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http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2017/07/fla_couple_lied_about_spoiled_food_to_get_insuranc_1.html A Florida couple has been accused lying about spoiled food on cross-country trucking hauls to collect on the insurance payouts of $800,000, authorities said.

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article162795708.html Tacomas Interstate Distributor Co. was sold earlier this month to Heartland Express, which is based in North Liberty, Iowa.

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/20170721/zeeland-farm-services-products-receive-added-verifications The ZFS verified products are produced in compliance with the Non-GMO Project standard, which Darwin Rader, international sales manager for ZFS, said is the most recognized organization in the United States and is recognized and respected by the consumers in the industry

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/jul/22/hunt-buying-logistics-outfit-20170722/ J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will buy a Houston-based logistics company for $136 million, according to a press release. The company, Special Logistics Dedicated, has assets that J.B. Hunt says will allow it to enhance its final-mile delivery capabilities. Final-mile delivery has come un

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article162615428.html TRENTON, N.J. A New Jersey trucking company owner has pleaded guilty in a tax evasion scheme. Fifty-four-year-old Giacomo Giorlando, of Morganville, pleaded guilty to three counts of tax evasion and one count of bankruptcy fraud in federal court in Tre

http://herald-review.com/business/agriculture/adm-planning-layoffs/article_26e525e5-f10d-5a5f-a4ae-fab3958340d8.html DECATUR Archer Daniels Midland Co. is laying off an uns

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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-bunge-outlook-idUSKBN1A42K8 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Agricultural commodities trader Bunge Ltd (BG.N) said on Wednesday it was cutting costs and restructuring its global operations in response to tough market conditions and its shares fell in after-hours trading.

http://www.ccjdigital.com/trucking-revenue-could-top-1-trillion-annually-within-5-years-ata-report-projects/ The trucking industry is poised t

http://www.miningmetalnews.com/20170719/345/americas-fracking-boom-starting-falter While the production of fossil fuels drops in the U.S., solar and wind power is skyrocketing as technology and cheaper financing drive down the costs. In the U.S., weve known that wind energy can be cheaper than [natural] gas in some states, but solar is now inching toward that same milestone,

http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/cleveland/news/article/New-bill-introduced-by-Babin-could-positively-11300641.php A new bill introduced Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) could d

https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/17/07/m9795175/viterra-hosts-grand-opening-of-grand-forks-grain-terminal REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN--(Marketwired - Jul 19, 2017) - Viterra Inc. ("Viterra") today hosted an official grand opening event at its new grain terminal at Grand Forks, North Dakota. Viterra customers, employees and local government officials came together to

http://newsok.com/article/5556632 ONE recurring problem with government bureaucracy is that officials often rush to enact regulations and only consider feasibility after the fact. This seems to be the case with some Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration mandates, including one requiring that all truck operators begin using an electronic logging device by Dec. 18.

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https://www.westplainsdailyquill.net/news/state_news_arkansas/article_0e217381-4d99-5802-8644-017d1f5d5e1f.html PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has closed a Pine Bluff rice mill after the company laid off 35 workers without notice while defaulting on $10 million in state loans.

http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/truckload-freight/jb-hunt-transport-services/volume-revenue-rise-jb-hunt-so-do-costs_20170717.html Higher second-quarter freight demand drove up costs faster than contract...

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/07/17/that-pebble-is-the-truckers-responsibility/ Q. Recently, I was heading north on the I-5 freeway near Crown Valley Parkway. Ahead of me was a gravel truck. On the back of the truck was a sign, Stay back 100 feet, not responsible for damage to autos. Does this sign eliminate the trucks responsibility? Chuck Brauer, Dana P

Explosion at grain elevator in Brodhead; no injuries reported http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/explosion-at-grain-elevator-in-brodhead-no-injuries-reported/article_d4810d3a-462e-5073-a35f-e591704b333e.html An explosion at a grain elevator facility in Brodhead brought firefighters from the local department a

http://magicvalley.com/business/agriculture/making-protein-key-this-year/article_a697ea61-5545-5aab-979d-06b98ce593f3.html ACEQUIA As much of the wheat across eastern Montana and the western Dakotas withers, hard red wheat growers in southern Idaho have a chance to capture premiums for high protein wheat as long as their wheat can make th

http://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/long-haul-truckers-not-getting-stopped-at-sask-weigh-stations Long-haul truck drivers travelling through Saskatchewan say it is rare to be stopped at one of the provinces 10 weigh scale stations. The provincial auditor said in a report released earlier this year that at least $10 million is being spent to repair h

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2017/07/8-ways-the-amazon-whole-foods-deal-may-change-trucking.aspx More than two thousand years ago, merchants in the market square in Pompeii felt an ominous rumbling under their feet and glanced nervously at the smoking volcano off in the distance wondering what, if anything, was going to happen.

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/07/a-trucker-told-the-truth-so-they-fired-him.html A trucker told the truth, and his company fired him. The gentlemans name is Rene Flores; hes 36 and a truck driver. He had $60,000 invested in down-payment on his truck. Thats gone now.