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A long stretch of highway crammed with vehicles, most eagerly trying to get to their destinations, may be a big inconvenience to some. For Andrew Shaffer, its his job.

Truckers got their day in court on Wednesday, as a not-quite-complete slate of Supreme Court justices weighed arguments in a closely watched case that could saddle the industry with higher costs that could hit consumers and ripple throughout the economy. In New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, No. 17-340, the justices heard the case of Dominic Oliveira, a long-haul truck driver who filed a suit against the transportation outfit New Prime three years ago, alleging that the company failed to pay

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ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, U.S. Wilbur-Ellis Feed, LLC, an industry leader in the international marketing and distribution of nutrients for the livestock, pet food and aquaculture industries, on Oct. 1 announced the acquisition of the assets of Ameri-Pac Inc., a family-owned, value-added manufacturing business focused on animal health and nutrition specialty products for pet food, companion animals, livestock and aquaculture industries.

Grain prices have been grinding away at or near the bottom, as we harvest another very large crop.

After months of uncertainty over whether NAFTA would become unraveled and do inestimable harm to the economies of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, there is tangible relief that an agreement has been reached that is satisfactory to all three sides.

Michael Tadin, whose Marina Cartage and MAT Leasing firms have done at least $100 million in business with the city of Chicago since the late 1980s, and his wife, Lee, have owned the 19th-century home on State Parkway since 2001.

Mike Cole with Bobeaux Trucking talks about trucking down in the Texas oilfields. Click here to listen https://new.bulkloads.com/forum/podcasts/listen/?podcast_id=11

There have a lot of questions regarding the state of capacity in the trucking market and whether the market is adding capacity or losing it. The surge of new truck orders suggests that the industry is growing, but most of the answers to date have been subjective. The challenge is that most of the sources for finding out the information are derived from the FMCSA and vehicle registration databases. But our data scientists believe that the answer can be found in near-time data, specifically ELD, t

A soybean seeding tractor is replenished with soybean seeds in a field in Gideon, Missouri, U.S., May 16, 2018. Picture taken May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Fred Whitford is the clinical engagement professor for Purdue Pesticide programs. He also is a leading expert in Indiana on the states rules and regulations for farm and ag retail trucking and has authored and co-authored a number of articles and papers on various topics related to farm and ag trucking.

We knew the losses would be significant because it was harvest time for so many of our major crops and the storm hit our top six agricultural counties especially hard," Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said in a statement. "These early estimates show just what a devastating and staggering blow this hurricane leveled at our agriculture industry." The losses far exceed the $400 million caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016, officials said. The estimates were based on the perce

INTERSTATE 80, Nev.Many couples and empty-nesters dream about traveling the world together. Some are making it a realityin the cabs of 18-wheel freight trucks.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will propose a rule Thursday that will, if made final, set criteria by which the agency could immediately revoke the operating authority of brokers and freight forwarders whose surety bonds or trust funds fall below the federally required $75,000 minimum. The agency is also seeking public input on a

President Donald Trumps trade war with China may have a lasting impact on American agriculture if it drags on, with the Asian nation already halting U.S. soybean purchases, according to the head of Cargill Inc. A long-term dispute could shift perception of the U.S. as a reliable trade partner and prompt China, the worlds largest importer of soybeans and the biggest buyer from the U.S, to turn to other sources of protein to feed its chickens, pork and other livestock, Chie

Louis Dreyfus Company announced the surprise departures of its chief executive and head of finance on Tuesday, triggering another reshuffle at the commodities giant as it strives to recover from weak agricultural markets.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters applaud congressional leaders for removing a poison pill policy rider from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill which would have undercut the working conditions of tens of thousands of American truck drivers.

DES MOINES, Iowa Iowa farm truckers will get a break from state weight limits through Nov. 13. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation on Sept. 11 allowing the transport of overweight loads, without a permit, of specific farm commodities.

In a perfect world as we plan for corn and soybean grain harvest, weather provides favorable drying conditions in the field, lodging is non-existent and there are no worries regarding stalk quality deterioration so harvest can be planned and executed without any, or very minimal, grain drying expense. Hey, as long as its a perfect world, we might as well throw in that grain prices are so favorable there is no need to plan for grain storage because we can sell everything right a

"Our nation's lawmakers, the media, and our neighbors simply aren't familiar with the independent contractor business model in the trucking industry, and this coalition was formed to develop tools like the Independent Contractor Ambassador program in order to give these businesspeople a voice," said Bill Webb of the Coalition for Independent Truckers. "Independent Contractor Ambassadors have an important role to play. We are asking them to be the public face of the independent contractor busines

Take a look around your house. Its fair to say everything there has at one time or another been shipped on a truck. The food in your refrigerator and cupboard. The television on the wall. Even the chair youre sitting in.

ARVILLA, N.D. Farmers stuck with low-priced soybeans and edible beans due to trade war tariff retaliation are looking for places to store a big crop until marketing returns to normal perhaps six months away.

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Henderson fire crews respond to a fire that damaged two semi-trucks and took a good chunk of a corn field as well. Two Dixon farm grain trucks were filling up with corn in a field near Trig Turner Road in Corydon Friday afternoon.

Drivers who deliver packages for Amazon described anxiety-ridden shifts where they drove in trucks with broken windows, cracked mirrors, jammed doors, faulty brakes, and tires with poor traction.

The U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced recently that they are accepting public comment on possibly extending hour of service and revising break and rest times. The deadline for public comment is Sept. 24.

Law360 (September 20, 2018, 5:28 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation determined Thursday that federal law preempts California's meal and rest break requirements for all motor vehicle operators transporting hazardous materials, granting a request from a trucking group to harmonize what it viewed as inconsistent regulations.

FARMERSBURG -- Harvest time has taken on a new meaning for some Wabash Valley farmers, and Bobbi Hunt-Kincaid hopes her familys first Gift of Grain will be the beginning of a new fundraising trend for Ivy Tech Foundation. L.G. Hunt Farms Inc. in Farmersburg is supporting agricultural education at Ivy Tech Community College by donating a portion of its fall harvest to Ivy Tech Terre Hautes newest program Precision Agriculture Equipment Technology. It

I started driving a dry van in 2012, and in 2013 the company I was driving for was bought out by a bigger company, said Moss. And Ive been driving flatbed ever since. --Kenny Moss, Owner, Elite Trucking Services, Mayfield, KY

There will always be brokers, carriers and shippers who will want and try to get you to haul freight at a rate that is less than you feel is fair. But what is fair? Is there really a valid answer to this question?

Starting a new business is exciting for many, as it lays the groundwork for creating opportunities that are not readily available in the normal nine-to-five grind. That excitement extends to those wishing to start a business in the transportation and logistics industry, particularly because of the high growth rate in the marketplace. Licensed freight brokers have a significant chance of making a name for themselves in

Coyote Logistics recently released a white paper titled The Coyote Curve: A Model for Mitigating Risk and Uncertainty in Modern Supply Chain Operations explaining how the 3PL sees the dynamics of freight market cycles. Coyote created a complex model that involves three overlapping cycles, including seasonality, annual procurement, and market capacityand

The transportation sector is a reflection of the goods-based economy in the US. Demand has been blistering across all modes of transportation. Freight shipment volume (not pricing we'll get to pricing in a moment) by truck, rail, air, and barge, according to the Cass Freight Index jumped 10.6% in July compared to a year earlier. Thi

A former grain elevator manager is on the run after allegedly pocketing $2 million from the Ashby Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co. in west-central Minnesota. Jerry Hennessey used the money for hunting trips, taxidermy and paying his personal Cabelas credit card.

Throughout most of the Sunflower State, fall crops wait for combines to begin harvest. Abundant rainfall during the last week of August and the first 10 days of September stopped any attempts to cut dry-land corn. Water stands in low places in fields and ditches throughout much of western Kansas. Country roads sport ruts from the late summer rains.

There is nothing like a meal at the Waffle House after driving more than 60 animals from the South Carolina coast to southern Alabama inside of a school bus. Tony Alsup can attest.

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State Patrol troopers will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicles with brake issues during Brake Safety Week from today through Saturday. Troopers will be on the special patrol in District 8, which serves Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, Kitsap, Mason, Pacific and Wahkiakum counties.

Wall Street can be frustrating sometimes, not least because of the seemingly endless debate about when a cyclical industry, such as trucking, is about to hit peak sales. In a sense, it's perfectly understandable -- no one likes buying into a cyclical stock that looks cheap just before its earnings fall and then suddenly its valuation starts to look high. It's equally unpalatable to sell out of a cyclical stock just as sentiment is about to turn.

Attempts to reach Ergon for further information, including how many employees would be affected by the closure, were unsuccessful.

Trucking companies in northeastern and central Pennsylvania are on alert.

Small fleet operators are not suffering from the driver shortage nearly as much as the big trucking firms. There is an inherent desire among truck drivers to want to be your own boss, said Jeff Tucker, chief executive of Tucker Company Worldwide Inc., a freight broker in Haddonfield, N.J. We can get people to drive trucks if the money is there. And the money increasingly is the

They train truckers at Apex CDL Institute in Kansas City, Kan. So, yes, federal proposals to put teens at the wheel of big rigs crossing the nation would likely boost enrollment. But institute director Jeffrey Steinberg thinks most 18-year-olds would make bad long-haulers.