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Wyoming Senate lauds Dixon Bros Inc

The Wyoming State Senate recognized Jim Dixon and his family on the 50th business anniversary of Dixon Bros Inc, Newcastle WY from the floor of the Senate....

Penn Tank Lines adding VA terminal

Penn Tank Lines, an East Coast petroleum hauler, will open a new terminal in Montvale VA during the first quarter of 2010. Initially, four transports...

Obituaries

John Ruan, founder of Ruan Transportation Management Systems, died February 13, 2010. He was 96. Born Feb 11, 1914, Ruan began a company in 1932 with...

Tank-trailer leasing companies say they have enough capital, despite tighter bank lending criteria under federal rules
, By Rick Weber

DESPITE tighter lending criteria, tank-trailer leasing companies say they have the capital to meet their needs. Many banks adopted stricter lending criteria...

More companies turn to full-service leasing as an alternative for truck, tractor acquisitions

LEASING is giving carriers financial flexibility, which is critical in a volatile economy that is showing signs of life but still struggling. In these...

FMCSA announces limited HOS waiver for ag anhydrous ammonia shipments

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced a 90-day waiver from the federal hours-of-service (HOS) rules for truck drivers handling...

Opposition grows against Teamster-backed
campaign to alter transportation law

A California congressman has joined national leadership groups in opposition to a campaign by the Teamsters union and allied politicians to change longstanding federal transportation law...

OL&T, Momentive enter outsourcing agreement

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T) has entered into a five-year logistics management outsourcing agreement with Momentive Performance Materials Inc...

Oklahoma Trucking Association, OSMC announce safety winners

The Oklahoma Trucking Association (OTA) and Oklahoma Safety Management Council (OSMC) announced their winners for the 2009 Fleet Safety Awards in Oklahoma City recently...

Share the Road attends West Virginia highway safety program rollout

Share the Road was in West Virginia recently, serving as the rally point for a coalition of safety partners seeking to make highways safer in the state. The Share the Road tractor-trailer served as a symbol of raising awareness of the need for passenger occupancy vehicles and commercial motor vehicles to operate safely with one another...