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May 6, 2017
USA Truck ups owner-op pay package

http://trucker.com/trucker-jobs/usa-truck-ups-owner-op-pay-package USA Truck Inc. is improving its owner/operator compensation package to include 68 percent of line haul revenue, the Van Buren, AR-based truckload carrier reports.

May 6, 2017
Trucking company owner arrested for stealing produce
May 5, 2017
Grain Traders Have a Problem: Too Much Grain
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May 6, 2017
USA Truck ups owner-op pay package

http://trucker.com/trucker-jobs/usa-truck-ups-owner-op-pay-package USA Truck Inc. is improving its owner/operator compensation package to include 68 percent of line haul revenue, the Van Buren, AR-based truckload carrier reports.

May 6, 2017
Trucking company owner arrested for stealing produce

http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/crime/2017/05/04/trucking-company-owner-arrested-stealing-produce/310797001/ A trucking company owner and his employee are facing theft charges after they were discovered with $8,000 in stolen salmon, cheese and sugar.

May 5, 2017
Grain Traders Have a Problem: Too Much Grain

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/05/03/grain-traders-have-problem-too-much-grain.html Bunge Ltd., one of the biggest traders and processors of soybeans and corn, cut its profit projection for the year on Wednesday. Executives blamed a standoff between farmers reluctant to sell crops at low prices, and food processors with little incentive to purchase commodities in advance w

May 5, 2017
Texas-based trucking company acquires 2 companies

http://www.chron.com/business/bizfeed/article/Texas-based-trucking-company-acquires-two-more-11117913.php Daseke Inc., a Texas-based trucking company, acquired Indiana's The Schilli Cos. And Canada-based Big Freight Systems, according to the

May 4, 2017
Heavy-truck policy is outdated and hurts Texas economy

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Staples-Heavy-truck-policy-is-outdated-and-hurts-11116054.php Technology and smart policy are the reasons Texas is the No. 1 oil and natural gas producing state in world's No. 1 oil and natural gas producing country.

May 4, 2017
Bunge profit dives as grain glut hits margins; shares drop

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/bunge-profit-dives-as-grain-glut-hits-margins-shares-drop-20170503-01088 (Adds CEO quote, adds detail about capex reduction, updates share price) By Karl PlumeCHICAGO, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. agricultural trader Bunge Ltd reported a sharply lower first-quarter profit on Wednesday and cut its full-year earnings forecast as slow crop

May 3, 2017
Viterra Expands US Presence through Acquisition of Grand Forks Grain Facility

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/viterra-expands-us-presence-acquisition-215412586.html REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN--(Marketwired - May 1, 2017) - Viterra USA LLC ("Viterra") is pleased to announce that it has acquired the grain handling assets of Gavilon Grain LLC's Grand Forks, North Dakota location. The transaction has received all necessary approvals and closed today.

May 3, 2017
Trump: Truckers Have Asked Me to Consider Raising Gas Tax

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/trump-truckers-have-asked-me-consider-raising-gas-tax (CNSNews.com) President Donald Trump, in an interview with Bloomberg news on Monday, indicated he would consider raising the federal fuel tax to pay for his infrastructure plan.

May 3, 2017
Corroded underground fuel tank draws $80,000 fine for Minnesota trucking firm

http://www.startribune.com/corroded-underground-fuel-tank-brings-80-000-fine-for-minnesota-trucking-firm/420941243/ State pollution regulators have issued a major fine against the owner of a Goodhue County trucking and excavating firm for illegally installing an aging, corroded underground fuel storage tank and camouflaging it in an attempt to fool inspectors.<

May 3, 2017
ADM shares dive 9 percent after warning about global grain glut

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-archer-daniels-results-idUSKBN17Y160 U.S. agricultural trader Archer Daniels Midland Co said on Tuesday that massive global grain stocks are making it difficult to turn a profit trading grain internationally, sending its shares plummeting by their most in eight years.

May 2, 2017
Dangerous ‘vomitoxin’ found in some U.S. corn could sicken livestock, people

http://bangordailynews.com/2017/04/24/news/nation/dangerous-vomitoxin-found-in-some-u-s-corn-could-sicken-livestock-people/ CHICAGO A fungus that causes vomitoxin has been found in some U.S. corn harvested last year, forcing poultry and pork farmers to test their grain, and giving headaches to grain growers already wrestling with m

May 2, 2017
New food transport rules could boost big trucking firms most

https://www.ibj.com/articles/63586-new-food-transport-rules-could-boost-big-trucking-firms-most Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc. is banking that a new federal food safety rule will help it take a bite out of its competitionin part because smaller carriers wont be able to afford to comply.

May 1, 2017
Tesla Gives First Peek at Its Electric Semi Truck

http://www.thedrive.com/tech/9793/tesla-give-first-peek-at-its-electric-semi-truck We knew that Tesla had an all-electric semi truck in the works. A few weeks ago, w

May 1, 2017
ADM hires chief risk officer from CHS in latest corporate shake-up

http://www.businessinsider.com/r-adm-hires-chief-risk-officer-from-chs-in-latest-corporate-shake-up-2017-4 LONDON/CHICAGO, April 28 (Reuters) - Archer Daniels Midland Co has hired a chief risk officer from rival CHS Inc , the U.S. agribusiness confirmed on Friday, a further sign of an internal shake-up as a global grain glut pressures its profits.

Apr 29, 2017
Show evidence, grain-firm suers told

http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2017/apr/28/show-evidence-grain-firm-suers-told-201/ LONOKE -- Lawyers for Lonoke County rice farmers seeking a recovery of their losses related to the failure of a grain company in Brinkley must provide more information regarding their claims, a judge ruled Thursday.

Apr 29, 2017
Trucker dies after freak electrocution when skips stacked too high on his trailer hit 11,000-volt cables

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3433376/trucker-dies-after-freak-electrocution-when-skips-stacked-too-high-on-his-trailer-hit-11000-volt-cables/ He was moving the skips across a site in Dartford, Kent, and had asked to leave work early, an inquest heard. His widow Jodie, 37, said: Police even asked me if I thought

Apr 28, 2017
Air-Weigh launches new LoadMaxx Trailer Scale

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Story/AirWeighlaunchesnewLoadMaxxTrailerScale EUGENE, Ore. Air-Weigh has released the next generation LoadMaxx Trailer Scale. The new scale combines the best of previous LoadMaxx and Quickload trailer scales into one trailer scale with two options: LoadMaxx base model, and LoadMaxx with ComLink.

Apr 28, 2017
MANTEE WOMAN ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING MONEY FROM TRUCKING COMPANY

http://www.wcbi.com/mantee-woman-accused-embezzling-money-trucking-company/ The Webster County Sheriffs Office arrested Baker Tuesday on a warrant issued by a Columbus Municipal Court judge back in October 2016.

Apr 27, 2017
Is Tesla’s truck goal really a battery leasing program?

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teslas-electric-truck-end-game As speculation mounts about what Elon Musk is planning with his electric Class 8 truck, set for a September debut, more analysts are weighing in on possible motives. Two Morgan Stanley analysts, who closely follow Tesla, see the creation of

Apr 27, 2017
Untold Story of DDGS’ Positive Environmental Impact

http://www.ethanolproducer.com/articles/14264/untold-story-of-ddgsundefined-positive-environmental-impact DDGS' environmental benefits include methane reduction in cows, better phosphorus utilization reducing loss to the environment, improved sustainability. This article appears in the May print edition of Ethanol Producer Magazine.

Apr 27, 2017
Trucks are heavy enough for now

http://www.twincities.com/2017/04/26/editorial-trucks-are-heavy-enough-for-now/ For compelling reasons, and after due consideration, a conference committee at the state Capitol should make sure a final transportation finance bill wont have a provision allowing heavier trucks on Minnesotas roads.

Apr 27, 2017
The Scariest Chart About Autonomous Driving

https://fortune.com/2017/04/26/autonomous-driving-effect-truck-driving-jobs/ When Americans talk about robots taking our jobs, theyre usually referring to factory work.

Apr 27, 2017
Green Plains to Acquire Cattle Feed Yards from Cargill

http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/26/972829/0/en/Green-Plains-to-Acquire-Cattle-Feed-Yards-from-Cargill.html OMAHA, Neb., April 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE

Apr 26, 2017
Independent Truckers See Earnings Dip Despite Driving More Miles

https://www.trucks.com/2017/04/25/independent-trucker-income-declined-2016/ Although independent truckers drove more miles in 2016 than in the prior year, they made less money. Thats the finding of a survey of 20,000 drivers by American Truck Business Services, an industry accounting and consulting firm.

Apr 26, 2017
Saskatchewan man, 57, found dead in grain hopper in Sherwood Park

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/workplace-accident-sherwood-park-grain-hopper-1.4083836 A 57-year-old Saskatchewan man was found dead Monday morning inside a grain hopper at a Sherwood Park business, RCMP say. Strathcona County RCMP and Strathcona County Emergency Services responded to a workplace accident around 9:30 a.m. at the Hi-Pro Feeds business located

Apr 26, 2017
Why the shortage of frac sand in Lower 48 Shale?

http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/douglas-westwood-why-the-shortage-of-frac-sand-in-lower-48-shale/ Many oilfield service and supply companies, including Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), Hi-Crush (NYSE: HCLP), U.S. Silica (NYSE: SLCA), and Fairmount Santrol (NYSE:FMSA) have cited a shortage of frac sand for the U.S. shale plays, specifically 40/70 frac sand in the Permian Basin.

Apr 26, 2017
Texas moves to raise truck weight limits for resins, other cargo

http://www.joc.com/breakbulk/texas-moves-raise-truck-weight-limits-resins-other-cargo_20170424.html

Apr 25, 2017
Truckers should pay bulk of road-repair bill

http://www.thestate.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article146039239.html COLUMBIA, SC Its unfortunate the S.C. Trucking Associations J. Richards Todd, in his April 10 column, The t

Apr 24, 2017
Uncertainty delays rise in contract truck pricing

http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/truckload-freight/werner-enterprises/uncertainty-delays-rise-contract-truck-pricing_20170421.html Spot market truckload rates are rising on higher demand, but contract rate...

Apr 24, 2017
Our American Dream: From $200 to a trucking empire

http://www.fox5ny.com/news/250012573-story - Samuel Cruz, 44, left El Salvador at the age of 19 with $200 in his pocket and a dream. When he arrived to New York, Sam knew he had to work . He was ex

Apr 22, 2017
Hannebaum Grain president elected vice chairman of KGFA

http://www.hpj.com/crops/hannebaum-grain-president-elected-vice-chairman-of-kgfa/article_629187e6-22c8-568c-91fb-3ec810e66976.html The Kansas Grain and Feed Association elected Jeremy Girard, president of Hannebaum Grain, Salina, as its new vice chairman on April 11 during the organizations 121st annual meeting in Wichita. Girard was elect

Apr 22, 2017
Sen. Young stops at Kokomo Grain during state tour

http://www.kokomotribune.com/news/sen-young-stops-at-kokomo-grain-during-state-tour/article_48a39300-2603-11e7-987d-b7381a7ab97d.html U.S. Sen. Todd Young made a stop at Kokomo Grain Co. Thursday morning to get input and suggestions from company officials on measures Congress could take to support their business and the agricultural industry.<

Apr 22, 2017
Here’s Why Tesla Wants in on Trucking

https://www.trucks.com/2017/04/20/tesla-trucking-reason/ Tesla Inc. has two passenger cars in the auto market and at least three near production or under development. So why does its Chief Executive Elon Musk want to get into heavy-duty trucking? Investment house Morgan Stanley Research published an extensive report on Teslas nascent trucking venture Thursday and the answer is pretty simple &ndash

Apr 22, 2017
Texas Passes New Bill for State Trucking Operators

http://www.andnowuknow.com/quick-dish/texas-passes-new-bill-state-trucking-operators/laura-hillen/53363#.WPo_MojyuM8 TEXAS Truck operators in the state now have some new requirements to uphold, as Texas looks to institute electronic logging devices (ELDs) to record duty status of its drivers. The state passed a new bill that will require truck operators to begin using the tech pieces by Dec. 19, 2019, with a special exemption for agricultural

Apr 21, 2017
U.S. Farmers, Who Once Fed the World, Are Overtaken by New Powers

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/04/20/u-s-farmers-who-once-fed-world-overtaken-2.html GREENVILLE, Ill. -- On a pancake-flat stretch of land not far from the Mississippi River, Illinois farmer Jerry Gaffner thumbs through weather forecasts and crop reports on his tablet computer, searching for clues about when to market his soybean crop.

Apr 21, 2017
Lancaster County trucking company charged as part of fraudulent license plate operation

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-county-trucking-company-charged-as-part-of-fraudulent-license/article_1ff9df92-2516-11e7-a0be-772aa5e6ac40.html Charges have been filed against a dozen people and 14 businesses, including a Lancaster County trucking company, as part of an investigation into an organized

Apr 20, 2017
Freight-carrier alliance calls for support of truck safety regulations

http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/15580-freight-carrier-alliance-calls-for-support-of-truck-safety-regulations Washington Truck safety regulations requiring electronic logging devices, hair testing, speed limiters and other features could save lives and prevent injuries, the Trucking Alli

Apr 20, 2017
Werner could ponder merger as trucking industry consolidates

http://www.omaha.com/money/werner-could-ponder-merger-as-trucking-industry-consolidates/article_8cdb0124-948c-54eb-b88a-9e7b86223c3f.html Some trucking companies are deciding bigger is better when it comes to fighting moribund shipping demand, low freight rates and excess truck capacity.

Apr 20, 2017
Trade tension claims another victim: DDGS

http://www.southeastfarmpress.com/marketing/trade-tension-claims-another-victim-ddgs Prices for U.S. distillers dried grains, a corn byproduct thats used in animal feed, have tumbled to the lowest in a decade for this time of year. Chinas move earlier in 2017 to impose import tariffs has significantly slowed American exports to the worlds biggest market.

Apr 19, 2017
Trucking – The Surprising Statistics and Trends

https://themerkle.com/trucking-the-surprising-statistics-and-trends/ Trucking The Surprising Statistics and Trends

Apr 19, 2017
Officials to Let Grain Elevator Fire in Hereford Burn Itself Out

http://www.myhighplains.com/news/grain-elevator-fire-in-hereford/693131896 At 5:08 a.m. the Hereford Fire Department was dispatched to a grain elevator on fire in the 600 block of W. 1st. (Hwy. 60). Upon arrival, the fire was determined to be in the top of the elevator, which was inaccessible.

Apr 18, 2017
Falsifying B/Ls will send driver to slammer

http://www.joc.com/regulation-policy/transportation-regulations/us-transportation-regulations/falsifying-bls-will-send-driver-slammer_20170416.html Q: I own a trucking company. All my drivers are contract. I found out one of them was changing the name on my bills of lading to their name and getting paid.

Apr 18, 2017
Trucker suffered tragedy and illness yet never let life knock him down

http://www.therecord.com/news-story/7245397-trucker-suffered-tragedy-and-illness-yet-never-let-life-knock-him-down/ In 1987, Paul Corey was faced with a horror so vile it could have crushed a lesser man.

Apr 17, 2017
Glut of Vehicles, Uneven Demand Put Trucking Profits in the Crosshairs

https://www.wsj.com/articles/glut-of-vehicles-uneven-demand-put-trucking-profits-in-the-crosshairs-1492254003

Apr 15, 2017
Men Arrested For Stealing Sorghum from SD Grain Elevator

http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-national.php?Id=773&yr=2017 Two Tripp County, South Dakota, men were arrested for allegedly taking thousands of dollars worth of milo from an area grain elevator. Rodney Farley, 55, and William Whitaker, 54, both of Witten, were arrested in March and charged with taking $9,000 of the grain from Witten Elevator, court documents state

Apr 15, 2017
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Unveil an Electric Semi Truck In September

http://fortune.com/2017/04/14/elon-musk-tesla-truck/ Tesla (TSLA, +2.41%)

Apr 14, 2017
Will Knight-Swift Transportation Shake Up the Trucking Industry?

http://marketrealist.com/2017/04/will-knight-swift-transportation-shake-up-the-trucking-industry/ Knight-Swift Transportation On April 10, 2017, the North American trucking sector woke up to the ringing of merger bells. Phoenix-based major truckload carriers Swift Transportation (

Apr 13, 2017
ADM begins carbon dioxide injection process

http://jg-tc.com/news/adm-begins-carbon-dioxide-injection-process/article_e481d9b8-8744-5cb7-ae63-6743f41544de.html

Apr 13, 2017
This Remote Controlled Truck Is Looking To Reshape The Shipping Industry

https://www.psfk.com/2017/04/autonomous-truck-transportation.html Einride, a Swedish company specializing in automated transportation, have released their plans for driverless trucks powered only by electricity, called T-pods. Though T-pods wont have a dri

Apr 13, 2017
Challenges ahead for US grain shippers

https://www.drybulkmagazine.com/shipping/12042017/challenges-ahead-for-us-grain-shippers/ According to Reuters, although the US has been more successful than it was a year ago in its feed exports efforts, the shipping pace of both corn and wheat must remain strong over the next several months to prevent even more bushels from stacking up on the supply side of the balance sheet.

Apr 13, 2017
TCA Implores Congress Not to Raise Truck Weights

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2017/04/tca-implores-congress-not-to-raise-truck-weights.aspx The Truckload Carriers Association reiterated its support of the current five-axle, 80,000-pound federal gross vehicle weight limit for trucks in an

Apr 13, 2017
HANSEN-MUELLER HOLDS RIBBON CUTTING

https://www.ainsworthnews.com/valentine-midland-news/hansen-mueller-holds-ribbon-cutting A Ribbon Cutting was held at Hansen-Mueller Co., located at the west edge of Valentine. In 1984, Valentine Feed service was built and soon became the areas number one Purina dealer. January 2014, Interstate Commodities, Inc., purchased Valentine Feed Service. In November 2016, Interstate Commo

Apr 12, 2017
The Andersons purchases organic, conventional ancient grains processor

http://www.world-grain.com/articles/news_home/World_Grain_News/2017/04/The_Andersons_purchases_organi.aspx?ID=%7BBD5BB7B9-BD3E-4F96-86A1-4360264E2F68%7D&cck=1 MAUMEE, OHIO, U.S. The Andersons, Inc. Grain Group announced it has recently purchased Purity Foods, Inc., an organic and conventional ancient gr

Apr 12, 2017
Trucker dies pinned under wheel at Exeter grain elevator

http://www.lfpress.com/2017/04/10/trucker-dies-pinned-under-wheel-at-exeter-grain-elevator A truck driver died after he was pinned under a wheel of his truck near a grain elevator southwest of Exeter on Monday. Huron OPP and the provincial Ministry of Labour are investigating the death, which happened at about 9:15 a.m. Police said the truck driver had just droppe

Apr 11, 2017
US trucking giants Swift and Knight to merge

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/10/us-trucking-giants-swift-and-knight-to-merge-wsj.html

Apr 11, 2017
US shippers press truck brokers for sharper ‘visibility’

http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/us-shippers-press-truck-brokers-sharper-%E2%80%98visibility%E2%80%99_20170410.html Shippers, it is clear, want greater visibility into their supply chains.

Apr 10, 2017
Grain farmers face hardship with federal decision

http://www.ponokanews.com/business/418424783.html A decision in the latest federal budget will hurt grain

Apr 10, 2017
Uber seen raising bar for truck freight brokerage

http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/uber-seen-raising-bar-truck-freight-brokerage_20170407.html LAS VEGAS Theres a new Uber for Trucking company planning to disrupt the freight brokerage industry: Uber. Third-party logistics executives at the Transportation Intermediaries Association annual meeting here Thursday acknowledged the potential f

Apr 8, 2017
Messenger: FBI investigating Missouri legislative dispute involving truckers

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/tony-messenger/messenger-fbi-investigating-missouri-legislative-dispute-involving-truckers/article_23d1c518-ea0c-5bb8-a4f8-078401d87c26.html State Rep. T.J. Berry was driving home from the Capitol on a January afternoon when he received a call

Apr 7, 2017
Automated Trucking Startup Peloton Drafts $60 Million in Funding

http://fortune.com/2017/04/06/peloton-trucking-funding-round/ Peloton Technology, an automated vehicle technology company focused on trucking, is on the verge of closing a $60 million Series B funding round led by Omnitracs, a fleet services company that spun out of Qualcomm

Apr 7, 2017
Man accused of embezzling from trucking firm

http://www.argus-press.com/news/community/corunna/article_53212d00-1a0b-11e7-929b-7792f728040a.html CORUNNA A 49-year-old Flint man could face up to five years in prison if convicted of embezzling from a Corunna-based company in December 2016.

Apr 6, 2017
Schneider National IPO Puts Freight Market to the Test

https://www.wsj.com/articles/schneider-national-ipo-puts-freight-market-to-the-test-1491384602 Company pitched investors on decades of stability and steady growth in an industry rebounding from worst slump since recession

Apr 6, 2017
Minnesota farmers, truckers make hay delivery for Kansas fire victims

http://www.kake.com/story/35067905/minnesota-farmers-truckers-make-cross-country-hay-delivery-for-fire-victims SALINA, Kan. - A group of 25 farmers, truckers and family members traveled from

Apr 6, 2017
Court rules AL fuel tax on CSX does not favor trucking

http://www.supplychaindive.com/news/CSX-rail-fuel-tax-court-AL-truck-competition/439642/ A District Court in Alabama ruled Wednesday the state had not discriminated against CSX and other railroads by levying a 4% tax on dyed diesel fuel, Alabama.com reporte

Apr 5, 2017
Trucking Applauds Proposed TWIC Driver-Credential Reform Measure

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2017/04/trucking-applauds-proposed-twic-driver-credential-reform-measure.aspx A bipartisan measure that aims to make the federal Transportation Worker Identification Credential progra

Apr 5, 2017
Justices Won't Hear Overweight Trucker's ADA Appeal

https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/909014/justices-won-t-hear-overweight-trucker-s-ada-appeal Law360, New York (April 3, 2017, 5:47 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it would not disturb the Eighth Circuit's determination that a trucking company did not violate federal disability laws by suspending an overweight driver for refusing to undergo a

Apr 4, 2017
Prepare for new U.S. food rules

http://www.todaystrucking.com/prepare-for-new-us-food-rules NASHVILLE, TN Carriers should treat food like high-value cargo if its covered by new regulations under the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations Food Safety Modernization Act, legal experts have told a crowd at the annual meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association.

Apr 3, 2017
Girlfriend, trucker killed in wildfire were talking, then the phone went silent

http://www.kansas.com/news/state/article142050069.html On the charred landscape of Clark County where unprecedented wildfires raged, causing countless damage on March 6, Corey Holt is the only person who died. Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/state/article142050069.html#storylink=cpy

Apr 3, 2017
Heavier trucks mean less wear and tear

http://dnews.com/local/distributor-heavier-trucks-mean-less-wear-and-tear/article_e8e470f8-5c50-59f7-acca-cd969b776e88.html Jon Andrus, vice president of fleet management for Doug Andrus Distributing in Idaho Falls, said Idaho is behind the times and needs to open up more roads to heavier trucks, like those he would like to use in Latah County on U.S. H

Apr 1, 2017
Shippers subpoenaed in U.S. price-fixing investigation

http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-shippers-idUSL3N1GY4S8 U.S. Justice Department investigators have subpoenaed top executives of several container shipping companies as part of an investigation into price fixing, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Apr 1, 2017
Carrier Execs Indicted By Grand Jury On 120+ Charges

https://www.thetruckersreport.com/carrier-execs-indicted-grand-jury-120-charges/ Four top executives at a trucking company have been indicted by a grand jury on over 120 charges. The charges range from conspiracy to commit wire fraud, to money laundering, to conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Apr 1, 2017
Rail, 'safety' advocates, behind letter asking lawmakers to oppose increasing truck weight

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Story/Railsafetyadvocatesbehindletteraskinglawmakerstoopposeincreasingtruckweight WASHINGTON A group of trucking industry stakeholders has written a letter to the leadership of the Senate and House appropriations committees stating opposition to any legislation, including any pilot program, that would seek to increase maximum

Mar 31, 2017
Iowa man found dead in semitrailer loaded with grain

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2017/03/29/iowa-man-found-dead-semitrailer-loaded-grain/99778710/ BELMOND, Ia. Authorities are investigating the death of a northern Iowa co-op worker whose body was found in a semitrailer loaded with grain...

Mar 31, 2017
Traders Predict Low Grain Prices Will Persist

http://www.agweb.com/article/traders-predict-low-grain-prices-will-persist-blmg/ Agriculture traders seem resigned to the idea that low prices are here to stay. Years of bumper grain harvests, along with low prices and diminished volatility, have made it harder for the top firms to make money buying and selling major crops like wheat, c

Mar 30, 2017
Farmers against fracking ban

http://www.times-news.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/farmers-against-fracking-ban/article_997913ee-c652-556e-b7b9-509f28905ef9.html It is a challenging time to be the president of the Garrett County Farm Bureau. Garrett County is a rural community. The farmers that I represent are hardworking people who deserve to be able to

Mar 30, 2017
Trucking Company CEO: EPA Regulations are Creating Safety Issues

http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/03/28/trucking-company-ceo-epa-regulations-are-creating-safety-issues.html Trucking company leaders met with President Trump at the White House to lend their support in reforming the Affordable Care Act and rolling back regulations.

Mar 29, 2017
Optimism Spurs Increased Heavy-Duty Truck Sales Predictions

http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/fleet-management/news/story/2017/03/optimism-spurs-increased-heavy-duty-truck-sales-predictions.aspx There was a sense of optimism in the air at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, last week. As truck makers and suppliers made their presentations to the trucking press, many said thanks

Mar 29, 2017
FASB Proposal Looks to Trim ‘Hedge Accounting’ Requirements

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fasb-proposal-looks-to-trim-hedge-accounting-requirements-1490619600 The Financial Accounting Standards Board is putting the finishing touches on new rules governing how companies report their hedging activities, such as using futures and options to insulate profits from currency or interest-rate swings

Mar 29, 2017
ADM temporarily shuts corn plant

http://www.world-grain.com/articles/news_home/World_Grain_News/2017/03/ADM_temporarily_shuts_corn_pla.aspx?ID=%7B4248857F-08E3-4D7F-BFC5-0E20D8A0BD38%7D CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S. In February one of Archer Daniels Midland Co.s (ADM) corn processing complexes in Decatur, Illinois, U.S., was shut down twice due to

Mar 28, 2017
Deadline Looms for Trucking Companies to Comply with FDA Sanitary Transportation Rule

https://www.trucks.com/2017/03/27/trucking-companies-fda-sanitary-transportation-rule/ Trucking companies have until April 6 to comply with the training provision of the FDAs Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food rule

Mar 27, 2017
Coyote struggles for traction in UPS parent's larger infrastructure

http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20170324-coyote-struggles-for-traction-in-ups-parents-larger-infrastructure/ Going on two years since UPS Inc. spent $1.8 billion in cash and debt to buy freight broker Coyote Logistics LLC, things are not going as swimmingly as planned. Chicago-based Coyote posted fourth-quarter 2016 net revenuegross revenue

Mar 27, 2017
Rethink ‘say no to cheap freight,’ says owner-operator coach Kevin Rutherford

http://www.overdriveonline.com/rethink-say-no-to-cheap-freight-says-owner-operator-coach-kevin-rutherford/ Owner-operators running under the mantra Say no to cheap freight likely are doing more harm than good for the profitability of their business, says Kevin Rutherford, former small fleet owner, owner-operator accountant and SiriusXM host. Rutherford gav

Mar 27, 2017
Trucking IPO will net Schneider family $230 million

http://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2017/03/24/trucking-ipo-net-schneider-family-230-million/99579728/ Members of the Schneider family will get about $230 million from the sale of stock in the Green Bay trucking company that bears their name, a document filed Friday with securities regulators shows. Schneider National Inc., meanwhile, expect

Mar 27, 2017
On Biz: A tribute to trucks, drivers and what they bring us

http://www.nrtoday.com/business/on_biz/on-biz-a-tribute-to-trucks-drivers-and-what-they/article_8313aa03-e4f1-5de6-9d77-9b814a7cbc79.html Heres an observation after a recent 2,700-mile trip down through California and Arizona with a side excursion into Nevada, and then back to Oregon. Trucks continue to be everywhere on our roads an

Mar 25, 2017
FMCSA to scrap carrier safety proposal; will wait until NAS completes study

http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20170323-fmcsa-to-scrap-carrier-safety-proposal-will-wait-until-nas-completes-study/ The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced today that it has scrapped its controversial proposal to change the methodology for grading the safety operations of the nation's 530,000 motor carriers under the agency's p

Mar 24, 2017
Truckers do a lot of stuff besides driving that automated vehicles don’t

https://qz.com/939237/automation-wont-wipe-out-all-of-the-jobs-in-the-trucking-industry/ There are 1.8 million heavy truck drivers and 800,000 light truck drivers in the US. Driving a truck is the most common occupation in 29 states

Mar 24, 2017
New Podcast Provides Insight into Grain Transportation - Ready for Download

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-podcast-provides-insight-into-grain-transportation---ready-for-download-2017-03-22 WINNIPEG, Mar 22, 2017 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- CN (CNR)

Mar 23, 2017
Ag commodity traders play crucial role in feeding world: GAFTA

Ag commodity traders play crucial role in feeding world: GAFTA By June Arnold, Grain and Feed Trade Association , 22 March 2017 Although international food trade has existed for thousands of years, the amount of food traded internationally has grown exponentially over the last decade. This has resulted in a complex global food system with commodities coming from many sources and traveling great distances.

Mar 23, 2017
Missing grain at center of lawsuit

http://www.hannapub.com/franklinsun/news/missing-grain-at-center-of-lawsuit/article_9495b63e-0e80-11e7-8bf9-3f97ce4750a2.html Delhi farmer Thomas Tommy Dickerson misled a major agribusiness company and others by pledging grain to several lenders that may never have been harvested or stored, according to an April 2016 lawsuit filed by Agr

Mar 23, 2017
Rates and Capacity Likely To Get Tough For Shippers

https://www.gobytrucknews.com/rates-and-capacity-tough/123 Home / The Stories / Rates and Capacity Likely To Get Tough For Shippers Rates and Capacity Likely To Get Tough For Shippers

Mar 22, 2017
You need to think about shrink long before the transport truck arrives

https://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/2017/03/20/you-need-to-think-about-shrink-long-before-the-transport-truck-arrives/ Training your cattle to stay calm and properly preparing them for the stress of transport pays big dividends

Mar 22, 2017
UFSTP lists carriers confirmed for food safety program

http://fleetowner.com/regulations/ufstp-lists-carriers-confirmed-food-safety-program TransComply, manager of the Uniform Food Safety Transportation Protocol (UFSTP), has launched at https://www.ufstp.com/verify

Mar 22, 2017
How Shippers Can Protect Themselves Against Another Carrier Bankruptcy

http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/blogs/think-tank/blog/article/how-shippers-can-protect-themselves-against-another-carrier-bankruptcy/ It wasn't as if it was a huge surprise. Rumors that Hanjin

Mar 22, 2017
Beam Brothers Trucking indicted by federal grand jury B

http://www.whsv.com/content/news/Beam-Brothers-Trucking-indicted-by-federal-grand-jury-416659933.html According to the indictment, the Mount Crawford company is accused of letting employees violate safety regulations and falsely recording when drivers were on or off duty.

Mar 21, 2017
Frack Sand Operators Say U.S. Onshore Outlook Just Beachy

http://www.naturalgasintel.com/articles/109802-frack-sand-operators-say-us-onshore-outlook-just-beachy As the oil and natural gas recovery takes hold in North America, proppant operators are seeing better-than-expected demand, which in turn is driving up sand pricing and tightening the transportation market.

Mar 20, 2017
Grain Train assistance needed

http://norfolkdailynews.com/news/briefs/grain-train-assistance-needed/article_a1565a04-0bdd-11e7-a965-bb7e66d8221a.html The Norfolk-based Orphan Grain Train is working to provide assistance to the large areas of Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado were widespread prairie fires destroyed buildings, homes and pasture fences.

Mar 20, 2017
Surge in spot market traffic drives down truck rates; will contract bids follow suit?

http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20170315-surge-in-spot-market-traffic-drives-down-truck-rates-will-contract-bids-follow-suit/ Will an unexpected surge in demand for non-contract, or "spot" market, truckload freight influence the outlook for contract rates as the industry heads into the traditionally strong spring shipping cycle? S

Mar 18, 2017
One simple step to boosting fuel economy 14 percent

http://www.ccjdigital.com/one-simple-step-to-boosting-fuel-economy-14-percent/ Want to pick up a quick double-digit boost in fuel economy? Buy a new truck. ACT Research President and Senior Analyst Kenny Vieth says about one-third of all active trucks in the U.S. got an average of at least 7.5 miles per gallon at the end of last year, while nearly half got between 6 and 6.3.<

Mar 18, 2017
Ohio Ag director visits D&D Ingredients

http://www.delphosherald.com/Content/News/News/Article/Ohio-Ag-director-visits-D-D-Ingredients/191/1183/202291 DELPHOS Ohio Department of Agriculture Director David Daniels visited D&D Ingredients, Inc., west of Landeck on Wednesday as part of a statewide effort to check in with his constituents.

Mar 17, 2017
OOIDA Says Senate Ignoring Real Truckers, Calls For Action

http://www.gobytrucknews.com/ooida-senate-contact/123 On Tuesday, the Senate Transportations Subcommittee on Surface Transportation held a hearing to discuss improving safety on our nations highways. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association was not pleased with the direction the discussion took and have issued a Call To Action urging its members to contact their Senators and let them know th

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