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Corbin Catt, CEO and founder of Catt and Associates, joins Ohio Ag Nets Joe Everett to talk about the inspiration behind his company. Catt explains how a data-driven company, Go Farm Yourself, has been a great tool for marketing grain and gives his market outlook for the upcoming year.

Mike Nichols, a truck driver based in Wisconsin, is probably one of the lucky ones. Unlike many of Americas 2.2 million truck drivers, he doesnt waste hours of his week waiting to be loaded or unloaded.

To qualify for the complete list, which runs to 104, companies must have two or more facilities and total storage capacity of 6 million bushels.

Greg Buckner took his final ride Thursday afternoon his coffin strapped to the back of a big rig en route to the cemetery. Buckner served as the lifeline for long-haul truckers as a dispatcher. Part stock broker and part air traffic controller, Buckner negotiated shipping deals and directed truckers to their next load.

Illinois Farm Bureau President Harold Steele said Monday that recent court fines and continuing investigation in the scandal-ridden export grain handling cases point up the need to maintain and police the quality and quantity of our grain sales to foreign customers. In his statement, Steele also said: The examples of wrongdoing in the inspection, grading, weighing, and handling of grain at export elevators are definitely counter to the interests of all Americans.

Are you tired of dealing with unplanned downtime in your fleet management operations? It can be a significant pain, leading to problems ranging from maintenance expenses to lower productivity and revenue loss. Most crucially of all, it can make clients unhappy. For these reasons, it is critical to develop practical solutions to this problem.

Today, there are roughly 600,000 trucking companies in America. During the pandemic, the number of companies jumped by 100,000 as demand for goods accelerated.

Although some states issued orders several days ago that soon expire, others with longer duration emergency orders are Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, South Dakota and Tennessee.

Former TIA board chair Jeffrey Tucker told lawmakers that our number one challenge is fraud. Fraud is rampant in trucking. It has ballooned to an $800 million problem. There is a surge of malicious actors engaged in illegal activity, registering with FMCSA as carriers and perpetrating fraud, theft, and holding freight hostage in situations without any legal consequences. While this is obviously an economic problem, hurting consumers and businesses alike, it also raises safety and secur

When looking at margin percentages by equipment type," according to the published paper, "flatbed (F) comes in on top with a mean margin of 15.14%, followed by refrigerated (R) at 13.82%, with dry van (V) at the lowest margin" at 13.01%. The mean (average) margin reported among all the loads in the sample was 13.47%

The new mobile bin will provide producers with an extra 2,000 bushels of storage, meaning they can go up to an extra four hours before needing a grain truck.

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Iowa 80 Truckstop began as a small building with 6 diesel pumps and a 50-seat restaurant back in 1964. Then, in 1965, Interstate 80 was built, and before long thousands of truckers and travelers stopped by to fuel up and grab a bite to eat.

Some major regulations on trucking equipment could develop this year from further emissions reductions to automatic emergency braking systems.

In this episode of the BulkLoads Podcast, returning guest Rob Brackett (The Turbo Turtle) shares his journey of expansion and innovation in the trucking industry and how he has utilized BulkLoads offerings since 2012. From tackling accident cleanup and tow services to introducing a diesel-powered grain vac, Rob speaks on the entrepreneurial spirit and problem-solving mindset driving his success. With insights into industry trends and market outlook, this episode offers valuable perspectives f

Employees can wear many hats. But does a company hat make a worker an employee? Along with a few factors that are especially relevant to distinguishing which truckers are employees, and which are independent contractors, one recent Pennsylvania case considers the significance of wearing a company hat.

In what has become something of a ritual in Congress, a bill has been introduced that would, if passed and signed into law, increase the minimum liability insurance requirements for interstate motor carriers from $750,000 to $5 million.

A 43-year-old Florida man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for transporting undocumented aliens, according to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

In what has become something of a ritual in Congress, a bill has been introduced that would, if passed and signed into law, increase the minimum liability insurance requirements for interstate motor carriers from $750,000 to $5 million.

The goods transport segment of U.S. GDP was flat last year and forecast to grow just 1.2% in 2024. Vise said increases of 2% or more are needed to give trucking demand a noticeable lift. Still-strong employment numbers should support continued consumer spending, he added.

Under the hood, theres a mild hybrid powertrain and a waste heat recovery system, along with a lightweight chassis. These are impressive features for fuel economy, no doubt. But lets not forget the heart and soul of trucking the power and the grunt.

Unit to Initially Focus on Corn, Grain, Soybeans

On Jan. 3, 2023, the transportation world awoke to the news that Bob Biesterfeld, president and CEO of freight broker and 3PL giant C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., had resigned his posts. The companys stock, which had already dropped more than 15% from around $120 a share in August, registered little immediate reaction to Biesterfelds abrupt departure.

More than a year after it was first proposed, the Department of Labor has formally released its final independent contractor rule that one leading analyst said was little changed substantively in comparison to the proposed rule.

I can think of nothing more un-American than for the government to extinguish the freedom of individuals to choose work arrangements that suit their needs and fulfill their ambitions. More than 350,000 truckers choose to work as independent contractors because of the economic opportunity it creates and the flexibility it provides, enabling them to run their own business and choose their own hours and routes. That freedom of choice has been an enormous source of empowerment for women, m

Most-active CBOT soybean futures on Monday bottomed at $12.36 per bushel, the lowest level since December 2021. Mondays settle of $12.45-1/2 represents a 10% downturn since futures recent peak in mid-November, and it is the lowest price for the date in four years.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing to increase interstate registration fees by an average of 25% beginning in 2025 for truckers, brokers and other transport companies.

In a long list of denials of certiorari posted Monday, the court without comment said it would not review the appeal brought by Ying Ye, the widow of a man killed in 2017 in an accident in Texas. Yes action against Global Sunrise was brought in Illinois, where the carrier is based. Ye won her lawsuit against Global Sunrise, being awarded $10 million in April 2022 in summary judgment handed down by the federal court.