Trucking News for August 2011

Trucking in the News (144 articles)

• Focus on roads and bridges, OOIDA says
  President Obama is urging Congress to pass a short-term surface transportation bill as soon as the session resumes next week, and to follow that up with a focus on longer-term reforms. Truckers are calling on both Congress and the White House to take the opportunity to prioritize roads and bridges....
  Date: Wed, Aug 31, 2011 10:10pm
• MTA’s Joyce Brenny rolls to the beat of a different drum
  The newly elected chair of the Minnesota Trucking Association is a former truck driver named Joyce Brenny. She and her husband Todd own Brenny Transportation Inc., located in St. Cloud, MN. In an interview with Land Line Now last week, she said her experiences in the trucking business have given her a different perspective than many truck company owners have....
  Date: Wed, Aug 31, 2011 10:09pm
• TransCore: Broker Rates Exceed Shippers' in 24% of U.S. Lanes in Q2
  Trucking companies received the highest truckload rates from freight brokers and other intermediaries in 24% of routes in the U.S. throughout the second quarter, according to a report by TransCore....
  Date: Wed, Aug 31, 2011 7:39pm
• Waltham Officials Oppose Haz-Mat Trucking Proposal - Patch.com
  

  Waltham Officials Oppose Haz-Mat Trucking Proposal Patch.com A MassDOT hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 30 will review a proposal to require trucks transporting hazardous materials to use I-95/I-93 to access Boston. Every attendee at Tuesday night's public hearing on hazardous material transport routes ... Newton officials concerned about Menino's plan to reroute hazmat trucks on Rte ...Wicked Local all 3 news articles »

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  Date: Wed, Aug 31, 2011 4:41pm
• WatchIt Technologies Secures Funding for Its Diesel Fuel Reformer - MarketWatch
  

  WatchIt Technologies Secures Funding for Its Diesel Fuel Reformer MarketWatch (press release) The group believes the diesel version of the Fuel Reformer has tremendous potential and can go to market faster than the gas version due to the huge after market possibilities with the over the road trucking industry. The recent announcement of new ... and more »

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  Date: Wed, Aug 31, 2011 12:32pm

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