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by Gisela Telis on 26 October 2012, 4:24 PM For a truck driver, carrying extra pounds around the middle comes with an unexpected cost: crashing. Obese truckers are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to get into an accident in their first 2 years on the job, a new study reports. The findings fuel an ongoing debate over the best way to screen commercial drivers for medical conditions that pose a risk on the road. With its long hours, sedentary nature, and often stressful condi

TruckingInfo.com When a manufacturing plant in Ohio sold three generating turbines weighing 409,944 pounds each and measuring over 59 feet long by 15 1/2 feet wide and with a height of nearly 15 feet to an international oil company to power an oil rig in the Caspian Sea, it was no surprise that the delivery of these mega-sized components would be a major undertaking. In addition to their extremely large dimensions, the delivery schedule was fast approaching that required arrival of these

By Alec Tarantino Published on Friday, October 26, 2012 Print Report an Error Share Andrew Smith Tu'07 and ATDynamics, a company he founded while a student at the Tuck School of Business, hope to save the environment one tractor-trailer at a time with the TrailerTail, a rear attachment that saves fuel and reduces carbon dioxide emissions by making trucks more aerodynamic. Smith created the prototype of the product on his living room floor using tape and cardboard during his second year at T

BY JANE FYKSEN, CROPS EDITOR | 0 comments Farmers in central Wisconsin are growing more corn and soybeans, and the trend looks to continue. The board of Central Wisconsin Cooperative (CWC) has invested in a new 250,000-bushel grain bin, a 10,000-bushels-an-hour capacity leg and a new truck scale to handle the growing bushels of grain. CWC's new grain site at its Auburndale agronomy center reflects this Stratford-headquartered co-op's view that row-cropping will be increasing in central Wiscons

LIMON, Colo. (AP) -- The Colorado State Patrol has closed Interstate 70 near Limon in eastern Colorado after a truck carrying hazardous materials caught fire. Trooper Josh Lewis said Friday the truck may be carrying explosive material and the interstate is closed in both directions. The Colorado Department of Transportation says the road was closed about 8:30 a.m. Lewis says no further details are available at this time. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hazardous-load-in-tru

by Gary Truitt The drought had a major impact on most farming operations, but it also has had a big impact on Indiana agribusinesses. While lower than average yields are impacting a farmer's bottom line, they are also impacting grain processors and merchandisers. Ben Breazeale, with Cargill in Lafayette, told HAT, "If you are a processor, it has become very difficult to source grain. If you are a local elevator, you are not handling as much grain as you would normally." He added, however, th

By Robert Stanton A 222-mile trip from Houston to Corpus Christi to deliver 1,512 cases of beer began innocently enough. The problem, Harris County prosecutors said, is that the beer never got to its destination, and now the 52-year-old truck driver is facing a felony theft charge. Sundiata Bilal Simba, a driver at Nuks Trucking in Houston, left Sept. 21 in an orange Freightliner to deliver the beer for Anheuser-Busch, but the folks in Corpus Christi told Nuks officials that the shipmen

By Tesla Rodriquez tesla.rodriquez@winonadailynews.com The city of Wabasha lifted a cease-and-desist order Tuesday it had filed against a trucking company that hauls frac sand. The company, owned by Jim Roemer, was told to cease activities after it didn't respond to a city request in August for information about its operations. Roemer presented the requested information -- on his business's activities, equipment, buildings, and the traffic it creates -- Tuesday to the city, said Wabasha

October 23, 2012 By News Staff New technology being showcased in Indiana could make highways safer and get truckers moving through weigh stations faster. Federal and state officials will inspect two technologies on Oct. 26 that could speed up the truck inspection process at weigh stations and remove noncompliant, unsafe trucks from the road, USA Today reported. The technologies being showcased could aid budget constrained governments that don't have enough law enforcement agents available to en

TOBER 23, 2012 BY JULIET FLETCHER STATE HOUSE BUREAU THE RECORD * Assembly goes after firms listing truckers as contractors. Truck drivers may drive hundreds of miles a day, but many are doing it without benefits and routine worker protections, according to lawmakers going after companies that improperly classify the drivers as independent contractors. Assembly members released a proposal last week that sets a much higher bar for port trucking and delivery companies to prove their d

Good news! There's a 77% chance that you're going to get a pay bump this year! At least, that's what companies are saying. When polled, 77% of companies surveyed stated that they expect to raise driver pay this year. In the poll done by Transport Capital Partners, about 50% of companies said that they expect to raise driver pay by 2% to 5% this year. Nearly 25% of carriers plan to raise driver pay by less than 2%, and only 3.3% of carriers said that they would raise pay by 6%-10%. The pay hi

Big rig crashes into restaurant in Nevada; one man dead Accident killed Nevada man and injured three people Ashley Reynolds, KY3 News, by Curtis Hancock, KY3 News news@ky3.com, areynolds@ky3.com 9:59 p.m. CDT, October 19, 2012 NEVADA,Mo. -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a semi truck crashed into the Quick Dine restaurant around 5 p.m. Friday, killing Joseph Cole, 54, of Nevada. John Becker of Nevada and Roger Berning of El Dorado Springs suffered serious injuries. Pamela

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) -- A Lynchburg trucking company will pay a $43,613 fine for a crash that spilled thousands of gallons of fuel in Bedford County. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Trucking-firm-to-pay-43-613-fine-for-fuel-spill-3967159.php#ixzz2A2dt6Rrv Click Here to Read Full Story

I have eaten buns and muffins at hundreds of pit stops along Australian roads. It is time to learn a little about how this food reaches our hands, to be buttered and jammed. Well, I have just done that while visiting a Grain Discovery Centre, part of a new roadhouse in Narembeen in the eastern Wheatbelt. You can buy the usual coffees and sandwiches, car stickers and fridge magnets but, a few metres away, there's also education on a plate, so to speak. The centre, which opened in April, pre

By Land Line staff A North Carolina trucking company has been sentenced for its role in a scheme to falsify truck drivers' hours of service records. Larry Morris Trucking was sentenced on Oct. 10 in U.S. District Court in Greensboro, NC, to five years of probation for making false statements, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General. According to FMCSA's Comprehensive, Safety, Accountability (CSA) records, the company was not in "

With the 2012 harvest season well on its way to completion, some southwest North Dakota grain elevators are beginning to see space open up at their facilities, unlike a few years ago when farmers were forced to pile grain along roadsides. By: Betsy Simon, The Dickinson Press With the 2012 harvest season well on its way to completion, some southwest North Dakota grain elevators are beginning to see space open up at their facilities, unlike a few years ago when farmers were forced to pile gr

By Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter (CBS) ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Police safely recovered a truck containing over a dozen exotic animals that had been stolen from a Walmart parking Wednesday in Denver, CBS Denver reports. The truck's owner, "Wild Phil" Rakoci, said he travels to schools and parties giving presentations with his truck full of reptiles. The truck was stolen while it was parked in a Walmart parking lot. Rakoci said one of the animals taken was Stumpy, a 50-pound African sp

By Jim Barnett, CNN updated 5:01 PM EDT, Thu October 18, 2012 (CNN) -- In what might rival "the dog ate my homework" explanation, a catering truck driver told federal transportation investigators that a loose beverage can was responsible for his vehicle slamming into an AirTran plane in Milwaukee. The incident occurred on October 4 when the truck approached the right front service door of Flight 725, a Boeing 717-200, at General Mitchell International Airport. "The driver said a beverage c

Deborah Whistler | Fleet Owner The California Air Resources Board (CARB) said its month-long multi-agency campaign in conjunction with the California Highway Patrol, Caltrans and the California Dept. of Food and Agriculture that inspected 4,053 trucks at roughly 40 locations throughout the state during August "sent a clear message to truckers" that the state is stringently enforcing pollution laws. Trucks were inspected for compliance with many air pollution laws including those requiring

ST. PAUL, MINN., October 17, 2012 -- CHS Inc., a leading energy, grains and foods company and the nation's leading farmer-owned cooperative, announced today it has acquired the Tomen Grain facility at Pekin, Ill., from Tomen Grain Company, a majority-owned subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho America, Inc (TAI). "CHS is actively expanding its grain origination base along key, inland river markets," said Rick Dusek, CHS vice president, grain marketing-North America. "The Tomen grain handling and barge

BY ALLEN POWELL II New Orleans bureau October 19, 2012 Kenner -- Jeffrey Feucht might have been a workaholic, at least that's what his father-in-law Donald Lemay thinks. Lemay said that Feucht, 44, was almost never idle. He did electrical work and odd jobs to earn extra money. He was always tinkering with a project around his Kenner home. And, he faithfully went to work every day at the Cargill Grain Elevator in Bridge City where he was an elevator technician. So it's not surprising that

ODESSA, Wash. (AP) -- Fire destroyed a grain elevator at Odessa and damaged the wheat, barley and canola stored inside. Odessa Fire Chief Don Strebeck (STREE'-beck) estimates damage to the Odessa Union Warehouse Cooperative at more than $500,000. He says it was about a quarter full with 15,000 bushels of grain, worth about $120,000. After the damaged grain is scraped away, the remaining grain may be salvaged as animal feed. Strebeck says the fire broke out at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday and destroyed t

Truck drivers are in high demand in the state of Kansas. The Department of Commerce is looking to train people to fill nearly 2,000 open truck driving positions in the state, mostly in the oil and gas industry. Ernest Tousley spent 20 years driving trucks in the Army. "Hauling anything from for example ammunition, fuel," Tousley said. He's retired from the military but he's ready to get back behind the wheel of a big rig. "I'm learning new traits, new skills but at the same sense it'

Deborah Whistler | Fleet Owner William Michael Martin, 60, of Gainesboro, TN, was indicted by a grand jury last week on two counts of theft over $10,000 for allegedly stealing funds withheld from employees' pay for retirement and health benefits, according to a report in the Herald-Citizen. Martin, former owner of Songbird Trucking Company, Algood, TN, was arrested and is accused of withholding, by not paying in, funds from employees' pay for a 401K plan and for health insurance. Deputy D

by Adrian Gonzalez October 17th, 2012 Earlier this month, I was speaking with a supply chain executive about his relationship with a 3PL, and although the relationship is going well so far, he raised a concern. "The people who lead the company are very knowledgeable and good at what they do," he said, "but once you go below that top management layer, I'm less confident about the skills and capabilities of their lower-level people." His comment underscored a growing concern across the indust

Schneider National recently entered the fast-growing energy transportation services business, supporting the movement of base materials to and from oil well sites across the U.S. According to George Grossardt, vice president and general manager for Schneider National Bulk carriers, the company hauled its first energy-related load in June of 2011 after making a significant investment in a fleet of specialty tractors and trailers (pneumatic bulk trailers and liquid tankers) needed to serve ene

SINKING SPRING, Pa. (AP) - Hours before a grand-opening celebration at a new credit union in eastern Pennsylvania, a lost trucker crashed the party. Click Here to Read Full Story

By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor Scrutiny of the CSA truck safety program went up a notch this week with a congressional request for an audit and the launch of a review by a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration advisory group. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., asked Calvin Scovel, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation, to audit CSA concerning issues raised in a recent congressional hearing. DeFazio wants the Inspector General to look into the accuracy, reliab

Early harvest leads to trucking back up at the Mississippi Oct. 16, 2012 9:43amDeborah Whistler | Fleet Owner The extremely dry conditions during the growing season have caused both corn and soybeans to be ready for harvest at the same time, impacting the ability of Mississippi River barges in Iowa to keep up with the quick pace, putting a strain on truckers who have to wait in line to unload crops. "All the semis are lined up down at the river," farmer Bill Skayhill told Radio Iowa, sayi

Sean Kilcarr As a variety of challenges continue to apply pressure on the domestic freight market – a growing shortage of drivers coupled to tight trucking capacity among them – transportation experts report that more "sincere" collaboration between shippers and carriers is now occurring compared to the past as both parties seek greater stability for their operations. "We've talked about shipper/carrier collaboration in transportation for about forever, yet both sides have always been dubi

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Alabama -- A truck pulling a trailer loaded with propane and jet fuel exploded Monday night when the truck wrecked, The Times' news partner, WHNT News 19, reports. The truck was heading north on Alabama 33 shortly after 11 p.m. Monday when the driver lost control and went down a 20-foot embankment, WHNT reports. The driver, who was not injured, jumped from the vehicle just before it hit a tree and caught fire, WHNT reports. When the propane and jet fuel exploded, first respond

By John Mangalonzo Posted October 13, 2012 at 10 p.m. Diesel prices continue to stay high, and there seems to be no sign of it going down any time soon. In the Big Country, specifically in Abilene, diesel prices recently hovered between $3.89 a gallon to a little more than $4. Click Here to Read Full Story

GUY DIXON The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Oct. 12 2012, 7:20 PM EDT As the transportation industry girds for anticipated new legislation, Canadian National Railway Co. is warning that freight shippers' push for custom service would cause widespread disruption to the railroad business. At issue is the debate over how to regulate service. Rail customers, headed by the Coalition of Rail Shippers, argue that there's a need for clearer service agreements between shippers and railways. If

by LISA ACHO REMORENKO Several years ago, while I was working at the Michigan Humane Society in Detroit, our cruelty investigation division took part in a police raid where close to a dozen alligators and caimans were confiscated. After searching long and hard for a rescue facility in state, I realized these large reptiles would have to be transported to an appropriate sanctuary in Florida. Just as I was getting ready to pack my bags and drive the 1,200-mile journey, a kind-hearted volunteer

Published on 12 October 2012 Container shipping lines need to adopt more disciplined business practices to recover from the losses they suffered in recent price wars, according to The Boston Consulting Group. In a report entitled "Charting a new course: restoring profitability to container shipping", BCG argues that the industry's problems are "primarily the result of a self-inflicted supply-and-demand imbalance, which triggered intense competition and price wars". "Carriers should no

FTR Associates' Shippers Conditions Index for the month of August fell to -6.8, reflecting a slow tightening of capacity for carriers and shippers, according to the firm's Shippers Update, published Oct. 5. The index is expected to remain near the current reading for the fourth quarter. Shipping costs, along with the "ability to find capacity" will worsen in 2013 as economic conditions improve and new federal regulations affecting the trucking industry are implemented, according to FTR. "F

By Neil Irwin, Friday, October 12, 9:00 AM For an absurdly simple model of how the U.S. economy works, think of it as consisting of only two halves: Cars and trucks. Cars represent the demand side of the economy: The desire of Americans to buy the goods and services they want, need or enjoy. Trucks, specifically 18-wheelers and other big rigs, represent the supply side of the economy: The factories and shipping networks that make and distribute all those goods and services that consumers b

The Trucker News Services 10/11/2012 LAS VEGAS – Michael S. Card, president of Combined Transport Inc. of Central Point, Ore., has been elected the 68th chairman of the American Trucking Associations. He had served last year as first vice chairman of the federation. His election came Wednesday during the ATA's Board of Directors meeting during the organization's Management Conference and Exhibition here. "It is a tremendous honor to be selected to by one's peers to represent them," Card

October 11 2012 at 01:31pm By SAPA Johannesburg - A truck driver spent more than an hour convincing a suicidal man not to jump off a bridge, the Times reported on Thursday. Truck driver Harry Vermaak, 54, was on the N2 towards Plettenberg Bay at 2am when he spotted a Mazda parked on the emergency lane of Van Staden River bridge. "A very pale man got out; I realised he was going to jump." Vermaak said they spoke about "different things". He discovered that the man had two children w

Story Created: Oct 10, 2012 at 6:02 PM CDT Story Updated: Oct 11, 2012 More 18-wheelers on highways in South Texas is putting a heavier load on the Texas Department of Transportation. And TX Dot is planning to turn to the oil and gas companies for help fixing the roads. They're the heavy trucks putting the eagle ford project in motion. But they're also putting a heavy load on TX Dot "It creates pot holes ruts." "There are roads that have really taken a beating so to speak." TX Dot of

By LAWERENCE SYNETT - lsynett@shawmedia.com Created: Thursday, October 11, 2012 5:30 a.m. CDT The nights Kenneth Karkau spent in his own bed used to be few and far between. The former truck driver lived on the road for much of more than 20 years – hauling freight from state to state for three days at a time, then coming home for a day before doing it all over again. Driving big rigs was a lifestyle choice for the Johnsburg resident, who started his driving career in the Army in the mid

October 10th, 2012 by Adrian Gonzalez A growing number of trucking companies and freight brokers, especially small and mid-sized ones, are looking to move up the value curve and become more than just providers of trucks or capacity for shippers. They want to become 3PLs -- that is, provide shippers with managed transportation services. Why? That was the first question I asked the transportation providers who attended my presentation at the TMW Systems Transforum User Conference a couple o

By Alex Lennane in Atlanta Shippers and forwarders affected by the lack of long-haul truck drivers in the US must move to other transport modes, as the shortage is long-term rather than a cyclical shift, say industry experts. John Roberts, president and CEO of JB Hunt Transport, speaking at the Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference in Atlanta last week, called on shippers to reduce their demand for long-haul truckers. "The driver dynamic is very real," he s

Reuters Overview -- Our ratings on U.S.-based The Gavilon Group LLC, including the 'BB' corporate credit rating, remain on CreditWatch, where they were placed with positive implications following Tokyo-based Marubeni Corp.'s (BBB/Negative/--) May 2012 announcement that it will buy Gavilon for $3.6 billion excluding debt. -- Gavilon recently received an amendment on its bank term loan and revolving credit facilities agreements that provided financial covenant relief throug

Today, the DOT and the Office of Inspector General have released the list of Most Wanted Transportation-Related criminals. OIG Wanted Fugitives Defendants charged with transportation related crimes sometimes flee the court's jurisdiction and/or the United States rather than face prosecution or serve a sentence. When these circumstances occur, they become fugitives from justice. The following are fugitives sought by the OIG's Office of Investigations. Do not attempt to apprehend any of t

Kansas City Business Journal by Steve Vockrodt, Reporter Date: Monday, October 8, 2012, 2:36pm CDT Paseo-Cargill Energy LLC is revving plans for a Kansas City expansion, Gov. Jay Nixon and Missouri Soybean Association officials expect to announce Tuesday in Kansas City's East Bottoms. An association official said the announcement concerned expanding the capacity of the company's biodiesel facility in Kansas City. Details about the expansion and any jobs that would be added were not immediat

by Lora Abcarian | October 08, 2012 The Aug. 27 announcement by Britton Transport Inc. that it had acquired Scott's Express Inc. and Scott's Transportation Services Inc. is a positive step in the company's projected growth track. "We expect to double the volume [of potatoes we will ship]," President David Britton told The Produce News Sept. 21. "It's one of the initial steps in our strategies to grow Britton Transport." "Scott's has a long tradition of service excellence among agricultural

The federal government in September briefly suspended meat inspections at the John Morrell & Co. packing plant in Sioux Falls because a truck driver was beating his hogs. Click Here to Read Full Story

The extremely dry conditions during the growing season have caused both corn and soybeans to be ready for harvest at the same time, and that's impacting the ability of Mississippi River barges to keep up with the quick pace. Bill Skayhill farms a little more than 200 acres near Peosta, and is experiencing delays with his trucker who's having to wait in line as long as two hours to unload. "They're filling contracts that start at the end of October and all the semis are lined up down at the rive

MAGGIE VALLEY -- Two truckers saved the life of another driver when they forced open the door of his burning rig following a crash on Interstate 40 Friday morning, the N.C. Highway Patrol said. Read Full Story

Truck Accident Attorney: Safety Violations Can Lead to a Shutdown Order for Trucking Company The Lubbock truck injury attorneys at Fadduol, Cluff & Hardy, P.C. represent victims of serious truck accidents. Many truck accidents are caused by a trucking company's violation of safety standards. A victim of such an accident must cope with more than just the physical and mental pain associated with the wreck. The victim must also cope with the knowledge that the wreck could have been prevented if th

Many trucking organizations are not happy with the FMCSA's new federal hours-of-service rules designed to limit the number of hours a truck driver can operate a truck before resting, which has led to litigation. October 05, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- It seems to go without saying, but the consequences associated with trucking accidents are quite severe - and in some cases, deadly. After all, other motorists on the road are at an obvious size disadvantage if they face a several-ton truck bearing

The 2012 Truck Driver Social Media Convention is on schedule to kick off on Friday, October 26th with the beginning of the "Welcome Reception" at Harrah's Hotel & Convention Center in North Kansas City, Missouri. The 2nd Annual event will feature: 4 buffets and refreshments Speaker Presentations Driver Open Forums to Speak about industry issues Free Truck Parking Over $5000.00 Prize-Give-Aways to drivers provided by Cobra Electronics and $1000 give-aways by GoTruckStop Automatic entry

Associated Press | 0 comments Officials say two workers suffered non-life threatening burns in a fire at the Archer Daniels Midland plant in Columbus. The Columbus Telegram ( http://bit.ly/SDeLBh) says the fire happened late Monday when a cloud of dust ignited while the workers were moving smoldering corn from the bottom of a silo at the corn processing plant. ADM spokesman David Weintraub says Wednesday that the workers were taken to the hospital. One was treated and released, while t

Semitrailer that crashed in Wilson killing driver was 30,000 pounds heavier than law allows. By Emma Breysse and Benjamin Graham and Kevin Huelsmann, Jackson Hole, Wyo. October 3, 2012 The 18-wheeler that crashed in Wilson on Sunday night was nearly 30,000 pounds over the weight limit for Teton Pass, the Wyoming Highway Patrol said. The rig, which was hauling a car crusher, weighed between 85,000 and 88,000 pounds, Lt. Tom Kelly said. The weight limit for trucks heading over Teton Pass

Posted: Oct 3, 2012 10:06 AM | Last Updated: Oct 3, 2012 10:06 AM ARLINGTON, VA -- A new bill addressing the growing concern of a driver shortage may prove beneficial for both trucking companies and recent veterans, according to the ATA. The Military Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Act of 2012 would allow uniformed service members to get a CDL where they are stationed, rather than in their home state, making it easier for soldiers and sailors to move from military to civilian life. "Maki

RURAL GIBSON CITY -- Ellen Johnson was practically at a loss for words as a group of neighbors and friends harvested her late husband's crops last week. "There are so many wonderful people in this world; I'm just so thankful," she said. "We live in a wonderful community. Just wonderful people out there." An estimated 18 to 20 people volunteered about 4 1/2 hours of their time last Wednesday to harvest 350 acres of corn on a farm in rural Gibson City that had been operated for 20 years by t

TruckingInfo.com The number of carriers who expect to add little or no capacity in the next 12 months has remained fairly constant at around 70-74% for the last five quarters, according to Transport Capital Partners' Third Quarter 2012 Business Expectations survey. Nearly one-third of carriers do not expect add capacity at all. The number expecting to add 6-10% has decreased for the last three quarters. "Carriers are not adding capacity as the economy remains relatively flat and used e

Published: 01 October 2012 02:07 PM Industry Channel: Transport & Distribution Shippers are becoming increasingly demanding of their 3PLs' risk mitigation capabilities, according to a new study by Capgemini Consulting, in cooperation with Penn State University, Korn/Ferry International, and Panalpina. Economic losses from supply chain disruptions increased 465 per cent from 2009 to 2011, while at the same time, the number of companies experiencing supply chain disruption grew by 15 per

By Bill Hanna Mesabi Daily News DULUTH -- It was quite a truckers' convoy through downtown Duluth Thursday morning. And the attention it brought to use of the interstate highways system by big trucks could be critical in saving the northeastern Minnesota timber industry. "We're going for broke ... all in. I don't know if we'll have a timber industry in five years," said Scott Dane, executive director of Associated Contract Loggers, the group that organized the convoy. Seventy logging trucks,

US - Taking a truck the breadth of the country is never an easy feat, when the equipment needed to ensure safe and successful passage includes planks, shovels and 'skidding boards', and the lorry only has a measly 40HP out put and the route involves transiting areas with absolutely no made up roads, plus one is carrying a full load of freight, the task becomes positively Herculean. So Teamsters, next time you are sitting in your upholstered, air conditioned, well heated, power steering equipp

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS September 30, 2012 - 9:46 am EDT CLEVELAND, N.D. -- Elevators in North Dakota are overflowing because of an earlier than average harvest. WDAY reports (http://bit.ly/QrLOc6) that the soybean harvest is running nearly three weeks ahead of normal. The Country Grain Cooperative in the town of Cleveland says it has been the fastest soybean harvest in the last 30 years. The yard's elevator was filled in just 15 days, with the 700,000 bushels of soybeans spilling over

SEYMOUR, Ia. -- The 400,000-bushel grain storage at Fowler Elevator is small in an era of multibillion-bushel-capacity elevators that dot the Iowa landscape, but that doesn't mean that manager John Flood isn't busy at harvest. Click Here to Read Full Story