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WALNUT GROVE, Mo. The Better Business Bureau is warning people about a new scam. One that has affected job seekers and a trucking company in Walnut Grove Westermans Express LLC Owner Joe Westerman said since October, he has received 200 calls from people hes never met. Each call was about the same thing. People said that they were working for me, Westerman said. It was a package handlers job, and I was like no were a local company out of Walnu

We live in the age of Amazon, Ebay, and Facebook Marketplace, yet most physical ag commodities are still traded offline. Brennan Turner is the CEO at FarmLead, a company that uses digital tools to make grain transactions easier. FarmLead just announced their next product called Combyne, which allows farmers and traders to take their grain transactions online.

Looking back on it, maybe Tuesday, Feb. 4 was not the best day for the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety to schedule a trucking safety hearing. Taking place during the closing days of the impeachment trial of President Trump, hours before his State of the Union address and on the same day as the Iowa caucus, it is understandable why trucking safety issues were not top of mind for many on Capitol Hill.

Independent truckers in the North State are scared about Californias new state law that reclassifies independent contractors with exceptions as employees who are entitled to benefits and other compensation. They believe it will take away their livelihood. One local insurance carrier said he fielded 45 calls in one month from truckers, which prompted him to call the office of the new laws author, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez.

When the coronavirus outbreak forced the cancellation of thousands of flights in China and, in the process, wiped out demand for jet fuel, refiners there did what they normally do in such situations: They looked across the Pacific to California. The problem is, there was already a lot of fuel on the water. As of late Wednesday, almost 3 million barrels of Asian jet fuel, enough to fill 4,000 Boeing 777-200 airplanes, were headed to California ports, according to data intelligence firm Kpler.<

Cooperative Elevator Co. is expanding its geographic footprint with the acquisition of Scoulars edible bean operations, which includes processing facilities at Plum Coulee and Morden, Manitoba, and St. Hilaire, Minnesota, as well as receiving stations in Garske and Grafton, North Dakota.

Market conditions over the past 18 months have made the trucking industry a hotbed for acquisitions, with larger carriers snapping up smaller carriers while that capacitys cheap and as part of the industrys ongoing in-fight for available truck drivers.

Market conditions over the past 18 months have made the trucking industry a hotbed for acquisitions, with larger carriers snapping up smaller carriers while that capacitys cheap and as part of the industrys ongoing in-fight for available truck drivers.

Despite a drier than average year, farmers around the Mallee town of Rainbow have had cause to celebrate. The wheat harvest has yielded a record result, with huge piles of grain now under tarpaulins and awaiting transport from the town's main storage sites. Much of it is destined for farmers battling drought in other parts of Australia.

The livestock industry continues to press federal transportation officials to grant the sector an exemption from hours of service (HOS) limits on transport drivers, arguing the rules are onerous and ignore the unique pressures of hauling livestock and other perishable commodities.

As payouts from nuclear lawsuits continue to reach eight figures, trucking companies cannot afford to take chances with their insurance coverage. Workers comp insurance protects companies from lawsuits claiming negligence, as well as from massive medical expenses and lost wages of employees injured on the job, while providing employees with job-related injuries or illnesses rehabilitation and other assistance. Failure to provide it can result in hefty fines and even the c

The trucking industry is kind of a big deal in Indiana one of every 14 jobs in the state involves trucking, and more than 15,000 trucking companies are located in Indiana. The majority of those companies are small-scale operations, but others are larger and heavily involved in the industry at a national level. No matter the size and scale of an Indiana-based trucking company, however, technological and economic changes often equate industry vulnerability.

FARGO, N.D. Hundreds of farmers and ranchers came to the Fargodome on Feb. 4 for the 2020 Northern Corn and Soybean Expo, with many taking in a sobering safety lesson. Since last fall, 21 people across the Midwest have died in grain bin accidents. On Feb

Lansing Trade Group is suing the four biggest U.S. freight railroads, claiming they're colluding to artificially inflate prices.

A bipartisan bill to create a dedicated pool of competitive grant funding for new truck parking capacity will be introduced in Congress in the coming weeks, according to backers of the proposal. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), which has been working over the past year to help craft language in the bill, wants to see the bill incorporated into the next surface transportation reauthorization.

Falling asleep at the wheel is a truckers worst nightmare. Fatigue comes with the job of driving an eighteen-wheeler, even with rules requiring rest stops and limiting driving hours. Now, new technologies are becoming available to alert drowsy drivers, sometimes even before they feel tired. Such tech has been slow to enter big rigs cabs, but that may be changing. The trucking

The trucking business used to be an offshoot of the farm business. Now, they are two totally separate businesses and treated as such. The trucking business is more profitable than the farming business today, he says.

Revenue per truck per week is defined as the total amount of linehaul and accessorial revenue generated by a trucking company, divided by the count of a carriers trucks, within a given week. The TCA Profitability Program (TPP) considers this measure a leading indicator, as higher readings (relative to historical or peer group results) should result in higher margins and profitability, unless it is consumed or absorbed by higher variable and fixed costs. When you invest in

When rates soared and capacity tightened in 2018, brokers recognized the value of building stronger relationships with their carriers. However, when capacity loosened in 2019, carriers lost pricing power and many of those relationships ended when hundreds of trucking companies went out of business. The current freight recession has caused many brokers to make changes to prevent further erosion of their carriers. Some have responded by identifying carriers they believe are critical to servicin

A coalition of railroads, local government, labor and other organizations is asking U.S. congressional transportation leaders to oppose proposed legislation that would increase truck size or weight limits on federal highways. In a letter sent yesterday to the chairs and ranking members of transportation committees in the House and Senate, the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT) called on Congress to reject proposed increases in truck size or weight as it prepares legislation to reauthorize

Theres no sugarcoating the situation facing the small group of trucking companies dedicated to hauling fuel from the Co-op Refinery Complex in Saskatchewan to gas stations and customers in Western Canada. Its bad. Really bad. The 26 companies, with 160 trucks and more than 300 drivers, havent been able to service the Regina facility on all but a single day since Jan. 20. The reason: a barricade by the union Unifor, whose members are in a bitter contract dispute with the r

Photos of a Peterbilt with solar panels on top and a Batman logo on the side of the sleeper have made their rounds online with sightings and posts from Pennsylvania to Arizona. Social media trucking groups are buzzing as many wonder whos truck is that? and how do you put solar panels on a truck? Well, The Trucker tracked down the owner of this striking Peterbilt and luckily, he was willing to share the details of what he says is just a work truck.&rdq

WASHINGTON A bill that would pave the way for commercial drivers younger than 21 to drive trucks across state lines received a resounding endorsement from an organization that represents freight industry interests nationwide during a Feb. 4 Senate hearing. Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, applauded legislation sponsored by Indiana Republican Sen. Todd Young that would lower the age requirement of 21 to 18 for interstate commercial driving.

In 1965, Continental Grain, a family company run to this day by the Fribourg family in New York, acquired a majority share of Allied Mills, breaking off a division dedicated exclusively to poultry that officially became Wayne Farms. Subsequently, Wayne Farms grew into the powerhouse it is today the sixth largest fully integrated poultry company in the United States with seven feeds mills, seven processing plants, and US$2.2bn in sales. With a vision of being the partner of choice for

For more than a century in big cities and small towns, grain elevators have stood tall as part of Minnesota's agricultural past. One such structure in St. Louis Park has a history that rises above them all. The world's first circular concrete grain elevator stands near the intersection of highways 7 and 100. The grain elevator was the idea of businessman Frank Peavy. After teaming up with an engineer, construction began and skeptics dubbed it "Peavey's folly," thinking it would never work. "C

Corn producers in the Texas Panhandle are banking on an increase in international exports to help offset prices remaining flat. Conditions appear right for a large supply of corn to be exported in 2020, but questions about a global public health emergency leaving some wondering how much seed or kernel to plant. We hope for good yields and good yields will turn to a good profit, said Dustin Babcock, farmer. I think the biggest struggle with corn in 2019, was the wet condit

(Bloomberg) -- Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. American farmers waiting for all the benefits of Donald Trumps trade deal with China are going to have to wait a while. Theres been skepticism about Chinas ability to buy as much as $50 billion in U.S. farm goods ever since the pact was signed in mid-January. And while the head of Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., one of the worlds top agricultural commodity

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A convoy of truck drivers, farmers and others from Central Oregon opposed to the revised, still-controversial cap and trade" climate change legislation are heading back to the state Capitol early Thursday to join a major statewide protest rally. Since the initial bill, HB 2020, failed in the last session, lawmakers have made changes to the new bill, Senate Bill 1530. This will be the third year Democrats have tried to pass a cap and trade bill.

State legislators in Connecticut have scheduled a vote on a controversial plan to toll tractor-trailer trucks, paving the way for a fee on heavy-duty vehicles to pay for deteriorating highway infrastructure, news outlets reported. The vote, slated for the week of Feb. 10, was announced as hundreds of people packed a nine-hour public hearing on Friday to discuss Gov. Ned Lamonts latest transportation plan, part of a 10-year, $19.4 billion infrastructure plan to improve roads, bridges, a

A series of high profile crashes involving tractor-trailers recently has put highway safety and training for commercial truckers into question. How much training is required and is it enough? If you drive I-80, Highway 99 or I-5 on a regular basis, it may seem like more and more truckers are on the road. Did you know some qualify to drive in as little as a day? Its something the feds are trying to put the brakes on.

After a year of falling rates and closing companies, the trucking market seems to be stabilizing. This is good news for carriers who cannot afford another hit, but 2020 is not expected to bring surging rates. Carriers will have to think strategically to take advantage of moderate rate increases this year. The freight market appears to have pushed through the contractionary period and has stabilized entering 2020, FreightWaves Director of Freight Intelligence Zach Strickland said

In October, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that they are considering making major changes to the rules truck drivers currently must follow. They are not yet passed, but if they are, it could complicate driving hours. These rules have bred contention throughout the trucking industry for years. Currently, these rules limit the number of time drivers can stay on the roads to 14 hours. After that time, drivers must rest for at least ten hours in a row. After eig

ATLANTA Saturday morning, two people perished in a fiery wreck on Interstate 85 near the Gwinnett-DeKalb county border that involved a tanker truck and two other cars. In the wake of the crash and the massive back-up that followed, there have been renewed calls for separating truck traffic from vehicular traffic in and around metro Atlanta.

The trucking industry is vital to the American economy. Whether you have been in the business for years or are looking to get into it, owning a transport company is a tantalizing prospect. With trucks delivering 70% of all cargo in the U.S., theres a significant potential for profit in becoming a business owner. There are more than 800,000 professional truckers in America, shipping $700 billion in goods. The rise of e-commerce means more companies will be looking to deliver their produ

Before containerization, breakbulk referred to everything except dry and liquid bulk. Prior to the SS Ideal-X, all non-bulk cargo was hand-loaded and hand-unloaded by longshoreman at the docks. The basic definition of breakbulk is any individual piece of cargo that does not fit into a container and is not carried in bulk. Breakbulk refers to cargoes that can be unitized, such as metal ingots or bales of pulp, as opposed to those that cannot, such as ore. A breakbulk cargo can be

By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The coronavirus that is quickly spreading across China and beyond is not expected to have a significant business impact on global grain trader Archer Daniels Midland at this point, Chief Executive Officer Juan Luciano said on Thursday. The company, which operates in China, however, could be impacted if the coronavirus outbreak impacts the global gross domestic product, Luciano said during a post-earnings conference call with analysts. "We are in

The local cash basis market is holding up, especially in the eastern Corn Belt, at a time of the year when it isnt strong. However, farmers are reluctant to sell or not willing to sell enough of what the end users need, according to market experts. Greg Lumsden, product line leader, Cargill MarketGuide, agrees that there are multiple factors holding up the basis market.

The virus has cast further doubt on Chinas ability to buy $36.5 billion of U.S. agricultural goods in 2020. Traders were already questioning the commitment as rival soybean supplier Brazil harvests a massive crop and a deadly pig disease curbs Chinese demand for soy used to feed livestock. China, in the deal signed on Jan. 15, promised to buy at least an additional $12.5 billion worth of U.S. farm products in 2020 and at least $19.5 billion in 2021 over the 2017 level of $24 billion.

The Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA) has vowed to try to shorten the two-year regulatory delay on new minimum training requirements for entry-level truck drivers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA) confirmed in November it would extend the deadline for its entry-level driver training (ELDT) rule by two years, from Feb. 7 of this year to Feb. 7, 2022, based on public comments. This action will provide FMCSA additional time to complete development of the T

People working in the livestock transport game are often an animal person first and a truckie second. It takes a different kind of person to work in this sector of the transport industry. This is an important part of the culture in this sector of the transport industry. The livestock transport industry, has its own culture and there is certainly a lifestyle associated with it, says Athol Carter, Compliance Manager at Frasers Transport. Once its in your blood it&rsq

Mastering the grain markets is a constant battle for many farmers each year. From trying to sell at the highs or aiming to beat the lows in the market, knowing when to market grain can be a frustrating piece to the farming puzzle. However, University of Minnesota's Edward Usset says marketing grain is easy, its just not simple. He says the biggest mistake is storing grain too long, especially in the northern Corn Belt. "One of the mistakes I talked about is simply holding grain in stor

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) suspended all operations at Vista Grain, LLC in Washington Court House after discovering it was unable to cover its outstanding obligations to farmers. Vista Grain, LLC is located at 5738 Greenfield Sabina Road, Washington Court House, Ohio, with branch locations in Buena Vista and Lyndon. The grain handlers license, #6721, was suspended on Jan. 28 in order to prevent more outstanding obligations to be incurred and to facilitate a possible remed

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is nearing final approval and the trade deal means a larger share of the trucks you buy will be sourced in North America, according to a panel discussion Jan. 27. It was a key topic of discussion this week as representatives of the truck aftermarket participated in the annual Heavy-Duty Aftermarket Dialogue, kicking off Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week outside Dallas.

California's AB 5 forces businesses to convert contract or gig workers to employees. Critics say the law is so broad, it's harming drivers and not just in the rideshare industry. "AB 5 will affect, really, any company that today takes the strategy of employing their drivers through a contract agreement," he said. "It's an after-effect for the trucking industry," said Clarke. Although effective Jan.1, the law's application to truck drivers has been temporarily held back by a federal in

This week, Kevin and Andrew sit down with Ryan Schreiber from CarrierDirect to discuss the future of technology in freight brokerage and how it will impact compensation for brokers.

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

Of the 11.1 billion tons of freight shipped by trucks in the United States in 2018, 7.3 billion tons (two-thirds) were shipped less than 100 miles. Another 1.8 billion tons were shipped between 100 and 249 miles and 1.2 billion tons between 250 and 499 miles.

The year 2019 was a time of trucking "bloodbath": about 640 trucking companies filed for bankruptcy during the first half of this year alone, according to data from Broughton Capital LLC. But this hasn't been the only year that has seen major trucking services fold. Several trucking bankruptcies throughout the past few decades have left thousands of truck drivers jobless, some right before the holiday season.

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Reefer demand makes up roughly 12-20% of contracted freight market volume and is very seasonal. Reefer loads consist of more than just perishable goods like fruits and vegetables, but these are the types of items that create some of the biggest changes in market capacity. The infamous California produce season can drain capacity from all corners of the U.S. between April and June, which leads to increasing spot market activity and subsequently rates. Carriers will abandon contra

With a fleet of 145 trucks (mostly Kenworth), aluminum and steel dump trailers, and dry bulk pneumatic tank trailers, Perdido relies on its dedicated employees to provide superior customer service and on-time accident free deliveries. "We run predominantly Kenworth day cabs, T880s and T800s," said Huston Hollister, president of Perdido Trucking Service. "Our new T880s are driver friendly, no quest

Recognize the lyrics? Its the chorus from East Bound and Down, one of the most popular songs ever written about truckers. More than 40 years after its debut as the catchy theme song in the movie Smokey and the Bandit, Jerry Reeds classic still resonates. Ford Motor Co. revived it last year in a series of commercials about the F-Series. The chorus refers to the amusing movie plot of two bootleggers smuggling Coors beer, which in the 1970s was illegal to sell east of the Mississip

The trucking industry is still adjusting to the final transition to electronic logging devices (ELDs). Some relief may be on the horizon, however, as federal regulators consider whether to relax the hours of service requirements. Every solution has unintended consequences, and that is exactly what we are seeing now, says Boyd A. Stephenson, associate at Babst Calland. The supply chain is like a balloon, where everything is interconnected. You push on one part and another

Sioux Center, Iowa Two men who were employed as the general manager and assistant general manager of a Sioux Center-based grain coop have pleaded not guilty after they were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and making False Statements.

Googles self-driving vehicle project Waymo is moving forward with plans to put autonomous trucks on the road, but industry experts are not worried that drivers will be displaced in the near future or potentially ever. Im not the least bit concerned about truly driverless trucks, Brian Fielkow, president of multimillion-dollar trucking and logistics company Jetco Delivery, told FOX Business. I think we all see it is the future, and it

DON'T SINGLE US OUT, BIG TRUCKING WARNS: The trucking industry, worried that congressional lawmakers could turn to it when figuring out how to pay for a surface transportation bill this year, is launching a preemptive campaign against using truck-only fees as a pay-for. Any discriminatory funding schemes, like a truck-only vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax, will be met with resolute opposition by the industry, and must be dismissed as a misguided and prejudiced funding gimmick, t

IHS Markit expects the dry bulk market is on the long-term recovery cycle, primarily driven by supply normalisation. The dry bulk fleet is expected to grow 3% in 2020, compared to 3.8 %in 2019. Considering the fleet is currently expected to have a scrubber retrofitted, fleet supply contractions on an annualised level are expected to continue with 1 - 2% of the dry bulk fleet offline in 2020. Iron ore trade looks promising with Brazil set to produce more iron ore in 2020 after the tragic dam a

In the entire shipping industry, a bulk commodity is referred to a substance such as coal, iron and grain, which is generally traded in large quantities and has a peculiar character which makes it easy for transportation. A transport system is generally designed to ensure that all its parts work together as efficiently and in a minimum possible time. Sea transport is one part of the transportation chain which helps in moving bulk commodities between producers and consumers from one place to a

U.S. corn prices are low compared to other suppliers, which should attract buyers, analysts said. Importers from Korea and Egypt have been in the market in recent days, according to traders, despite concerns about the quality of U.S. supplies. The deals with unknown destinations "will stir rumors of possible China sales following cash reports that China was inquiring at the end of last week," said Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist for U.S. broker INTL FCStone. Most actively traded c

A group of American agriculture product shippers has developed draft service contract guidance that sets parameters for when ocean carriers can justify demurrage and detention charges for late pickup and delivery of containers at marine terminals. The action follows the U.S. Federal Maritime Commissions (FMC) recently proposed interpretive rulemaking for when it is appropriate to assess demurrage and detention charges, as well as precipitates the start to the annual service contract ne

Obviously 2019 was a challenging market to say the least, and Im glad its in the rearview mirror from a truckload operator perspective, said Justin Harness, chief marketing officer of U.S. Xpress. Its still to be determined what 2020 shakes out to be I do believe we will see some inflection in the supply-and-demand equilibrium at some point midyear.

Mother Nature is adding insult to injury as winter storms continue to make a mess across two regions recently hit. A blizzard blasted through the Midwest-Great Lakes region last Friday and Saturday, resulting in interstate closures and many accidents in several states. Except for last weekend, strong snowstorms have been hammering the Northwest, also closing roads at times. Additional delays are possible in these parts of the country over the next few days.

Pilot Flying J is changing its corporate name to the Pilot Company, reflecting its expanding petroleum business and the reality of finite growth in new truck stops in the U.S. and Canada, the company said Thursday. The Pilot Company is an umbrella for a retail group covering its industry-leading chain of approximately 1,000 travel centers, and its energy division, which includes 1,800 trucks that make up the nations third-largest tanker fleet. Every 18 seconds they deliver a load of so

A pair of recent deals are reshaping the structure of companies that serve the energy and bulk-hauling sectors in North America. Louisiana-based Dupr Logistics and Germanys Hoyer Group on Jan. 15 announced a joint venture to create Hoyer Bulk, a Houston-based operation that Hoyer Group said will focus on transport of liquid products. Dupr will control a 51% stake in the company, while Hoyer Group will hold a 49% stake. Both companies specialize in tanker-based transport

Robert Denton, president of Spirit, selected Mark-It as "the best choice and fit to continue the leadership of the company he founded in 1979," according to the news release, which noted the carrier is especially known for the way it optimizes container moves that benefit its customers and drivers. Apa said that Bob felt Mark-It was the best combination of culture and fit to continue Spirits history of outstanding service for its customers and remarkable employee s

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Dave MacLennan, chairman and chief executive officer at Cargill Inc., discusses the future of U.S.-China trade relations. He speaks with Bloombergs Francine Lacqua and Tom Keene at the World Economic Forums annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)

The trucking industry is facing technological and business headwinds that will require a fresh vision in the near future. Increasing operating costs, complex federal regulations and an aging workforce remain top priorities in 2020. However, technology offers a new promise for trucking in a way that hasnt been realized before. Here are three realities that will need to be addressed over the next 12 months and what the industry can do to maintain a competitive edge.

Farmers get an exemption from the carbon tax on most of their fuel and the fact that the levy is applied on fuel used to dry grain has perplexed some and infuriated others. Its really strange to me that the Liberal government considers a grain dryer, which is a piece of farm equipment, different than a tractor, which is a piece of farm equipment, said Storey. These are all pieces of equipment that are required to produce food. I just dont see the difference.

Fuel is the number two expense for every trucking company and one of the most volatile. Over the years, trucking companies have implemented various strategies to lower and control their fuel expenses. In recent years, carriers have found ways to mitigate and offset their fuel expenses. These are the top 10 methods trucking fleets use to lower their diesel expenses.

When driving down that lonesome highway, sometimes the desolation of it all can get to you. It can get to anyone. But, perhaps most of all, it can get to truck drivers. These men and women are made to spend a lot of time out there on the open road. They spend days, sometimes weeks away from their families. The only reprieves they have are the truck stops that are peppered along the highways and byways out there. A much-needed cup of coffee. Perhaps a bite to eat. There was a time when a nice

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Shortly before the end of the year, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that implementation of a set of standardized rules for entry-level training for commercial truck drivers, expected to take effect next month, will be delayed until 2022.(1) "This is a setback for the whole industry," says John Kearney, CEO, Advanced Training Systems LLC. Kearney, whose company is a leading designer and manufacturer of

For the past several years, the market for truckers insurance was generally considered hard overall, characterized by increased premiums and a lack of insurers willing to assume the risk. While this may not be the case for companies with excellent safety records and no losses, those companies that have questionable safety records and/or crash losses are struggling to obtain affordable insurance. Recently, another trucking company ceased operations, joining a group of hundreds of

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Transportation Departments around the country are constantly looking for ways to get motorists to abide by the rules of the road. Every once in a while a funny and creative road sign gets the attention of drivers, but it still isnt enough to prevent accidents. Thats why the Georgia Department of Transportation has decided let residents come up with the highway safety signs.

With winter storms blowing across North America, it is that time of the year when trucking fleets prepare checklists to ensure smoother operations during extreme temperature swings. FreightWaves spoke with John Luciani, the COO of LTL services at A. Duie Pyle, the transport and logistics provider, to understand what companies can do to operate their supply chains without interruptions in winter.

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) -- A truck driver who had been missing for two days was found on Summit Lake Road in Shasta County, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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Heads up, slopegoers. Travel in ski country is already becoming a pain as one of the busiest ski weekends of the year kicks off. Colorado Department of Transportation reports heavy traffic plus icy and snowpacked conditions on I-70 westbound. Travel times of up to 2 hours, 30 minutes are needed to cover the 44 miles between mile markers 259 and 215.

Two related developments have exerted the most pressure. The first is the shrinking number of commercial liability insurers. The second is the growing number of nuclear verdicts in liability cases i.e., those with jury-awarded penalties exceeding $10 million. In the first of two articles, I intend to outline the problem and the role operators can play in reducing risk and attendant cost.

Like the British monarchy and parts of the Middle East, the U.S. trucking industry rolled into the third decade of the century in relative chaos. The primary factor in the trucking situation is financial pressure related to escalating insurance costs.

A federal judge barred a California labor law from applying to independent truckers on Thursday. Judge Roger Benitez of the US District Court for the Southern District of California ruled that AB-5, a California Labor law that makes it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors, does not apply to independent truckers.

Motor carriers in California say they have dodged a bullet for the time being, after a federal judge in the state issued a temporary stay on proposed legislation that would have compelled them to classify their drivers as full employees, not independent contractors. Known as AB5, the legislation stems from California's Assembly Bill 5, signed into law in September 2019 with the intention of making it harder for employers to qualify their employees as independent contractors. The focus of that

Motorists on Interstate Highway 35 East were slowed down Thursday when a semi hauling 1,738 pigs overturned at the north onramp at the East Mixmaster in Des Moines, Iowa. Around 1:30 p.m., the semi lost control and turned over on its side in the eastbound lanes of the I-80/35 onramp to northbound I-35, KCCI Des Moines reports.

THE CBH Group has released their full 2019 Annual Report following the release of our Financial Report in mid-December and finish to the harvest season. This season the Albany Zone reported 2,629,000 tonnes of grain harvested from across the region. Last season the Albany Zone reported a smaller harvest with 2,614,000 tonnes of grain harvested due to mixed weather conditions. Some of the key highlights in the report showed a strong operational performance in a number of areas, including recor

Insurance is not the problem. Insurance rates reflect the condition of the applicable market. Blaming insurance companies is like blaming the mirror for the image it reflects. You may not be the problem either. Even if a company operates safely, insurance premiums, in part, are based on industry performance. Most trucking companies care about safety, but we are all paying price for those who do not. The number of insurers writing trucking liability has always been limited. But the problem is

Shifting market needs and ballooning costs led Alliant Energy Transportation to revamp a multimillion-dollar intermodal project on nearly 75 acres it owns, northwest of Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids. In July 2016, a public-private partnership including Alliant, the Iowa Department of Transportation and the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration planned to build a $46.5 million intermodal hub at Cedar Rapids Logistics Park. The project along the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway, or CRAN

Bulk freight load board Bulkloads.com has enhanced the user experience on its app, providing real-time alerts for loads and messaging options to make it easier for carriers to interact with shippers. Jared Flinn, operating partner of Bulkloads, told FreightWaves the new notifications are included with membership and are part of recent user-experience improvements to the app, including larger icons to make it easier to read and navigate the screen

Even so, farmers are anxious to see the rain in the hope it may signal the start of an end to three years of drought for many. Any reasonable rain will help settle the constant dust storms as well as allow summer pastures to grow and help ease the high feed cost burden.

April through June is likely to be wetter than normal in Illinois, according to rainfall projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, posing a challenge to corn and soybean farmers in the heart of planting season. Right now those farmers are calculating their losses after suffering through the wettest January to June in state history last year.

Bulk freight load board Bulkloads.com has enhanced the user experience on its app, providing real-time alerts for loads and messaging options to make it easier for carriers to interact with shippers. Jared Flinn, operating partner of Bulkloads, told FreightWaves the new notifications are included with membership and are part of recent user-experience improvements to the app, including larger icons to make it easier to read and navigate the screen. They can set up alerts t

Bulk freight load board Bulkloads.com has enhanced the user experience on its app, providing real-time alerts for loads and messaging options to make it easier for carriers to interact with shippers. Jared Flinn, operating partner of Bulkloads, told FreightWaves

Its a brutally tough insurance market right now, James Reed, chief executive of USA Truck Inc., a large Van Buren, Ark.-based trucking company, said in a November earnings call. Theres some real cost headwinds that, absent a price recovery, could weigh on results in the first half of 2020, he said. Federal law requires trucking companies to cover drivers for a minimum of $750,000 per accident, and most shipper contracts require at least $1 million of

The storm will begin to crank up over the Midwest on Friday, producing heavy snowfall and strong winds across the region. The system will then track eastward and produce a swath of moderate to heavy snow across the Great Lakes region, interior New England and adjacent areas of southern Canada late Friday and Saturday. The storm should exit northern New England on Sunday. Major interstates that truckers should avoid within the target zone include I-35, I-75, I-81, I-87, I-90 and I-94. Major ci

Grain markets were mixed and traded in tight ranges as traders continue to monitor the upcoming Phase one trade deal. Funds continue to stay neutral as well as they wait to see more details of the deal. Grain markets also saw downside pressure from South American crops as beneficial weekend rains helped fields in Brazil.

Most every company driver at some point wonders about buying a truck and becoming an owner-operator. Being your own boss is the desire for many people, but are the risks worth the rewards in trucking, at this point in time? I got my CDL a last year and worked as a company driver for a while OTR, then went local hauling milk, explained Jared B. And while I love my job now Ive always dreamed of owning my own truck. Financially Im to the point where I could pur

New Company Offers Nationwide Dry Bulk Brokerage and Logistics Services GRIFFITH, Ind., Jan. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Bulkmatic, one of the largest dry bulk transporters in North America, and Bulk FR8 LLC, a nationwide leader in liquid bulk logistics and freight management, announced today that they are starting a joint venture to provide nationwide truckload capacity solutions for dry bulk shippers.

How accurate is the falling number test? In its summary of the feedback, CGC stated on its website: While the accuracy of analytical tests such as those used to assess falling number and DON may be better than that of visual inspection for some quality factors, we clearly heard that other considerations, such as impacts on efficiency at delivery, impacts on the overall efficiency of the grain- handling system and if costs will be transferred to producers, need to be understood before f