U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs last month, a weak figure that could slow any momentum President Barack Obama hoped to gain from his speech to the Democratic National Convention. cent from 8.3 percent in July, the Labor Department said Friday. But that was only because more people gave up looking for work. The government only […]
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Maryland State Police say commercial truck drivers should plan in advance where they want to park when they need a break — and not park on the shoulder of Interstate 83. Good luck, says the head of the Maryland Motor Truck Association. The police say there’s been an increase in tractor-trailers parked on the side
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The IRS Form 2290 is traditionally due on August 31st at midnight, but due to the maintenance it was stopped at 1:00pm EST. Over the Labor Day weekend, the IRS shut down their E-Filing system for maintenance. During this time, taxpayers were not able to E-File the IRS Form 2290 for Heavy Vehicle Use Taxes.
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An eastern Missouri truck driver has been convicted of failing to properly secure a bulldozer that fell off his flatbed and fatally injured two women. St. Charles County jurors deliberated about four hours Friday before finding 27-year-old Adam L. Steinmann of Marthasville guilty of two counts of involuntary manslaughter. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that
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Hauling freight with a truck is common practice; unfortunately, you can’t just throw a bunch of stuff in the back of a truck and drive away; loose cargo can fall out, so it needs to be properly secured first. Follow safety precautions and secure the load to the truck before attempting to haul cargo. When
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released its annual State Transportation Statistics 2011, a Web-only reference guide to transportation data for the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and Government Transportation Financial Statistics, which consists of 43 tables showing federal, state and local transportation expenditures and revenue in current and
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All items that move by ground in the United States are subject to regulations administrated by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Commonly know as the DOT, this agency regulates safe ground commerce by enforcing guidelines for trucking companies that handle freight. The NMFC (National Motor Freight Classification) breaks down all shippable items in categories into
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered the Tennessee-based truck company Terri’s Farm to immediately cease all interstate transportation services based on evidence that it was a chameleon operation for an unsafe truck company previously shut down by the agency. Following a thorough review of the company’s operations, FMCSA shut
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The Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) first weight loss challenge (held earlier this year) helped individuals lose a combined 3,022 pounds, or 10 percent of their collective body weight. The event was such a success that TCA will host another.From September 24-December 2, 2012, the following six trucking companies will participate in the 2nd North American
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Truckload freight brokerage firm Total Quality Logistics is saying thank you to truck drivers with its new Drivers Dreams program.Drivers Dreams is like a make-a-wish program for truck drivers.It might be a dream to take a long overdue family vacation. It might be a wish to go back to school. It might be assistance in
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