Truckload Turnover Rises to Three-Year High in Second Quarter

September 28th, 2011 @ // No Comments

(More) ARLINGTON, Va., September 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The turnover rate for over-the-road truck drivers rose to 79% in the second quarter, according to American Trucking Associations’ latest Trucking Activity Report, marking the third quarter in a row of increased churn in the… PR Newswire: Transportation, Trucking & Railroad

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Wal-Mart Transportation’s Rickey Oliver is 2011 National Driver of the Year

September 27th, 2011 @ // No Comments

(More)ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Rickey Oliver, a Brookhaven, Miss.-based professional truck driver for Wal-Mart Transportation, has been named the American Trucking Associations 2011 National Truck Driver of the Year.  The announcement came this weekend at… PR Newswire: Trucking and Road Transportation

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ATA Truck Tonnage Index Edged 0.2% Lower in August

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(More)ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 0.2% in August after falling a revised 0.8% in July 2011. July’s decrease was less than the 1.3% ATA reported on August 23,… PR Newswire: Transportation, Trucking & Railroad

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Federal Court Decision a Victory for ATA, Economy

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(More)ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves hailed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to overturn a ban on owner-operators at the Port of Los Angeles as a decisive victory for the… PR Newswire: Transportation, Trucking & Railroad

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FindLocalTruckDrivingJobs.com Puts Drivers in Touch with Top-Paying Jobs

September 26th, 2011 @ // No Comments

(More)LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Finding the right trucking job is often a matter of securing a position that offers pay and other incentives commensurate with experience and skill, but such a task can often be complicated by a difficult job market and convoluted job search… PR Newswire: Trucking and Road Transportation

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Gordon Trucking Implements Hair Testing With Goal of Reducing New Driver Accidents

September 20th, 2011 @ // No Comments

(More)PACIFIC, Wash., Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Gordon Trucking, one of the nation’s most reliable truckload carriers, has begun drug screening all applicants via hair samples with the goal of reducing new driver accidents within the first crucial months of employment.  Gordon joins a… PR Newswire: Trucking and Road Transportation

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Tolling I-95 is the Wrong Solution for Virginia and the Nation

September 19th, 2011 @ // No Comments

(More)ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Tolling Interstate 95, as proposed today by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, would harm the state, as well as the nation’s economy, more than help repair the corridor, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves… PR Newswire: Trucking and Road Transportation

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Vanquish Worldwide Awarded US Central Command $983 Million Multiple Award IDIQ Contract

September 19th, 2011 @ // No Comments

(More)KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Vanquish Worldwide, LLC, an international company providing worldwide support services to the US Government and the commercial market sector, has been awarded a prime contract by the US Central Command for National Afghan Trucking (NAT)…. PR Newswire: Transportation, Trucking & Railroad

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Frost & Sullivan: Mobile Technology Solutions Boost Trucking Fleet Performance and Profitability

September 18th, 2011 @ // No Comments

(More) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Today’s trucking industry is a key element of the immense distribution system that supports the U.S. economy and our citizens’ present standard of living.  However, the continued rough economic climate has caused countless bankruptcies, massive layoffs, and reduced trucking volumes.  As a result, trucking companies must look for [...]

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Document Imaging vs. Document Sharing

September 18th, 2011 @ // No Comments

(More)In today’s high tech world, document imaging is almost becoming the standard in most industries. But while creating scanned image from a physical paper document, or opening an electronic document that someone has sent to you has become standardized, sharing them has not. It is no longer acceptable to simply create the electronic document, one [...]

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