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Dupré receives ATA
President’s Trophy

Dupré Logistics has been recognized as one of the three American Trucking Associations (ATA) President’s Trophy Award Winners for 2010....

Keller provides $6 E-Logs
to assist with CSA 2010

J J Keller & Associates Inc announces $6 E-Logs. With CSA 2010 looming and the EOBR (electronic on-board recorder) mandate on the way from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, this E-Log system will help carriers of all sizes manage hours-of-service compliance....

Diesel fuel price reaches
$3-per-gallon territory

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide jumped 4.9 cents to $3 a gallon, the first time it has been at that level since May, according to US Department of Energy information. Diesel slipped 0.9 cent a week earlier after two weeks of increases totaling 2.9 cents, and the price is now 41.8 cents over the same week in 2009....

Third-party logistics CEOs
identify top supply chain
industry trends in survey

Key findings from the 17th annual Survey of Third-Party Logistics Providers were recently presented at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Annual Global Conference by survey author Dr Robert Lieb, professor of supply chain management at Northeastern University, and Joe Gallick, senior vice-president of sales for Penske Logistics....

PTDI-certified truck driver
courses stand to benefit
from economy, CSA 2010

Despite a slow-growth economy, driver training program administrators with recently certified or recertified Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) courses are experiencing an increase in demand for their graduates and expect to benefit from the Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010 initiative....

Truckers stick by business
plans despite economy

Transport Capital Partners LLC (TCP) has completed its Business Expectation Survey for the third quarter of 2010. ...

inthinc enhances technology to combat distracted driving

inthinc Technology Solutions Inc has reinforced its commitment to preventing distracted driving by implementing cell phone and texting restrictions in both its commercial and consumer driving safety systems....

TransCore Canadian Freight Index
hits landmark volume in August

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index showed a 50% year-over-year increase in spot market freight volume with a two-point increase from July 2010. Freight in August 2010 registered the highest volume ever recorded for the same month in the past five years. ...

Chamber of Commerce indexes show
transportation infrastructure decline

The US Chamber of Commerce has released the first nationwide and state-by-state “Transportation Performance Indexes” which show a significant decline over the past five years in how America’s transportation infrastructure is serving the needs of domestic commerce, international trade and the overall US economy....

Associations

Charles Whittington, president of Grammer Industries in Grammer IN, has been appointed to the Corporate Leadership Advisory Council of the US Chamber...