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Sep 1, 2018
Police: Trucker “surely saved the lives of both occupants” in burning mini van

Police are calling a Colorado trucker a hero for saving the life of two people trapped inside a burning mini van early on Wednesday morning. The incident happened on August 29th at around 3:55 a.m. in Woodland Park, Colorado.

Aug 31, 2018
Scoular acquires interest in Rogers Grain
Aug 31, 2018
Many Groups Support Allowing Younger Long-Haul Truck Drivers
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Sep 1, 2018
Police: Trucker “surely saved the lives of both occupants” in burning mini van

Police are calling a Colorado trucker a hero for saving the life of two people trapped inside a burning mini van early on Wednesday morning. The incident happened on August 29th at around 3:55 a.m. in Woodland Park, Colorado.

Aug 31, 2018
Scoular acquires interest in Rogers Grain

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, U.S. The Scoular Co. on Aug. 28 announced it has invested in Rogers Grain, Covington, Ohio, U.S. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Aug 31, 2018
Many Groups Support Allowing Younger Long-Haul Truck Drivers

Giving commercial truck drivers as young as 18 the ability to operate across state lines is drawing support from industry leaders.

Aug 30, 2018
Overcoming cash flow challenges

The cost-price squeeze for many farm operations means tight crop profit margins and cash flow constraints. With crop market price uncertainty, expect cash flow management to be a bigger challenge.

Aug 30, 2018
5 Financial Risks Every Independent Trucker Should Avoid

Its tough to run a small trucking business. Whether you are a single truck owner-operator or have half a dozen trucks on the road, financial failure can be just a blown engine away. That is, unless youve planned for it. Yet for many small business owners, financial planning isnt a priority. There always seem to be more important things to worry about.

Aug 30, 2018
Shortage of drivers is causing the trucking industry to give retirees in their 80s a shot at work

CLEVELAND - Retirement is a time when you should be enjoying things like golfing, special vacations, playing with your grandchildren, but instead, one local man is doing the opposite.

Aug 30, 2018
With truckers concerned over job loss with autonomous trucks, FMCSA says jobs may change, not go away

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials during a listening session at the Great American Trucking Show in Dalla

Aug 29, 2018
USDA Announces Details of Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation

(Washington, D.C., August 27, 2018) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation by foreign nations. President Donald J. Trump directed Secretary Perdue to craft a short-term relief strategy to protect agricultural producers while the Administration works on free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals to open more m

Aug 29, 2018
Truck Tonage Index Increases by 1.9% with Much Work Going to Small Operators

The American Trucking Association just announced its advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.9% in July. And a portion of this includes work going to the nations small independent truck operators.

Aug 28, 2018
Even Truckers Have Trouble With Delivery

Everything I know about irony comes from Alanis Morissette, which is ironic since her song Ironic doesnt accurately define irony. I digress. One of the pickles transportation companies find themselves in these days is they cant get their new tractors delivered to them in a timely manner. Companies such as USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren and ArcBest Corp. of Fort Smith are in the process of adding new tractors to their fleets.

Aug 28, 2018
PODCAST 6: Brokerage in the Bulk Trucking Industry with Blane Neufeld

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Aug 27, 2018
Trucking revenue surpassed $700 billion last year

Truckers moved more 70.2% of all domestic freight tonnage in 2017, helping the industry reach $700.1 billion in annual revenue, American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported.

Aug 25, 2018
Proposed US truck regulatory relief would help shippers

Few debate the enhanced safety on US roads stemming from the electronic logging device (ELD). But what about circumstances the truck driver cannot control, such as an accident that suddenly closes a major highway? Or when equipment breaks down? Proposed reforms address these and more.

Aug 25, 2018
Trucker shortage leaves Arkansas trucking companies in need of five thousand drivers

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) A Wall Street Journal logistics report showed that nationwide, trucking companies ordered over 52,000 semi-trucks to meet the demand that comes from a strong manufacturing industry.

Aug 24, 2018
Wisc. frac sand producers complain about high prices for rail shipments

The Industrial Minerals Association North America (IMA-NA) says Wisconsin frac sand producers located along four main rail lines are being practically held hostage by having to pay whatever prices and services are dictated by the railroads, the

Aug 23, 2018
Hours of Service Changes Considered by Department of Transportation

Since the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulation went on the books many members of the trucking industry, especially livestock haulers, have pointed out the issues with hours of service rules enforced through the regulation. The U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced on Aug. 21 it is now seekin

Aug 22, 2018
Trucking Industry Revenue Topped $700 Billion in 2017, ATA Report Shows

The U.S. trucking industry generated $700.3 billion in economic activity in 2017, according to American Trucking Associations American Trucking Trends 2018 report released Aug. 20. That represents a 3.5% increase compared with the previous year, when the industry generated $676.2 billion.

Aug 22, 2018
How to Know if Your Freight Broker is Legitimate

In the world of transportation, there are several moving parts that lend a hand in getting goods from point A to point B. Freight brokers often act as intermediaries in moving shipping and logistics forward, and in recent years, more brokerage operations have flooded the scene making it easier to secure a partnership that is beneficial to your overall business. While having more options for freight brokers is beneficial in finding the best fit intermediary for the best price, it can be a challen

Aug 22, 2018
yson Foods to buy Keystone Foods in $2.16B deal

Tyson Foods Inc. agreed to acquire a top meat supplier to McDonald's Corp. and other chains, in a bid to make more profitable sales to restaurants as rising supplies and tariffs squeeze U.S. meat companies.

Aug 21, 2018
Trucker charged with forging medical examiner's certificate

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) - The Dothan Police Department arrested Robert Eugene Brown, 59, of Ashford on Thursday. Brown is a truck driver had been forging his medical examiner's certificate to keep his CDL license. Brown was charged with two counts of possession of a forged instrument. He was booked into the Dothan City Jail and has a $15,000 bond on each charge.

Aug 21, 2018
Kevin Perry: how shippers view the current trucking cycle

Thursday afternoon, Seaport Globals Kevin Sterling, an equities analyst focusing on transport and logistics, hosted a conference call with Kevin Perry, principal at The Domestic Transportation Consultant. Perry has an impressive resume from his decades of experience managing transportation from the shipper side: six years at Walmart managing carrier relations and supply chain, 12 years as the Director of North American Carrier Relations and Inbound Transportation at Lowes, and almo

Aug 21, 2018
PODCAST 5: The benefits of using a trailer vibrator with Craig Macklin

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Aug 21, 2018
Ag Commissioner warns of grain scam

Individuals possibly impersonating state employees in order to take photos and samples of grain have been reported. Weve received calls from concerned farmers about individuals acting in an official capacity, taking photos and samples of their wheat fields, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring s

Aug 21, 2018
'Let them truckers roll': Surprise party for Milton teen draws hundreds from across country

Dakota Bubba Cadd eagerly reached into the replica Irv Gullickson semitrailer truck and honked its small horn. First he jumped, a bit startled by the sound, but then honked it again and again with a smile on his face. The smile lingered for a moment as Bubba rode in a golf cart looking at the 182 semitrailer trucks that lined Schilberg Park on Saturday afternoon.

Aug 20, 2018
'Off the charts' demand: Lenders enjoy ride as trucking thrives

Trucking companies are on an incredible roll, raising a question for their lenders: Do they keep on truckin, or slow down to avoid a big wreck in transportation finance? Thanks to the strong economy and other factors, U.S. truckers are charging their most expensive prices in at least five years. The average price in July to ship goods was 38.6% higher than in December 2003, when a federal government index was created. That was 12% higher than a year ago.

Aug 20, 2018
PIPELINE FOODS ACQUIRES GRAIN ELEVATOR IN ATLANTIC, IOWA

MINNEAPOLIS, Pipeline Foods LLC ( https://www.pipelinefoods.com/ ), the first U.S.-based supply chain solutions company focused exclusively on organic, non-GMO and regenerative food and feed, has announced the acquisition of a 3.4 million bushel grain elevator in Atlantic, Iowa, USA.

Aug 18, 2018
California Truckers to Protest Anti-Independent Contractor Ruling

The Western States Trucking Association plans to protest a California Supreme Court Ruling that would make it difficult some say impossible for transportation companies to use independent contractor drivers.

Aug 18, 2018
US ethanol shippers face challenges finding truckers to haul product

Houston US ethanol producers and marketers have found headwinds in recent weeks as truckers to haul product into major hubs have moved on to higher-paying routes.

Aug 18, 2018
We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Truck

A major constraint on faster economic growth at the moment is a severe nationwide shortage of truck drivers, and dont expect it to improve without a surge in immigration. One useful response in Washington would be to update a 1982 restriction that is crimping

Aug 18, 2018
Senate Bill Would Allow Younger Interstate Truck Drivers

Three Republican Senators introduced a companion bill to the DRIVE-Safe Act that was proposed in the House of Representatives earlier this year that would lower the age requirement for new interstate truck drivers to 18 under certain conditions.

Aug 18, 2018
Senators introduce DRIVE-Safe bill to ease trucking crunch

Three senators introduced legislation Thursday called the DRIVE-Safe Act, in an effort to address the nationwide truck driver shortage by allowing drivers over 18 but under 21 to cross state lines after going through a training program. The Senate legislation is a companion bill to one introduced in the House in March by Republican Congressmen Duncan Hunt

Aug 17, 2018
Managing your Small Carrier

Many small fleets run on the day-to-day plan. Its like a pilot flying by the seat of his pants; it may get him where he needs to beafter a nail-biting, really bumpy ridebut it wont be a flight he wants to repeat.

Aug 17, 2018
Buying a Semi and Trailer

Many farmers and ranchers today are buying their own semi-trucks and trailers, to haul hay, grain, cattle, etc. There are several things they need to check into, however, before making this kind of investment.

Aug 16, 2018
Cargill Taps FourKites for Predictive Shipment Tracking

American agribusiness Cargill is working with FourKites to provide predictive shipment tracking in food ingredient operations in Brazil after the company successfully deployed the freight visibility platform providers solutions in North America, a press release announced Tuesday. Under the new arrangement, FourKites will supply the firm with its real-time shipment location data and arrival time predi

Aug 15, 2018
The irreversible ELD era

A year ago, it was widely expected that tens of thousands of truck drivers would turn in their keys and quit trucking for good after the mandate fell into place on Dec. 18, leading to an immediate capacity crisis just weeks before Christmas. We got the capacity crisis, all right, but not because truckers quit. In fact, there now may be more truck drivers than ever.

Aug 15, 2018
Liquid bulk carrier Heniff Transportation acquires Miller Transporters

Heniff Transportation Systems, headquartered in Oakbrook, Ill., announced the acquisition of

Aug 15, 2018
Will Your Next Truck Be a Plug-In?

Are electric vehicles poised to break through in commercial transportation? Other alternative fuels have held similar promises: to cut fuel costs, eliminate emissions and find parity with diesel.

Aug 14, 2018
Local trucker transforms himself into a bodybuilder

Many think they don't have time to work out, but one local man is proving them all wrong. Jeremy Miller routinely works double-digit hours per day as an over-the-road truck driver. After years of poor choices, he made the right one -- by getting in shape.

Aug 14, 2018
Study offers insight into "early driver turnover"

As fleet operators grapple with the challenge of stratospheric turnover rates, one driver retention specialist has released a report that offers new insights into the problem. The study, by Stay Metrics, a driver training and retention solution provider, takes a deep dive into a specific aspect of driver "churn": early turnoverdefined as a departure within the first year of employment. It's a bigger problem

Aug 14, 2018
Will high trucking costs eventually run over food companies' ability to grow?

A trucking shortage in the United States has caused freight prices to soar upwards of 20% and extending an the year-over-year gains to an unprecedented 17 straight months, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Aug 14, 2018
PODCAST 4: How fuel cards work and can benefit you with Brian Huber

https://new.bulkloads.com/forum/podcasts/listen/?podcast_id=4

Aug 13, 2018
The grain storage and transportation system depends more than ever on truckers.

Discussions about Prairie grain transportation efficiency tend to focus on railways, railways and railways. Often lost in the century-plus-old feud between farmers and the railroads is the connection between them the truckers. The system cant get along without them, and theyve become even more important due to elevator and branch line closures.

Aug 11, 2018
ELD Mandate Impacts in Unexpected Ways

The trucking industry anticipated the ELD mandate would result in lost driversbut it is only losing them time on the road.

Aug 10, 2018
Have Trade Wars Put Commodities Back on the Investment Map?

Higher inflation and a teetering stock market should spur advisors to think about diversifying client portfolios by adding commodities, investment experts urged this week. These economic factors, a potential bottom in the commodities price cycle, as well as the move of institutional investors into this sector, also are signs that portfolios should be adjusted to include this asset class. Commodities have been on a positive track since 2016, but people are frustrated in 2018 beca

Aug 10, 2018
Many Nevada truckers admit to 'unauthorized' parking amid growing crisis

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The preliminary results from a Nevada trucker survey aimed at parking and other issues now has the attention of transportation leaders. Nevada trucking advocates have called the critically low number of available, legal parking spaces for big rig trucks a crisis. Nevada Department of Transportation and other stakeholders have bee

Aug 10, 2018
The Redwood Group and Smale Farms announce partnership to bring additional value to southwestern Ontario farmers

LONDON, Ontario, Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Redwood Group, LLC and Smale Farms, LTD announced today the formation of a partnership that will bring additional value to the local cash grain marketplace. As a result of this partnership, local producers can expect competitive pricing, exemplary customer service, flexible contracting options as well as convenient logistical services.

Aug 10, 2018
Perdue acquires Cargill grain elevator

VINCENNES, INDIANA, U.S. Perdue AgriBusiness will purchase and reopen the former Cargill grain elevator in Vincennes, Indiana, U.S. The elevator is expected to be open for the 2018 harvest.

Aug 9, 2018
Agriculture officials warn Mainers to watch out for invasive beetles

The pest can cause branches to fall from trees and make storm damage worse.