http://masslogics.com/truckingnews Trucking Industry News & Articles Mon, 18 May 2009 01:08:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a fast moving world and a competitive work environment, time is precious, time is gold. And you better believe this saying is true. We are now surrounded by constant technology and making use of this technology will make all of our lives easier. Trucking software delivers data, information on everything ... http://masslogics.com/truckingnews/trucking-software/ Most of the truckers out there can get the word out to people about important highway issues. They are essentially rolling billboards. With that in mind, they are being used to support the 'move over' law. This is a law that says that people must move over to accommodate emergency vehicles ... http://masslogics.com/truckingnews/truckers-support-move-over-law/ The small-time truck drivers are angry, and they're mostly angry with President Obama because they don't feel like he's taking their trade interests and their security seriously enough when it comes to the Mexico border. Right now, the US truckers generally don't have any incentive to go to Mexico and to ... http://masslogics.com/truckingnews/can-obama-help-the-mexico-trade-concern/ Like any state, Ohio had projects that it wanted to work on, some of which were derailed by the economic problems that the country is facing. In order to get those back burner projects moving forward, it's been proposed that there would be tolls used. Toll roads are becoming increasingly uncommon ... http://masslogics.com/truckingnews/ohio-looking-to-revive-projects/ In the state of Colorado, the fees that trucks have to pay are going up. The vehicle registration fees are designed to pay for repairs to bridges and roads, and they amount to a lot of money over time for these projects. There will also be a two dollar a ... http://masslogics.com/truckingnews/truck-fees-to-rise-in-colorado/ After a period of decline, it seems as though oil is on the rise again, which is pushing both gasoline and diesel prices higher. While the price at the pump didn't come down as much for diesel as it did for gasoline, both of them will be rising in the ... http://masslogics.com/truckingnews/oil-on-the-rise-2/ Once again, consumer prices have gone down. A lot of that has to do with the recent and dramatic fall in gasoline prices, but what you pay at the pump isn't the only area that's been affected. There are some concerns about deflation, but they are mostly low at this ... http://masslogics.com/truckingnews/is-deflation-in-the-near-future/ If you go to the truck stop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, you can get more than just fuel for your truck. You can also get fuel for your body in the way of food and fuel for your soul in the way of prayer. The truck stop doesn't impose prayer on anyone, ... http://masslogics.com/truckingnews/pennsylvania-truck-stop-offers-more-than-a-fuel-fill-up/ In Connecticut, there are considerations underway about reinstating some of the tolls on the roads. However, anyone wanting to do this will have an uphill battle because individuals who drive those roads quite often aren't interested in paying money to do so. The idea of reinstating the tolls came about for ... http://masslogics.com/truckingnews/connecticut-likely-to-say-no-to-tolls/ In order to try to keep trucking company YRC from going under, its lenders have given it an extension on paying bills until the middle of February. This can allow discussions to amend its credit agreement to continue. YRC had a few missteps that took place in 2007 and 2008, and ... http://masslogics.com/truckingnews/lenders-give-yrc-an-extension/