Terre Haute – One of the red flags that lead troopers to search a vehicle carrying millions of dollars worth of narcotics was that the electronic logging device that had been unplugged. In the past semi drivers have had paper log books that they would manually enter in how long and where they had been …
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Outbound volumes from Los Angeles (OTVI.LAX) have climbed 12% in the past ten days, while Savannah’s volumes (OTVI.SAV) have skyrocketed an astonishing 127% since September 5.Spot rates out of Savannah have remained flat, as most of the moves leaving the port are regional and capacity stays in the market. Los Angeles has been a different …
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A pedestrian was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer Friday night in the parking lot of a Rockbridge County truck stop. Virginia State Police said they are investigating a possible hit-and-run at the TA Truck Center-Lee Hi Truck Stop on U.S. 11. At about 9:20 p.m., Keith Alan Kinder, 59, of Richlands, was walking around …
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This simple technique was so ubiquitous, it is second nature to the people who have used over a long period of time, but it is a complete mystery to anyone who came into the industry after the advent of the curtain sider. I can remember struggling with getting my ropes off a load of potatoes and …
This year has seen its fair share of autonomous trucking news, but the space shows little sign of cooling off. Earlier this month, a new competitor entered the arena, led by a team of industry veterans and backed by a prominent software company. Ike, the latest company to emerge from stealth in the autonomous trucking …
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USA Truck of Van Buren announced Thursday it has acquired privately held Davis Transfer Company and related entities of Carnesville, Ga. Founded by Harry Davis in 1959, the company has about $50 million in revenues and has been managed as a full-truckload carrier for the past 20 years by Gary, Bill and Todd Davis. Todd …
Its a truckers dream, said Terry Jobe, Director of recruiting and sales at Graham Trucking. Graham has been in business for more than twenty years and runs 45 trucks out of Grenada and Nesbit, Mississippi. For our eastbound freight going out of this area, instead of going through Memphis and all the traffic, now we …
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Trucking company, had been on the road for six hours when he parked his tractor-trailer in the parking lot of the TP Truck Stop off of Interstate 15 in Fort Hall on Sept. “Then I took both feet and shoved him backwards and he fell out of the truck and took off running into the …
American Trucking Associations released the list of 34 professional truck drivers chosen as finalists for the 2019-20 term of America’s Road Team on Oct. The finalists hail from 22 states, haul a diverse assortment of products and materials and include shorthaul and over-the-road drivers operating in the lower 48 states. “ATA believes the men and …
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TriumphPay, a leading provider of carrier payment, factor management, supply chain finance solutions and Intelligent Audit, a leader in freight audit, business intelligence analytics, and transportation spend optimization solutions, announced a new partnership. We are delighted to be partnering with Intelligent Audit to jointly bring innovation, network scale, and new technologies to a rapidly evolving …