN -The Calgary Herald, by Dan Healing -May 01, 2008: -- ... It's an item that anyone who sends freight, from the corner ... 14,000 trucking firms, from one-man operators to industry leaders such as Mullen Transportation Inc [more...]

Date: 2008-05-02 10:18:12

Some Solutions to the Energy - Oil Crisis - 2008

When it is a matter of national security, fairly broad extensions of immediate, timely and appropriate uses of power are available ... grants and subsidies Create stop-gap measure for trucks, shippers, air freight and fishing industries [more...]

Date: 2008-06-11 18:10:29

Penske joins EPA’s SmartWay Transport Initiative

SmartWay was launched by the EPA in 2004 to provide cleaner and more efficient transportation methods in the United States. Subsequently, SmartWay Transport was begun as a joint effort between the EPA and the freight industry — trucking companies, railroad carriers, maritime cargo — to achieve the same environmental [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 17:18:33

Leading Electronics E-Tailer Assures Product Delivery - or Free Replacement Etronics.com announces their new Assured Delivery service that immediately replaces lost or damaged orders.

BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to make online purchases easier and hassle-free, Etronics.com (http://www.etronics.com/) ... it was shipped from one of the New York distribution centers, then all they need to do is contact the Assured ... not cover TVs or items shipped via truck or Motor Freight. About Etronics Founded in 2000 [more...]

Date: 2008-04-15 16:26:48

Everett Shaffer

Everett "Poppy - Whiskey Joe" Shaffer, 72, of Columbia Station, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Southwest General Hospital, ... after a short illness. He was born July 26, 1935 in Horseshoe Run, West Virginia, living in the Lorain County area since 1976. He was employed by Yellow Freight Lines in Richfield as a truck driver ... [more...]

Date: 2008-04-28 05:00:48

Truck Owners and Truckers Packages

Truckers Package Program (TPP) A broad based program for regulated and non-regulated carriers of all sizes, providing: -Cargo, Section A -Physical Damage, Section B -Trailer Interchange Endorsement -Regulatory filings such as: ICC, PUC, Dept. Of Defense, Freight Forwarders, Etc. Truck Owners Package Program (TOPP [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 21:57:36

2016 Next Big Predictions

This site predicts that 2016 will be year of significant milestones for technology and other world changes ... in France, USA and other places) Prediction by 2016: 100 GW of solar power will be added ... over 50GW of power by the end of 2016. There will also be deployment on freight trucks to increase [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 06:41:43

The subsidized roads/zoning feedback loop

I've been reading this fascinating article by William Fischel at Dartmouth about the history of zoning in America ... he has is that zoning was a direct response to the freedom of the automobile, bus, and freight truck. Whereas [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 13:18:00

Please allow 12 weeks for delivery Typical truck

Shipping companies typically require that damage claims be filed within FORTYEIGHT HOURS of delivery ... TruckAddons. com are shipping to you via FedEx. If you would like price quote for expedited shipping ... Truck Freight Shipping Adjustments TruckAddons. com makes every effort possible to be sure [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 21:07:43

Are liveable cities just a dream?

By Dave Holmes When one sees a modern city from the air, especially at night, it is a truly awe-inspiring spectacle ... , the great bulk of freight is carried by trucks not rail. * Developers aided by governments have created [more...]

Date: 2008-05-06 03:14:33

The Assault On Gore — And On The American Dream

Last week, Former Vice President Al Gore challenged the nation “to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, ... percent of truck freight shifted to mostly electrified trains, construction of light rail, and massive [more...]

Date: 2008-07-26 18:58:19

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