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Impact of the Wall Street crisis on trucking and insurance

As a truck accident trial lawyer in Atlanta, I'm puzzling over how the falling dominoes in the current crisis on Wall Street will impact the ... to multimodal freight logistics systems involving both long-haul rail and short-haul trucking, we are likely to see more freight containers bolted to poorly maintained trailer chassis. We will see a shift [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 13:16:27

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Date: 2008-10-30 06:54:36

DrumBeat: October 21, 2008

As Oil Prices Drop, OPEC Ponders Tough Solutions At the beginning of the year, OPEC producers felt confident that strong economic growth and tight supplies would keep oil prices high. When oil crossed the $100-a-barrel threshold in February, the cartel’s president blamed speculators and said there was not much OPEC could do [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 13:15:19

DrumBeat: October 8, 2008

Oil prices: Buckle up for a wild ride Outlook for crude depends largely on the health of the global economy. Analyst predictions range from a fall to $50 or a surge to $150 a barrel. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Expect nothing but volatility for oil prices over the next year or two - with the fate of the global economy largely dictating whether [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 13:29:59

Electronic On-Board Recorders * USA - NTSB presses for mandatory EOBRs

Washington,DC,USA -Today's Trucking -31 Oct 2008: -- The National Transportation Safety Board this week issued its 2009 Federal Most Wanted List of ... Recorders by all motor carriers... It's latest wish -- "Require Electronic On-Board Data Recorders ... referred to as "black boxes" -- for a minimum of two years for carriers and independent owner-ops [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 23:56:15

Building a pipeline of people

“Service men and women are dedicated team players who get the job done ... the future needs of the trucking industry. For one thing, they absorb and practice a type of discipline ... of this blog with whom I trade a lot of good, insightful emails. Steve started out in the trucking industry [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 11:36:01

The human element

“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” –Albert Einstein ... to move freight is always there. Problem is, fewer and fewer people want to take on the jobs ... to be short 100,000 drivers by 2014 based on freight flow trends and it’s got a major turnover problem [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 10:56:40

CLEAN TRUCKS PROGRAM * USA - Under way, and so is litigation

For the last month, trucks that entere d container terminal gates at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have had to prove they belong to a ... Mongelluzzo -November 3, 2008: -- ... Trucks allowed in to drop off or pick containers ... U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to order the court case sent to the FMC for action under the Shipping Act [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 09:08:27

Motorola Survey Reveals Significant Savings From Mobile Worker Use of GPS-Enabled Technologies

Reductions in Industry-Wide Fuel and Labor Expenses Could Save Enterprises Billions HOLTSVILLE, N.Y ... the transportation, manufacturing and trucking/warehousing industries stated that global positioning ... miles per week and recording $51,582 in annual fuel savings*. With more than a million trucking [more...]

Date: 2008-07-05 12:55:12

Classifieds from this week’s editions

GARAGE SALES / AUCTIONS: CANEY: Saturday, Nov. 8, 300 S. State, 8 a.m. to? Rain or shine. Household items, knick-knacks, misc. furniture, TVs, small chest freezer, children and adult clothing and other misc. MC-45-1tb ______________________________ Sedan: Garage Sale. Saturday, Nov. 8. 8-? 615 E. Walnut. Kid’s clothes, newborn to size 10 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 18:51:36

Classified ads from this week’s edition

Date: 2008-11-07 18:50:08

Central Freight Lines Wins Top Honors

DALLAS, TX. -- Central Freight Lines, Inc. is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of the American Trucking Associations, Inc. (ATA) President's Trophy for 2008. The highest transportation safety award in the United States, the President's Trophy, is presented annually to only three motor carriers, in one of three categories: [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 22:37:19

POLLUTION * USA - Local trucking firm joins effort to reduce it

Hutchinson,MN,USA -The Hutchinson Leader, by Terry Davis -October 21, 2008: -- McKimm Milk Transit Inc ... the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry designed to increase energy ... of freight operations... Carrier members of the SmartWay Partnership agree to measure fleet [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 11:43:14

Trucking Conference Hits New Orleans

no.jpg The American Trucking Associations Management Conference &amp; Exhibition is being held in New Orleans, Louisiana from October 4 through 7. The focus of the event is to help motor carrier’s survive ... to their motor carrier members. He goes on to say that the event will deliver various solutions [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 05:15:59

Arizona’s Cross-Border Trucking Concerns

No Comments ADVERTISEMENT Channels Agency Management Education Featured Market Forum Mergers &amp; Financial News Policy &amp; ... sec 3 views No Comments screenshot Arizona’s Cross-Border Trucking Concerns The U.S. Department of Transportation recently extended for two years the cross-border trucking demonstration [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 18:14:44

Port of Los Angeles battles with American Trucking Association

Tensions continue between the Port of Los Angeles and the American Trucking Association, which is challenging the Port’s Clean Truck Program ... laws that impact motor carrier rates, routes, and services. The US Department of Justice filed an amicus brief in support of the American Trucking Association’s challenge earlier this week. “Congress [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 13:04:51

MARKET PROGNOSIS * WORLDWIDE

* USA - As economies sputter, truck sales stall Chicago,ILL,USA -Reuters/The Guardian (UK) ... No Peak Expected This Year - Industry experts hope for freight demand recovery by mid-2009 Toledo,OH,USA -insurance news net -October 28, 2008: — The October edition of trucking insurance industry journal [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 06:37:17

Taking a deep breath

“Today the financial crisis coupled with volatile oil prices poses demanding new challenges for international transport systems. ... all at once, first a housing downturn, followed by a freight falloff, then skyrocketing fuel prices [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 14:31:07

You probably wont be able to

years as local driver in Chicago and Tampa, Fl. years as coowner of small trucking company ... , what commodities to haul, working with Brokers and more. Experience16 years in the Trucking Industry. If your Joe ... . OrganizationsAmerican Trucking Liberal Studies, Purdue UniversityAwards and HonorsNumerous Safe [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 07:20:30

This week’s classified ads

GARAGE SALES / AUCTIONS: HAVANA: Saturday, Nov. 1, 8 a.m. to ? One block west of Havana Post Office on Main Street. Lots of adult and toddler clothing, dishwares and miscellaneous items. MC-W44-1tb __________________________________ SEDAN: Garage Sale - Saturday, Nov. 1, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. - 400 Hoyt, Sedan [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 16:00:37

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

Debt Rattle, November 5 2008: Bittersweetness

Marion Post Wolcott Negro song and dance May 19, 1939 2nd and 3rd grade children being made up for their Negro song and dance May Day-Health Day festivities , Ashwood Plantations, South Carolina. Ilargi: 40 years after it assassinated a black man who was one of the bravest and most beautiful people ever to walk this earth, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 19:54:31

A Truckload of Hypocrisy

As reported in the Los Angeles Times on Saturday, September 13, 2008, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) ... action, not coincidentally, follows a resounding legal defeat of the American Trucking Association ... . Last month, the ATA filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Ports' trucking concession plans [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 18:03:20

Diesel Shortage * Canada - Stalled Oilsands Renew Canola Biofuel Interest

America With No Plan for Oil Interruption Canada -The Cutting Edge, by Fred Ghatala (Washington,DC,USA) ... , refinery shut-downs have caused diesel shortages that have put a vice-grip on the Canadian trucking industry... This diesel shortage combined with the slowing pace of development in Canada's oilsands [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 13:33:16

Logistically Speaking There is a Lot Moving in China

Logistically Speaking There is a Lot Moving in China China Logistics 4 Comments » As a cog in the logistics industry in the US, ... havoc on local logistics companies Kerry Launches China-ASEAN Trucking Agility Continues Aggressive ... ), and it was then that I realized that a career in logistics wasn’t for me. Until I came to China. Here [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 07:19:14

TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA

* YRC to Cut 6% of Workforce Overland Park,Kan,USA -AP/Transport Topics -29 Oct 2008: ... -up plan to integrate its Roadway and Yellow Transportation units... A spokeswoman said the less-than-truckload carrier will lay off about 3,750 drivers and dockworkers as it integrates the units, AP [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 21:53:44

When disaster strikes

“In the aftermath of storms, the transportation industry is always strained, not only with assessing the physical damage to their own facilities, ... ? What are the lessons left for trucking in the wake of such calamities? Lawrence J. Roberts, a 20-year [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 13:56:08

Classified ads from Oct. 30 edition

Date: 2008-10-30 15:59:39

Mexican lobby fights for truck program

The House has made it veto-proof clear: The controversial pilot program allowing big Mexican trucks to cross the U.S. border and travel into the country must end. The Senate has yet to act, though. And Mexico and its U.S. big-business allies are ramping up their efforts to block the repeal, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 01:54:18

Transportation Headlines for Friday September 26, 2008

50s-era train-safety system urged for MetrolinkDaily News$730 million allocated for 405 HOV projectDaily NewsAlt Car Expo shows 'green' optionsThe ArgonautAntonio. The Game: How really green is L.A.?RonKayeLABike thefts deflating for commutersDaily NewsBus fares could be going up - Fares are not contributing enough for the transit agency's [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 08:07:00

Two join Archer Norris' insurance practice

Attorneys Charles Diaz and Roger Marken join Archer Norris' Southern California office's as of counsel ... . Roger_marken Marken is national coordinating counsel to several international insurance carriers ... in product liability, construction defect, automobile and trucking accidents, toxic torts and general [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 11:32:18

ATA (American Trucking Association) goes to appeals court to stop SoCal ports’ truck plans

Via American Shipper. Fresh on the heels of their rejection by the District Court last Tuesday, ... : The association, which represents more than 37,000 trucking firms nationwide, cited the impending Oct ... that an access license, or concession agreement, portion of their trucking plan is exempt [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 00:10:10

MEXICANS'S TRUCKS DEBATE * USA - Support for program exists in the industry and in Congress

Cross-border program at crossroads USA -Mexico Trucker Online, by P.M ... . A one-truck, one-driver truck freight system to and from Mexico means San Antonio could be a stopping point ... the test program began because all freight had to change carriers at the border about 150 miles away [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 10:38:09

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

Class drivers who have reefer

All trucking companies do not require truckers to have Class CDL. This is why people want to be truck driver. That is why Big Rig Jobs ... in the trucking industry. This is why people want to be truck driver. Jobs are the reason ... . com has streamlined processes that connect owner operators and carrier companies for trucking [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 05:03:26

Trucking: Reviews on Big Rigs in USA and Trucks from Mexico

by Sandy Maseko You need a CDL to be able to drive big rigs in the USA ... . This is completed first at any local Department of Motor Vehicles or through a truck driving school ... from Mexico to begin entering the United States for work. This project is being monitored by the Federal Motor [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 12:34:00

TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA - Martin Transportation Systems to Close Dayton-Area Hub by End of the Year

Huber Heights,OH,USA -Manufacturing &amp; Technology -November 05, 2008: ... ... * Con-way being pushed to cut rates San Mateo,CAL,USA -The Mercury News -5 Nov 2008: -- Con-way ... as the trucking industry struggles with a two-year-old slump in freight shipping demand... The San Mateo-based [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 05:57:25

Free Posting And Searches

schneider. comlogistics Freight Broker Software How to select the freight broker software that is right for you. Freight Brokers Our Specialty! www. cash4truckers. com Florida Freight Company Truckload, LTL, Intermodal, Drayage Trucking ... brokers, LTL, TL, Intermodal, more www. xpresstech. com Freight Loads Find & Bid On Of Shipments [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 04:14:42

US Trucking Industry Launches Program to Reduce Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions

Reductions in CO2 emissions achievable by lowering the speed limit to 65 mph. Click to enlarge. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) launched a program of six initiatives to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Fully implemented, they can reduce fuel consumption by 86 billion gallons and CO2 emissions by 900 million tons for all [more...]

Date: 2008-05-09 08:02:00

AWARDS * USA - Trucking Company Central Freight Lines Wins Top Honors

Dallas,TX,USA -Truck Net, by Craig Zwiener -November 6, 2008: -- Central Freight Lines, Inc ... qualified by receiving a first place award in the General Commodities Truck Load (LTL) Line-Haul Division ... -Truckload (LTL) Line-Haul Division, 10-50 million miles driven category; and a fifth place finish [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 07:26:00

TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS * WORLDWIDE

Brief &amp; Weekly News from Freight Forwarding * USA - Extra integration expense in China dents Menlo income figure Con-way Inc’s Q3 2008 results ... News Here * UK - Tradeteam secures £140m Coors UK distribution deal DHL company Tradeteam, which [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 17:37:59

Further shortage of vacant land in the

It was found that surplus capacity exists in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, ... of this is borne by the trucking industry and its customers. It is proposed that motor carriers be encouraged ... productivity. Further, shortage of vacant land in the southcentral industrial core force carriers [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 04:10:32

Sharp Wins Third Award for Eco-Friendly Shipping

Last week, Sharp Electronics was honored with its third straight SmartWay award, ... the way in green shipping and transportation. According to the company, Sharp ships 97 percent ... Partnership. According to Mark Servidio, Sharp's vice president of logistics & environmental [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 15:36:39

Ahead of the Bell: Analyst downgrades 3 truckers

Ahead of the Bell: Analyst downgrades 3 truckers September 26th, 2008 NEW YORK—A Stephens Inc ... , Albrecht forecasts LTL carriers earnings could be flat or lower if demand remains “tepid.” The analyst ... carriers YRC Worldwide Inc., Saia Inc. and Vitran Corp. Albrecht predicts that poor pricing [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 15:50:02

Texan capital suffers in Greenhouse heat

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/06/28/0628weather.html Link: Austin headed for record June heat. Austin headed for record June heat This year's weather is also atypically dry, meteorologists say. Saturday, June 28, 2008 87.6 Average temperature so far this month at Camp Mabry [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 12:35:37

New Auto Transport LoadBoard Revolutionising The Auto Transport Industry

(Main News and Information) New Auto Transport LoadBoard Revolutionising The Auto Transport IndustryEND OF May 2008wwwCentralAutoDispatchcomWhere ... Us CentralAutoDispatchCAD is a totally new way to find Auto Transport Loads Post Loads You can post classified ads and also post forum comments about any topic you feel is important and help keep the truc [more...]

Date: 2008-04-20 15:53:06

Tembec imposes surcharge for its chemicals business, second increase in two weeks (Tembec-Charge)

TEMISCAMING, Que. _ Forestry company Tembec Inc. (TSX:TMB) ... industry, as carriers such as Air Canada and others impose fuel charges on ticket prices to cope with a huge runup in jet fuel costs.Railways and trucking companies facing higher costs for diesel fuel [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 15:33:57

Checklist For Bidding On And Buying A Liquidation Pallet

Checklist For Bidding On And Buying A Liquidation Pallet Buying liquidation or wholesale can be very profitable if you know how to bid correctly. I am going to explain the thought process involved and the “how to” so you can bid correctly and lower your risk while maximizing your potential gain [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 03:08:04

Determined to be heard

“Being in trucking today is like playing Russian roulette. You’re just spinning the wheel and waiting to see what happens.” –Charlie Claburn, northeast director for Truckers & Citizens United [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 10:03:16

North Prince Street Suite

Harrisburg Jobs reloading back to Chicago IL locations, Wisconsin and MplsSt. In this guide, Ill learn Trucking Jobs In Nj Chicago IL Trucking Jobs Diesel Mechanic Jobs Dallas TX Trucking Job Search for Owner Operator Jobs, Company Driver Jobs, Truck Driver Team Jobs, Heavy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 07:31:29

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