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Oct 30, 2015
Congress passes short-term highway bill

By Jacqui Fatka http://feedstuffs.com/story-congress-passes-short-term-highway-bill-45-133609 The House and Senate passed a short-term extension of the highway bill to Nov. 20 that includes language extending the deadline for rail carriers to install positive train control (PTC) technology for three years to Dec. 31, 2018. The House floor action foll

Oct 29, 2015
Who wants my corn? U.S. farmers grapple with another super crop
Oct 29, 2015
Hi-Crush expects further market decline following $18m Q3 loss
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Oct 30, 2015
Congress passes short-term highway bill

By Jacqui Fatka http://feedstuffs.com/story-congress-passes-short-term-highway-bill-45-133609 The House and Senate passed a short-term extension of the highway bill to Nov. 20 that includes language extending the deadline for rail carriers to install positive train control (PTC) technology for three years to Dec. 31, 2018. The House floor action foll

Oct 29, 2015
Who wants my corn? U.S. farmers grapple with another super crop

By Karl Plume and Tom Polansek http://news.yahoo.com/wants-corn-us-farmers-grapple-another-super-crop-125252578.html LAKE CRYSTAL, Minn./CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. grain warehouses are filling up so fast with a bumper harvest that they are storing soybeans and corn out in the open despite the risk of damage and even refusing crops from far

Oct 29, 2015
Hi-Crush expects further market decline following $18m Q3 loss

As a result of reduced market activity in oil and gas, Hi-Crush incurred head count reduction charges over the third quarter. With a seasonal slowdown expected to be deeper than usual and frac sand prices anticipated to continue to decline, the company has also suspended Q4 distribution. North American proppant supplier Hi-Crush Partners LP has reported a loss of $18.1m for the third quarter of 2015, down from net income of $37m the previous year owing to one-time ex

Oct 29, 2015
Trucking Prices Undercut by Sluggish Demand

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. executives say weak demand and too much capacity are limiting the ability of trucking companies to command higher rates http://www.wsj.com/articles/trucking-prices-undercut-by-sluggish-demand-1446049311

Oct 28, 2015
Page Trucking Ensures East Dump Trailers Built to Customers’ Needs

http://www.truckingnewsonline.com/equipment/page-trucking-ensures-east-dump-trailers-built-to-customers-needs/ Specializing in agriculture, industrial and environmental cleanup, Page Trucking, with headquarters in Weedsport, N.Y., can haul any bulk commodity in North America from its numerous U.S. locations. Dan Titus, president, said his fleet

Oct 28, 2015
Bumper harvest amid global supply glut sees US grain warehouses run out of space

Crop prices already down 50 per cent from 2012 peaks Karl Plume and Tom Polansek

Oct 27, 2015
Could House Highway Bill Hurt Smaller Fleets?

By David Cullen http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2015/10/could-highway-bill-hurt-smaller-fleets.aspx A letter signed by top executives of eight businesses and trade associations that together represent over 9,500 motor carriers, brokers and shippers has been sent to the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee opposing a section of

Oct 27, 2015
Farmers Urged to Learn New Grain Storage, Selling Rules

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Farmers should make sure they understand the rules governing grain sales and storage because some of them have changed. The Nebraska Farm Bureau says recent changes in state law could affect farmers when a grain elevator fails. To collect from a grain dealers security payment, farmers now have to demand payment from a buyer within 15 days after the last shipment in a contract and cash a check within 15 days. Previously, Neb

Oct 26, 2015
Grain Logistics Good Even with Bumper Crop in SD

Grain elevators in South Dakota are reporting near to record crops this fall, but so far there have been few logistical issues moving the crop to market. Kyle Bowman is a grain merchandiser with North Central Farmers Elevator in Ipswich. He says with soybean yields in the mid-40s theyre piling crop on the ground temporarily at all 13 of their locations. The last few years higher soybean prices have resulted in farmers selling much of the crop right off the combine. And Bowman sa

Oct 26, 2015
Seattle company looking to get rid of 'ghost trucking'

SEATTLE -- While its name sounds very Halloween-ish, Ghostruck is anything but scary. Ghostruck is an on-demand mobile app that connects people and businesses with professional movers who have empty or partially-filled trucks. The year-old Seattle company wants to eliminate "ghost trucking" -- an industry term for an empty truck heading to home base after it has delivered its goods and completed a job. "Twenty-five percen

Oct 24, 2015
Man who died trying to claw grandson out of grain truck was 'a hero'

When Dennis Becker saw his grandson sinking in a semi-trailer loaded with grain, he did all he could to save him. But as he clawed through the pile of tiny kernels trying to free 14-year-old Layne Langridge, the 63-year-old man became trapped as well. Within minutes, both had suffocated on Becker's farm near Burstall in southwestern Saskatchewan. Family members later realized, after the bodies were freed from the truck, how frantically Becker had been trying to pull the b

Oct 24, 2015
Truck safety records could be hidden by Congress

http://investigations.blog.ajc.com/2015/10/22/act-of-congress-could-hide-truckers-safety-records-from-the-public/ A bill pending in Congress would block the public from seeing truck companies federal safety ratings online a change long desired by trucking lobbyists who say the rating system isnt fair.

Oct 24, 2015
Truckers Again Becoming More Competitive With Rail

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Oct 23, 2015
Why oil prices matter to owner/ops

http://www.trucknews.com/features/why-oil-prices-matter-to-ownerops/ Oil prices are something that every owner/operator should pay close attention to. They have a huge impact on how much you can earn; for some, low oil prices are better, such as for those with trucks that cannot achieve the fuel mileage set in the fuel surcharge or those setting their own rates on a spot hire basis without a fuel surcharge and buying their own fuel.

Oct 23, 2015
Customers: The good, the bad and the grumpy

http://www.trucknews.com/features/customers-the-good-the-bad-and-the-grumpy/ Effective communication starts with establishing a set of facts and then developing a strategy on how to convey them to your target audience. Heres a fact the trucking industry has known for a long time: The truck driving profession is facing a demographic crisis, which is likely to result in a significant truck driver shortage. This may be inconvenient

Oct 22, 2015
House Highway Bill Promises Trucking Reforms

By David Cullen http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2015/10/house-highway-bill-promises-trucking-reforms.aspx The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has put together an ambitious long-term highwa

Oct 21, 2015
Fuel Cards with $1000 Prepaid Balance, No Reserves Required, No Fees and Fuel Price Savings

Freight factoring company, Smart Freight Funding, helps trucking companies of all sizes keep their trucks moving by getting paid quicker. Smart Freight Funding works with single truck operations, individual owner-operator, and larger companies managing several trucks and drivers. We offer competitive low rates, quick pay, fuel cards and superb customer service. The team behind Smart Freight Funding has more than 50 years combined driving, dispatching, contracting and accounting experi

Oct 21, 2015
DOT Tackles 'Urgent' Freight Needs With Truck, Rail Tech

By Michael Macagnone http://www.law360.com/publicpolicy/articles/715699/dot-tackles-urgent-freight-needs-with-truck-rail-tech Law360, Washington (October 19, 2015, 5:53 PM ET) -- Dealing with doubling demand for products in an aging, already-congested freight infrastructure, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a national plan Sunday that mandates swaths of new technology for trucking, rail companies and shippers. The n

Oct 21, 2015
Congress Should Put the Brakes on Hair Testing Bus and Truck Drivers

http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/Congress-Should-Put-the-Brakes-on-Hair-Testing-Bus-and-Truck-Drivers This post originally appeared on the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department website. Too often Washington is a place where all good ideas go to die and where bad ideas flourish. The latest bad idea? Some in the commercial motor ve

Oct 21, 2015
Mitsui buys 50 pct stake in non-GMO U.S. grain, soybean handler

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/19/bluegrass-farms-ma-mitsui-usa-idUSL1N12J1FU20151019 (Corrects to remove reference to GMO corn in 7th paragraph.) Oct 19 (Reuters) - Mitsui & Co (USA) Inc, the U.S. arm of Japanese commodities trader Mitsui & Co Ltd, bought a 50 percent stake in Bluegrass Farms of Ohio Inc, a g

Oct 21, 2015
From humble beginnings to global power, Hopkins-based Cargill marks 150 years

Tim Nelson http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/10/19/cargill-150th-anniversary The company's beginnings were modest, to say the least. "Cargill itself was founded in Conover, Iowa, which doesn't really exist any more, in 1865." Company archivist Bruce Bruemmer tracks the story of William Wallace Cargill, who began as the proprietor of a tracks

Oct 20, 2015
Trucking company owner sentenced to prison for threats

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/17/trucking-company-owner-sentenced-to-prison-for-thr/ LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An Elkhorn man who left threatening messages for federal Department of Transportation workers has been sentenced to nine months in federal prison. The Lincoln Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/1Muulf4 ) that Ronald Mockelman pleaded guilty i

Oct 19, 2015
How truck capacity went from 'crunch' to 'calm'

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/truckload-freight/how-truck-capacity-went-crunch-calm_20151015.html A year ago, U.S. shippers worried about a truck capacity crunch as the economy expanded rapidly, freight demand increased and the driver pool appeared ready to dry up. Today, those same shippers ar

Oct 17, 2015
Could X-Rays Replace Truck Scales at Your Co-op?

Like so many new businesses, the inspiration forAccuGrain came from a problem. I was loading grain trucks on the farm when I was in high school. I was young and inexperienced, so I didnt know how to load it appropriately so that the (weight load) was legal, explains Ryan Augustine, who recalled those days while taking an ag entrepreneurship class at Iowa State University in Ames. I thought, What if there was a w

Oct 16, 2015
Let Us Take the Hassle Out of Invoicing and Billing

Freight factoring company, Smart Freight Funding, helps trucking companies of all sizes keep their trucks moving by getting paid quicker. Smart Freight Funding works with single truck operations, individual owner-operator, and larger companies managing several trucks and drivers. We offer competitive low rates, quick pay, and superb customer service. The team behind Smart Freight Funding has more than 50 years combined driving, dispatching, contracting and accounting experience in the

Oct 16, 2015
Independent truckers may have it better than company-employed ones

By Kevin Smith, San Gabriel Valley Tribune http://www.sgvtribune.com/business/20151014/independent-truckers-may-have-it-better-than-company-employed-ones California truckers who own and operate their own vehicles have the flexibility to set their own hours and can earn more than company-employed drivers, according to a report released Wedn

Oct 16, 2015
Over One Million Dollars Seized During Arrest of Houston Trucker

http://wtaw.com/2015/10/15/over-one-million-dollars-seized-during-arrest-of-houston-trucker/ WESLACO, Texas (AP) A trucker from the Houston area has been arrested after more than $1.2 million was confiscated from his rig in South Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety on Wednesday announced the bundles of money were found during a traffic stop in the Weslaco area. A DPS trooper around dawn Monday pulled over a tractor-trailer rig. Authorities did not imm

Oct 16, 2015
Why insects could be the ideal animal feed

http://news.sciencemag.org/europe/2015/10/feature-why-insects-could-be-ideal-animal-feed Mick Grant is a farmer in Roos, U.K., a burly fellow with strong hands and a quick smile. His great-grandfather started out with a shop and two cows. Out of that grew Elm Farm, a 450-hectare estate on which Grant is raising pigs and growing wheat, peas, and oil seed rape. Recently, Grant has added a new species of li

Oct 15, 2015
6 accused of stealing millions in grain

By Sky Chadde https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2015/oct/13/6-accused-of-stealing-millions-in-grain/ Six men stole an estimated $15 million of yellow corn from dozens of Crossroads farmers and in other areas over the past few years, according to a Jackson County grand jury indictment. Based in Beeville, the men acted as brokers for the farmers' crops, said Jackson County investigator Jaso

Oct 15, 2015
OPINION — Polkosnik: Truckers need higher wages

By Conrad Polkosnik http://www.dailytoreador.com/opinion/opinion-polkosnik-truckers-need-higher-wages/article_58826e8e-721a-11e5-b5c8-ab482b61a7ae.html In recent news, truck drivers, or freight haulers, as they may be called, have seen a raise in average pay. Based on the job requirements, this average pay raise is well deserved. Spending long hours behind the wheel can be boring, tiring and even dangerous when traveling at

Oct 14, 2015
Still no answers in Turner Grain collapse

THV11 Digital Team, news source http://www.thv11.com/story/money/business/arkansas/2015/10/12/still-no-answers-in-turner-grain-collapse/73833492/ LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- Farmers and other creditors still don't know what happened to tens of millions of dollars more than a year after the collapse of Turner Grain. Even the former owners of the Brinkley grain jobber might not know what happened to the money. The best hope for explanation of the collapse of Turne

Oct 14, 2015
Maverick President and COO Stephen Selig to retire

The Trucker News Services http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2015/10/13/MaverickPresidentandCOOStephenSeligtoretire.aspx 10/13/2015 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Maverick USA said Monday that Stephen Selig will retire as president and Chief Operating Officer effective December 31, 2015. He will be succeeded on January 1, 2016, by John Culp, who currently serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Oct 14, 2015
Cargill investing $50 million in Wichita soybean plant

Oct 13, 2015
Bessemer man sentenced to 15 months home detention in kickback scheme

By Kent Faulk | [email protected] http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/10/bessemer_man_sentenced_to_15_m.html A Bessemer man has been sentenced to 15 months of home detention with electron

Oct 13, 2015
Trucking firm owner passed hope, dream onto successor

BY CAROL HAZARD Richmond Times-Dispatch http://www.richmond.com/business/local/article_43922d99-b9f8-5149-808e-e11ae50df470.html John A. Cox cut the cord a year ago to a trucking company he founded in Hanover County 33 years ago. It was my baby, my blood and sweat,&rdq

Oct 13, 2015
FedEx founder hails deregulation, says logistics kept inflation from soaring

http://www.commercialappeal.com/business/logistics/FedEx-founder-hails-deregulation-decries-state-level-interference-331758751.html FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith believes states are infringing on interstate commerce and slow growth is driving a wave of mergers and acquisitions like FedExs proposed purchase of Europes TNT Express. The chairman, president and chief executive shared his views during the recent Journal of Commerce Inland Distribution Conference,

Oct 12, 2015
Time to re-regulate trucking

By Joseph F. Doyle http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/column-time-to-re-regulate-trucking/article_411792fe-b57f-53f4-b502-c5cc2154b226.html On July 11, The Associated Press issued a release stating that Senate Republicans in Washington have filed a bill to allow 18 year olds to drive

Oct 12, 2015
Steel Deals – What Are Late-Model Hopper Bottom Trailers Selling For?

Dave MowitzUpdated: 10/09/2015 @ 6:13pm A reader of the Machinery Insider used equipment analysis reports in Successful Farming magazine emailed me yesterday asking about hopper-bottom trailers. He was looking to replace a 25-plus-year-old hopper bottom trailer that was giving out in the middle of harvest. "What," he asked, "should I pay for a late-model

Oct 12, 2015
Truck drivers wanted. Pay: $73,000

America needs a lot more truck drivers. http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/09/news/economy/truck-driver-shortage/index.html There will be a shortage of nearly 50,000 truckers in the United States by the end of this year, according a new report by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). That's up from a shortage of 30,000 drivers just

Oct 10, 2015
Truck Size/Weight Study Dinged by Outside Agency

By David Cullen http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2015/10/ntsb-dot-truck-size-weight-study-falls-short-of-congressional-requirements.aspx The Dept. of Transportations Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study falls shor

Oct 10, 2015
Truckers could become an endangered species

Michelle CorbetReporterMemphis Business Journal With the U.S. facing a nearly 50,000 truck driver shortage, industry experts discussed the possibility of the truck driver becoming an endangered species at the The Journal of Commerce (JOC) Groups

Oct 10, 2015
Virginia trucking firm fined $100,000 for violating California's diesel pollution rules

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-california-diesel-truck-penalties-estes-20151008-story.html

Oct 9, 2015
Mystery driver hauls away $184,000 of almonds, prompting Portland natural foods company lawsuit

Aimee Green | The Oregonian/OregonLive http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/10/mystery_man_drives_off_with_18.html One morning this past spring, a mystery truck driver brazenly pulled up his trailer to a Southern Californian almond distributor -- then drove away with 42,000 pounds of almo

Oct 9, 2015
Buffett Builds Rail Superhighway to Grab Truck Freight

http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-trick-freight-rail-superhighway/2015/10/07/id/695138/

Oct 9, 2015
As farmers harvest their crops, challenges remain

By Robert Pore http://lexch.com/as-farmers-harvest-their-crops-challenges-remain/article_83b0938a-6c78-11e5-9417-83ffd4783cba.html Nebraska farmers are in full swing harvesting another bountiful crop, but a new report says farm income will be challenged by a confluence of global economic factors through the rest of this year and into 2016. Among those factors, according to the Quarterly Rural Economic Review from CoBank, are mounting supplies of grain and oilseeds, th

Oct 9, 2015
U.S. Silica Delivers Record-Breaking Frac Sand Unit Train

U.S. Silica Delivers Record-Breaking Unit Train HOUSTON, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) today announced the delivery of a record-breaking 150-car unit train carrying over 16,500 tons of U.S. Silica White(r) frac sand from

Oct 8, 2015
Freight Carrier Says Insurance Broker Left It Hanging

By Jody Godoy http://www.law360.com/texas/articles/711558/freight-carrier-says-insurance-broker-left-it-hanging Law360, New York (October 6, 2015, 8:23 PM ET) -- A small Texas trucking company has sued its insurance broker in Texas state court for not forwarding premium payments to an insurer, leaving the carrier to face three claims over damaged or stolen cargo without coverage. In the suit filed in Dallas County Friday, truckin

Oct 8, 2015
Trucking firm Celadon sells tractor portfolio for $13.6M

http://www.ibj.com/articles/55167-trucking-firm-celadon-sells-tractor-portfolio-for-136m Trucking company Celadon Group Inc. sold a portfolio of semi tractors and their associated leases for $13.6 million to a joint venture controlled by a private-equity firm, Indianapolis-based Celadon announced late Friday. Celadon said it made the sale to support its Quality Cos. business u

Oct 7, 2015
Self-Driving Truck Hits the Highway

On a motorway in southern Germany, Daimler tested its self-driving truck under real traffic conditions for the first time on Oct. 2 While the truck is equipped with smart systems including radar, cameras and active speed regulators and works without a human driver, someone has to be in the driver's seat and take the wheel if necessary. "Today's premiere is a further important step towards the market maturity of autonomously driving trucks-and towards the safe, sustainable

Oct 7, 2015
Truckers stop supply of milk, veggies

Charanjit Singh Teja Tribune News Service Ludhiana, October 5 As the strike of truck operators entered its fifth day today, the unions, who were allowing the supply of essential items, including vegetables, milk and fruits, stopped the transportation of these too. The call for the strike was given by the All-India Motor Transport Congress. The truck operators have been pressing for the removal of toll barriers and T

Oct 7, 2015
Bunge purchases Whole Harvest Foods, LLC

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bunge-purchases-whole-harvest-foods-llc-2015-10-05

Oct 6, 2015
Court cuts grain thief's restitution

Douglas Walker, [email protected] http://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/04/court-cuts-grain-thiefs-restitution/73291194/ WINCHESTER The Indiana Court of Appeals has reduced by nearly $118

Oct 5, 2015
Shippers sue rails over train control deadline

http://www.argusmedia.com/News/Article?id=1112365

Oct 5, 2015
Trucking's future is complex, but Schneider helps lead the way

By Joe Taschler of the Journal Sentinel http://www.jsonline.com/business/truckings-future-is-complex-but-schneider-helps-lead-the-way-b99583103z1-330529071.html

Oct 5, 2015
Feds: Hacker and trucking executive extorted Chicago company

The Associated PressOctober 4, 2015 http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2015/10/04/3838542/feds-hacker-and-trucking-executive.html CHICAGO Federal authorities say a California trucking company president plotted with a Serbian hacker to extort $40,000 from a Chicago-area software com

Oct 3, 2015
Rail service shutdown could cost economy $30 billion, group says

BY CURTIS TATE [email protected] http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/09/30/4013588_rail-service-shutdown-could-cost.html?rh=1 WASHINGTON A looming shutdown of the nations rail system could have a bigger economic impact than the 2013 government shut

Oct 3, 2015
The Face of the Fracking Boom

http://www.politico.com/magazine/gallery/2015/10/north-dakota-fracking-photo-gallery-000530?slide=0

Oct 2, 2015
CHS says Viterra intriguing at right price

By Karl Plume http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/daily/chs-says-stake-in-viterra-intriguing-at-right-price Chicago | Reuters U.S. farm co-operative and grains trader CHS Inc. would be interested in the Canadian grain handling

Oct 2, 2015
Gavilon Launches New Portal for Producers to Personalize their Grain Experience

http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/15/09/p5877055/gavilon-launches-new-portal-for-producers-to-personalize-their-grain-ex Gavilon has launched a new web service, myGavilon, that allows customers to personalize their grain experience. Producers are able to access all of their transactions (i.e., balances, contracts and tickets) as well as weather, ca

Oct 2, 2015
Trucking companies are supposed to do safety inspections. This crash shows you why.

Posted by Coluccio Law http://www.legalexaminer.com/head-brain-injuries/trucking-companies-are-supposed-to-do-safety-inspections-this-crash-shows-you-why/ Federal trucking law can be complicated and wonky. The one thing you need to know about it right now: the trucking company and truck driver are responsible

Oct 1, 2015
Farmer merges a combine with a grain hauler

http://www.capitalpress.com/Profit/20150929/farmer-merges-a-combine-with-a-grain-hauler By SARAH EINSELEN Pharos-Tribune Published:September 29, 2015 8:24AM The Tribine carries 1,000 bushels of grain at a time and can unload nine bushels per

Oct 1, 2015
DOT to test overnight truck deliveries

Cristina Commendatore | Fleet Owner http://fleetowner.com/fleet-management/your-sept-29-pre-trip-dot-test-overnight-truck-deliveries Her

Oct 1, 2015
Does Swift's reduced outlook signal trouble for trucking?

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/truckload-freight/swift-transportation/does-swifts-reduced-outlook-signal-trouble-trucking_20150929.html When Swift Transportation

Sep 30, 2015
Truckload views on recent 91,000-pound proposition: TCA says the change too costly, Werner COO split

James Jaillet A Congressional move to allow 91,000-pound trucks on U.S. highways would do more to hurt the trucking industrys productivity than help it, says the Truckload Carriers Association, who recently penned a letter to Rep. Reid Ribble regarding his recently proposed legislation to give states the option to allow heavier trucks within their borders. - See more at: http://www.ccjdigital.com/truckload-views-on-recent-91000-pound-proposition-tca-says-the-change-too-costly-w

Sep 30, 2015
In For The Long Haul

By Sonja Begemann Farm Journal Seeds and Crop Production Editor http://www.agweb.com/article/in-for-the-long-haul-NAA-sonja-begemann/ During harvest, time is a valuable commodity. If your grain-truck driver cant keep up, it might be necessary to hire more drivers. One of our biggest challenges is finding reliable and qualified labor, explains Brent Drey, a corn and soybean fa

Sep 29, 2015
Save Money, Get Paid Faster, Make Life Easier

Freight factoring company, Smart Freight Funding, helps trucking companies of all sizes keep their trucks moving by getting paid quicker. Smart Freight Funding works with single truck operations, individual owner-operator, and larger companies managing several trucks and drivers. We offer competitive low rates, quick pay, and superb customer service. The team behind Smart Freight Funding has more than 50 years combined driving, dispatching, contracting and accounting experience in the

Sep 29, 2015
Shippers need to step up on rates to help solve driver shortage, top trucking official predicts

By John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor September 28, 2015 The long-running truck driver shortage is getting worse and is limiting carriers expansion plans at a time when economic growth is beginning to constrain surface transportation capacity. Finding and retaining enough complaint truck drivers is the biggest single challenge for us as an industry, a top trucking industry executive says.

Sep 29, 2015
An essential American celebration of trucking

by Kevin Jones in Running Lights http://fleetowner.com/blog/essential-american-celebration-trucking If theres a list somewhere of essential and perfectly American events, the Guilty By Association Truck Show (GBATS) i

Sep 28, 2015
Some truckers frustrated by growing push for sleep apnea testing

By Grace Lyden Today at 12:31 a.m. http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/north-dakota/3848348-some-truckers-frustrated-growing-push-sleep-apnea-testing FARGO In May, Joey Rome

Sep 26, 2015
A Trucker Explains Your Worst Highway Driving Habits

What we're all doing wrong out there, according to a man who's seen it all from behind the wheel of a big rig. http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/travel/advice/a26784/how-to-drive-highway-advice-from-professional-trucker/ Todd McCann started driving big rigs in 199

Sep 26, 2015
Trucker coercion rule: More light than heat?

Reynolds Hutchins, Associate Editor http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/labor/trucker-coercion-rule-more-light-heat_20150924.html FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida

Sep 26, 2015
Ex-owners of trucking firm found not liable in taxes suit

By David Smith http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/sep/25/ex-owners-of-trucking-firm-found-not-li/ Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza ruled Thursday that officials with Continental Express trucking firm and a sister company are not liable for the companies'

Sep 25, 2015
Trucking’s crisis in leadership

The accepted wisdom within the driver pool regarding the driver shortage is that there is no driver shortage. Large numbers of people who obtain their commercial drivers licence discover its simply not their cup of tea after spending a few months on the road. But is it trucking, or the culture of the trucking industry, that is turning people off? I ask this question because it is not only the newly minted driver that is being turned

Sep 25, 2015
God Made a Trucker

Originally Posted by JESSE CARDONA JESSE'S TRANSPORTATION INC. And on the ninth day, God Looked down on his planned paradise and said, I need soemone to help the farmer" SO GOD MADE TRUCKER. God said, I need someone willing to get up before Dawn in a foreign Town, Inspect his Truck, work all day delivering anything and everything we need to Survive, care for everyone traveling the roads, then at the end of a long day call his family who he is away

Sep 25, 2015
Why small carriers are shrinking

http://www.trucknews.com/features/why-small-carriers-are-shrinking/ Smaller trucking companies are shrinking. Im not referring to our waistlines, despite Karen Bowens health advice, but rather the number of trucks we operate. I know of several smaller trucking companies, including our own, that are willingly getting smaller lately. Larger trucking companies may feel this is

Sep 24, 2015
Man steals combine, leads law enforcement on chase

Author: Hali Rowland, Assignment Editor, [email protected] http://m.kwch.com/news/man-driving-combine-leads-law-enforcement-on-chase/35430498 ELLINWOOD, Kan. An Ellinwood man stole a combine and lead law enforcement on a chase Tuesday night according to the Barton County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Brian Bellendir says the inciden

Sep 24, 2015
How Cargill Became America's Largest Privately Held Business

A company 150 years in the making. http://tcbmag.com/Industries/Food/How-Cargill-Became-America-s-Largest-Privately-Hel September 23, 2015 Americas largest privately held business started with just one grain storage facility. And the two families that grew it from therethe Cargills and the MacMillansstill own 90 percent of the business, wh

Sep 23, 2015
Logistics firm acquired by Texas company

Sep 23, 2015
Colorado's high court to decide if cities can ban fracking

By DAN ELLIOTT The Associated Press http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2015/9/21/Coloradoshighcourttodecideifcitiescanbanfracking.aspx 9/21/2015 DENVER The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether cities can ban hydraulic fracturing, stepping into a high-stakes battle over whether local governments can impose tou

Sep 22, 2015
Truck Freight Payments Direct Deposited Within 24 Hours

Freight factoring company, Smart Freight Funding, helps trucking companies of all sizes keep their trucks moving by getting paid quicker. Smart Freight Funding works with single truck operations, individual owner-operator, and larger companies managing several trucks and drivers. We offer competitive low rates, quick pay, and superb customer service. The team behind Smart Freight Funding has more than 50 years combined driving, dispatching, contracting and accounting experience in the

Sep 22, 2015
Truck drivers bring it on home

Estherville News Staff , Estherville News We stop at the grocery store and the aisles are filled with just the fruits, vegetables, meats, breads, juices and sodas we want. We go to the auto parts store, and the motor oil types for our cars are in stock. At the restaurant, they're not out of our favorite dish. We go for th

Sep 22, 2015
Trucker Leaves $1,000 Tip

By Go By Truck News http://www.gobytrucknews.com/trucker-leaves-1000-tip/123 A bartender in Grand Island, Neb., got a big surprise earlier this month when the truck driver shed been serving left her a $1,000 tip. The drivers generosity helped the single mother catch up on her bills and take her three children to the state fair.

Sep 22, 2015
Grain handler Scoular on the hunt for more Canadian buys

By Rod Nickel / Reuters http://www.agweek.com/news/canada/3843794-grain-handler-scoular-hunt-more-canadian-buys WINNIPEG, Manitoba - U.S. crop handler The Scoular Co. is looking to acquire stakes in grain and oilseeds facilities in Western Canada, fresh off agreeing to its first major

Sep 21, 2015
TCA opposes 6th axle, 91,000-lb. CMV bill, writes letter to sponsor

The Trucker News Services 9/17/2015 http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2015/9/17/TCAopposes6thaxle91000-lbCMVbillwriteslettertosponsor.aspx ALEXANDRIA, Va. Citing financial pressures that it said could hinder the operations of up to 90 percent of the industrys truckload carriers, the Truckload Carriers Association Wednesday afternoon said it was opposing a bill that would allow individual states to decide whether they wanted to all

Sep 21, 2015
Lobbyists stretching trucks past what’s safe

http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/opinion/editorials/2015/09/19/lobbyists-stretching-trucks-past-safe/72502332/ Here is an idea that should chill every Michigan driver and taxpayer. Trucking companies want longer trucks because they cant always reach their maximum weight limits with the tractors and trailers already on the road. Moving the maximum amount of freight with the fewest number of drivers delivers maximum profit. So theyre lobbying Congress

Sep 19, 2015
Economist on driver shortage: Higher pay alone not solving it

Some economic signs point to strong growth, but trucking still faces barriers Sep 17, 2015Aaron Marsh | Fleet Owner

Sep 19, 2015
Finally coming to fruition: FDA’s rule on the sanitary transportation of food

McGuireWoods LLP http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=4f8f9e49-5563-405a-9017-cac254945200 Twenty-five years after Congress first tried to ensure that garbage trucks arent also used to haul fresh produce, a federal regulation establishing sanitation standards for the transportation of human and animal food by truck and rail is finally imminent - rela

Sep 19, 2015
Bunge Grain Elevator Next To Come Down

Demolition crews working at the old Bunge site in Altona are now focusing their attention on the concrete grain elevator. Bob Molter, general manager of Rakowski Cartage and Wrecking, says crews are using an ultra high demolition excavator with a 130 foot high reach. He notes crews need to be diligent while working their way through the building. You kind of work your way through the building and you try to not take too big of pieces at once. You're kind of slowly

Sep 18, 2015
US shippers warned ‘loose’ truck capacity won’t last

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor http://www.joc.com/trucking-logistics/truckload-freight/us-shippers-warned-%E2%80%98loose%E2%80%99-truck-capacity-won%E2%80%99t-last_20150916.html INDIANAPOLIS U.S. freight shippers enjoying

Sep 18, 2015
Texas needs responsible truck weight reform for safer, more efficient transportation network

By Tony Bennett Texas Association of Manufacturers http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/deer_park/opinion/bennett-texas-needs-responsible-truck-weight-reform-for-safer-more/article_35765238-294d-5c5d-a452-e2768f113d8c.html The Texas Transportation Commissions recent approval o

Sep 18, 2015
Doctor didn't perform CDL exams but reported he did

The Trucker News Services 9/16/2015 BROOKLYN, N.Y. A criminal complaint was unsealed Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court charging Dr. Gerald Surya with falsely certifying physical examinations for commercial drivers. Specifically, the complaint charges that Dr. Surya certified that he had examined applicants for commercial drivers licenses and found them physically fit to drive heavy commercial vehicles when in fact he had not p

Sep 18, 2015
Think Shippers Don’t Care About Truckers? Think Again

http://www.todaystrucking.com/think-shippers-don%E2%80%99t-care-about-truckers-think-again SAINT-AUGUSTIN-DE-DESMAURES, QC As carriers across Canada spent last week holding events and incentives to thank the hundreds of thousands of men and women who drive the nations trucking industry, a few shippers also took the opportunity to show their appreciation to those entrusted with delivering their freight every day. According to the Ontario Trucking Association, t

Sep 18, 2015
Arrests made in grain thefts

http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2015/09/17/arrests-made-in-grain-thefts Prosecuting Attorney Fletcher Long of Forrest City has announced the arrests of five men, including two police officers, for stealing $130,000 worth of soybeans and corn from a McCrory granary in December and January. Arrested were Sylvester "Pug" Hall of Pumpkin Bend, who was a

Sep 17, 2015
US Steel group supports truck limit increase bill

Source:scrapregister http://www.metal.com/newscontent/77893_us-steel-group-supports-truck-limit-increase-bill NEW YORK (Scrap Register): The American Iron and Steel Institute applauded the introduction of a bill today by Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI), the Safe, Flexible, and Efficient Trucking (SaFE) Act, which enables states the flexibility

Sep 17, 2015
At Templeton Feed & Grain, 'if it works, don't fix it'

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2015/08/15/3808716_at-templeton-feed-grain-if-it.html?rh=1 Tom Jermin does business with a handshake and a smile no credit cards or computers BY CANDICE REED Read more here: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2015/08/15/3808716_at-templeton-feed-grain-if-it.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy Not much has changed in do

Sep 17, 2015
There is no such thing as free shipping.

Trucking business facing lower rates, fewer drivers and tougher roads Low-growth wages, crowded roads and a lack of public respect can make it difficult for companies to recruit the next generation behind the wheel who will deliver the goods to consumers By Chris Tomlinson September 15, 2015

Sep 16, 2015
Rail industry seeks to put the brakes on heavier trucks

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/253601-rail-industry-seeks-to-put-the-brakes-on-heavier-trucks By Keith Laing - 09/14/15 05:04 PM EDT

Sep 15, 2015
Animal feed manufacturer closing central Iowa operation

The Associated PressSeptember 14, 2015 http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/09/14/3985333/animal-feed-manufacturer-closing.html ELDORA, IOWA An animal feed manufacturer is closing down a central Iowa operation for consolidation. The Waterloo-Cedar

Sep 14, 2015
Ribble Introduces Compromise Truck Efficiency Bill

http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=1065&yr=2015 Wisconsin Congressman Reid Ribble is hoping to make it legal for heavier semi trucks to use the Interstate system. The Appleton Republican has introduced a bill that would allow the freight shipping industry to be more efficient while creating less pavement wear and tear and improving safety on local roads and bridges. "The reality is that our roads are already overcrowded with families heading to scho

Sep 14, 2015
Benefits of longer rigs

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-ed-letters-twin-trailers-91315-20150911-story.html The Sentinel editorial on twin 33 trucks ("Keep monster trucking rigs off state highways," Thursday) left readers with the impression that a 5-foot extension in the length of twin trailers would wreak havoc on roads. But facts demonstrate the contrary: For the past five years, twin 33s have logged well more than a million miles on Florida's Turnpike the nation's third-busiest toll r

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