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Truckload freight volume remains steady

After a dramatic increase in van and reefer freight the week of February 7, truckload activity on TransCore’s DAT Network of load boards showed more modest growth the week of February 14 with overall truck capacity inching up 0.4% and freight volume increasing 3.7%. ...

Magellan acquires full interest in venture

Magellan Midstream Partners LP has acquired the remaining interest in a joint venture for construction of 4.25 million barrels of crude oil storage in Cushing OK from private investors who had been partial owners. ...

Ohio trucking company president says congestion is choking economy

Keith Tuttle, president of Motor Carrier Services Inc, Northwood OH, told the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that congestion is choking the nation’s supply chain and economy....

ATA supports proposed ban on use
of hand-held mobile phones by drivers

The American Trucking Associations announced its support of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed prohibition on the use of hand-held mobile phones, though it urged the agency to allow the use of hands-free devices, citing agency research demonstrating the net safety benefits of such devices. ...

Researcher contends FMCSA misused his work to support HOS changes

A prominent researcher who worked directly on the primary scientific studies that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration used to support its proposed changes to the current hours-of-service (HOS) rules said the agency misapplied those studies’ findings....

US-Mexico cross-border trucking agreement commended by ATA

The American Trucking Associations said it supports the announcement of an agreement in principle between the governments of the United States and Mexico to implement the long-delayed cross-border trucking provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement....

Tenstreet online directory lists carriers

Tenstreet LLC has launched a new online directory designed to provide the trucking industry with fax numbers needed to process truck drivers’ previous employment verifications....

HireRight DAC Edition simplifies screening

HireRight announced the availability of the HireRight DAC Edition, an integrated screening management system for transportation companies....

Intermodal market share dips in Q4 2010

FTR Associates Intermodal Update, issued February 7, reports that intermodal market share declined by 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2010. ...

ATA January Truck Tonnage Index registers robust gain

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 3.8% in January 2011 after rising a revised 2.5% in December 2010....