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Celadon upgrades CelaTrac freight tracking software, redesigns website
Celadon Group Inc (NYSE:CGI), released open beta testing recently to all users for its newly updated customer load-tracking platform CelaTrac. Celadon provides long-haul, regional, local, dedicated,...
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Martinez is sworn in, begins his tenure as sixth FMCSA Administrator
US Transportation Secretary Elaine L Chao has sworn in Raymond P Martinez as the sixth Administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).“Ray’s years of experience promoting...
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Dot Transportation provides its drivers higher wages
Dot Transportation (DTI), a wholly owned subsidiary of redistributor Dot Foods Inc, has announced higher wages for its drivers fleetwide as part of the largest pay increase in DTI’s history.DTI employs...
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Savannah Harbor Expansion Project reaches crucial milestone
Georgia Gov Nathan Deal announced that the US Army Corps of Engineers has completed outer harbor dredging at the Port of Savannah, marking the midpoint of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project...
View ArticleAPL enhances Asia–Latin America connectivity
APL has announced the launch of three new Asia-Latin America services that will enhance direct connectivity of Asia, Mexico, Central America and West Coast South America.Together with the Asia...
View ArticleHighway Hero Award marks 35th anniversary
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will celebrate the 35th anniversary of its Highway Hero Award with a special event March 22 during the week of the 2018 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville...
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Spot freight market load availability jumps 7.6%; capacity tightens
The number of loads on the spot truckload freight market surged 7.6% during the week ending March 3, 2018, as rates appear poised to rebound, said DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load...
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Thermo King reefer units put more cargo capacity, sustainability on track for CP
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) has selected Thermo King’s SLXi-DRC units to fulfill its largest, single domestic refrigerated container (DRC) order in Canadian history. CP is the first customer...
View ArticleTemporary ELD waiver affects agricultural commodity transportation
The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced more steps to address the needs of the nation’s agriculture industries and provided further...
View ArticleChoptank to open Baltimore MD sales office
Choptank Transport, a Maryland-based third-party logistics company, is getting ready to open its newest sales office in Baltimore MD. Located near the Federal Hill neighborhood, the office will be...
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Spot truckload freight index logs second-strongest February in two decades
Spot truckload freight volume and rates declined seasonally in February 2018, which is typically the slowest month for freight, according to DAT Solutions, which operates North America’s largest load...
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Ryder salutes top-performing Mexican carriers for service excellence
Ryder System Inc (NYSE:R) presented its Service Excellence Awards to top-performing carriers at its eighth annual Mexican Carrier Recognition Event at the Hotel Westin Santa Fe in Mexico City...
View ArticleFree webinar will explore FSMA regulation
In a March 20 webinar, the American Trucking Associations’ Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference, along with presenters from Iron Apple International and law firm Taylor & Associates, will...
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Driver turnover rate dips for truckload carriers
The driver turnover rate at truckload carriers fell in the final three months of 2017, but the rate stayed higher than in the previous year, according to Bob Costello, American Trucking Associations...
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February tonnage index’s dip can’t diminish healthy year-over-year results
American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 2.6% in February 2018 after rising 1.6% in January. In February, the index equaled 109.2...
View ArticleLawmakers introduce DRIVE-Safe Act
US Representatives Duncan Hunter of California and Trey Hollingsworth of Indiana, with support from the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) and the American Trucking Associations...
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Life-saving truck driver becomes 35th Goodyear Highway Hero Award winner
A truck driver who administered first aid to a motorist who had been pierced through the neck by a broken steering wheel after crashing into a truck is the 35th recipient of the Goodyear Highway Hero...
View ArticleE*DRAY solves supply chain difficulties
Announcing E*DRAY, a collaborative port logistics technology platform that delivers a new coordinated standard for drayage operations at terminals and container yards. E*DRAY standardizes and scales...
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Spot truckload freight rates, volumes hold onto higher ground
Spot truckload freight volume slipped 1.2% and truck posts increased 2% for the week ending March 17, 2018, said DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards. Load-to-truck ratios and...
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FFE Transportation Services to give independent contractors sizable rate...
FFE Transportation Services Inc has announced the highest rate increase in more than 70 years for independent contractors.Effective April 2, 2018, the company will issue an across-the-board increase in...
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