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Grain shippers on the U.S. Gulf Coast reported more damage from Hurricane Ida to their terminals on Wednesday as Cargill Inc confirmed damage to a second facility, while power outages across southern Louisiana kept all others shuttered. Global grains trader Cargill Inc CARG.UL said its Westwego, Louisiana, terminal was damaged by Hurricane Ida, days after confirming more extensive damage at its only other Louisiana grain export facility located in Reserve.
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SEYMOUR - Two southern Indiana agricultural cooperatives have merged to create Premier Companies, headquartered in Seymour. The former White River Cooperative Inc., headquartered in Loogootee, and Premier Ag Co-op Inc. have now joined forces. Premier was started in 1927 and grew to over 3,000 farmer-members.
Hurricane Ida barrelled into the Louisiana coast on Aug. 29, bringing 150 mph (230 kph) wind gusts, torrential rain, and widespread power outages to New Orleans and the surrounding region. It also brought all shipping traffic through the mouth of the Mississippi River to a grinding halt, snarling supply chains at the start of a crucial period for US grain exports.
As the U.S. harvest season kicks into high gear over the next month, grain shippers will be watching whether freight railroads train speeds will be able to keep up with a potentially sudden ramp-up in demand, according to shippers at the recent annual National Grain Car Council meeting hosted by the Surface Transportation Board. Low grain demand over the summer has masked velocity issues, grain shippers said. However, the rail network could potentially find itself stressed over the nex
After 41 years, a family-owned dry and liquid bulk trucking company ceased operations as of midnight Tuesday, sources familiar with the matter told FreightWaves. Dillon Logistics Inc., doing business as Dillon Transport, was headquartered in Burr Ridge, Illinois. The carrier had 342 drivers and 323 power units at the time of its closure, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations SAFER website. Former drivers, employees and other logistics firms started posting about
Corn harvest has started in parts of Tennessee. According to the USDA, hot dry conditions in the western part of the state last week allowed 1% of the crop to dry out and be harvested. One-quarter of the crop is mature with 76% rated good to excellent. Cotton is 96% is setting bolls and 5% opening bolls, with 62% of the crop rated good to excellent. 90% of soybeans are setting pods, with 72% rated good to excellent. Tobacco is rated 64% good to excellent with 95% of the crop topped and 33% cu
According to social media posts by members of some trucking groups, a number of drivers plan to idle or slow their rigs to a crawl on Tuesday, Aug. 31, in protest of mandatory workplace COVID-19 vaccinations and virus-related travel restrictions. Omnitracs Distracted Driving v1 300x250 Although its unclear just how many truckers will actually participate in the one-day protest, social media groups, including StopTheTires2020 and The Disrespected Trucker on Facebook, both primarily foll
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hereby declares that the continuing national emergency warrants extension of the expanded modified Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002. The extension and amendment of the expanded modified Emergency Declaration continues the exemption granted from certain requirements in Part 395 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for the fifty States and the District of Columbia as set forth below.
Whenever Ben Jackson visited his aunt at her home in Australia, she not only stocked the pantry full of snacks and cooked his favorite foods but also sent him and his sister home with handfuls of lollipops. My aunty had a tremendously generous soul, Jackson, who lives in Guyra, a small town between Brisbane and Sydney near Australias east coast, told The Washington Post. She was one of these types of people that never, ever forgot a birthday you know, the t
The Transportation Department regulates the number of hours a truck driver can operate, although exemptions exist for moving livestock and other agricultural commodities that are at risk of spoiling or dying due to delays.
Law enforcement is seeking the publics help in locating a central Missouri truck driver charged in the deaths of his former girlfriend and her daughter as a manhunt enters its fifth day.
Jared brings on a podcast fan favorite, Tim Brady, to discuss competition in trucking. They talk about the steps that carriers need to take to increase their rates with shippers and how to cut costs within your operation without cutting quality. Tim also mentions good tactics to keep good drivers/employees around. Tim Brady <
The march of innovation is relentless, thanks to engineers, chemists and plant breeders. Their goal is to improve your productivity, crop yield and income and they kept on working even during the pandemic. Now, they can finally show you their progress in person.
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, and it didn't take long for President Joe Biden to urge employers to mandate vaccinations across their workforces. "If you're a business leader, a nonprofit leader, a state or local leader who has been waiting on full FDA approval to require vaccinations, I call on you now to do that," Biden said. "Require it."
There isnt anything were hauling with published rates, says Jeff Jerue, president of John J. Jerue Truck Broker, Inc., BB #:123544 based in Lakeland, FL. It used to be $3,000 to $3,200 a load; now you cant find someone to haul it for $5,000 or $6,000. The law of supply and demand is a great thing. People are going to get back into the trucking business.
The Biden administration should reject the notion that there is a shortage of truck drivers and instead focus on why carriers find it difficult to keep drivers in their ranks, according to the largest small-business trucking lobby. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association pressed the departments Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC) to resolve the underlying causes of excessive driver turnover &ndas
The trucking industry is all about its people. For nearly 30 years, Donna England, VP of safety and member services at the Tennessee Trucking Association, has been developing relationships with those within the industry, meeting new faces and staying connected with long-time industry veterans.
The corn and bean harvest will soon begin, as well, which means drivers in the Upper Thumb will now contend with an armada of large, crop-hauling trucks traversing area roadways. Huron County Sheriff Kelly Hanson said now is a great time for motorists and truckers alike to reflect on their driving habits, so the long harvest season is safe for everyone on the road. They should ask themselves, Am I being a safe driver?
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said drivers for a defunct trucking company were "engaged in interstate commerce" even though they did not cross state lines, and the company could not require them to waive an exemption from having to arbitrate legal disputes under federal law.
Two years after relocating its global headquarters to Chesterfield, agriculture trader Bunge Ltd. has restructured its operating model and reformed its bottom line. Now, it says it's ready to grow again.
GROWMARK and Legacy Farmers Cooperative are excited to announce they are forming a joint venture to purchase and operate a grain facility west of Defiance, Ohio. Together, GROWMARK and Legacy Farmers Cooperative will form a new Retail Grain Unit called Apex Grain Marketing, LLC which will purchase the facility from Consolidated Grain and Barge Co.
Not so long ago, it could be broken down into two categoriesasset-owned operations and brokers. The difference is easy to explain: asset-owned companies actually own the trucks making the deliveries; brokers do not own the trucks but serve as middlemen between the trucker (or trucking company) and the shipper.
Its only an idea for now, but Pennsylvanias proposed switch from a fuel tax to a miles-driven fee to help generate more money for transportation could be a boon for the trucking industry.
Most benchmarking rate tools divide rates into two categories: either shipper-to-carrier contract rates or broker-to-carrier spot rates. There is a third category that nobody really talks about: broker-to-carrier contract. Let me set the stage first. One of the most reliable ways that the tools gather their information is to ask motor carriers and brokers to export their load information to them every night in Excel or some flat file. That information is separated into those two categories ba
Its only an idea for now, but Pennsylvanias proposed switch from a fuel tax to a miles-driven fee to help generate more money for transportation could be a boon for the trucking industry and a big hit in the wallet for drivers of passenger vehicles.
For Wayne Transports, that effort begins with fielding the right equipment. Throughout the Midwest and Central Canada, the company hauls a range of fuels for producers, distributors, and retailers. Among its nearly 600 power units are more than 250 company tractors and tankers dedicated to hauling petroleum products.
In trucking, gains and losses on asset sales typically center on the sale of revenue equipment like tractors and trailers, and to a lesser degree real estate. The gains booked on the disposal of assets can provide meaningful swings in quarterly earnings, sometimes determining whether a company beats or misses expectations.
Freight levels moderated in June, but only by a little, according to reports from several sources. Supply chain issues, like shortages of semiconductors (silicon chips) used in a variety of products and record prices for steel are responsible for some of the slowdown in shipments. The driver shortage is also being blamed.
Gold Star Feed & Grain, a New York State-focused division of Tulare, Calif.-based J.D. Heiskell & Co., purchased the business and assets of Gramco Inc., a retail and wholesale distributor in southern Erie County that focuses on custom dairy feed. The companies did not announce the deal, and Gramco's president and CEO, Robert Mattison, declined to reveal the full purchase price. However, Gold Star paid $4.5 million for Gramco's Springville facilities at 299 Waverly St., according to th
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, US Easy USA Holdings Inc. has acquired Furst-McNess Co., which among other things markets feed ingredients, commodities, wet brewers grain and specialty feeds throughout the United States and Canada. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
In this episode, Jared brings on Chairman and Co-Founder of ELAP Services, Steve Kelly. They discuss healthcare in the trucking industry and what you should be cautious about when choosing insurance. ELAP Services focus on helping companies and employees take control of their healthcare to lower insurance spend. www.
The U.S. Senate approved a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Tuesday that mandates several requirements for trucking previously approved by the U.S. House and will likely make it into a final bill. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was approved by a vote of 69-30 that was presided over by Vice President Kamala Harris, is the first major infrastructure package passed by the Senate chamber in decades. It injects $550 million of new funding into expanding and maintaining roads an
Roland Wohlgemuth is an enterprising farmer who grows wheat, canola and peas on his 3,000-acre spread near Benito, Man. Hes been at it for 20 years, and like most producers, Wohlgemuth is well versed in finding solutions to problems that inevitably arise from time to time on the farm.
After weeks of debate, the United States Senate passed a massive infrastructure spending bill with several provisions that could have a huge impact on the trucking industry. By a 69-30 vote, the Senate passed a bi-partisan infrastructure bill designed to bolster the nations highways, bridges, railways, and water systems on Tuesday.
Things are going well for the states publicly traded transportation companies, and not just because the Interstate 40 bridge spanning the Mississippi River between Memphis and West Memphis finally reopened. The second quarter of fiscal 2021 was good for companies such as J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell. J.B. Hunt reported income of $172.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, a 41% increase from the previous year.
The approximately $4.5 billion deal values the poultry giant at $203 a share
Frank Beelman Jr. began working as a teenager at the East St. Louis-based hauling company founded by his father, building it to one of the St. Louis region's largest transportation carriers.
Grains traders suddenly found themselves forced to scale back how much they pile onto cargo ships, afraid to get them stuck in the rivers shallow banks, and then either add to their load once they reach deeper sea ports or contract out more vessels. Both are expensive, time-consuming options that have hamstrung an industry that pulls in more than $20 billion annually from exports. Gustavo Idigoras, head of Ciara-Cec, a crop export and processing group whose members include Cargill Inc.
(Bloomberg) -- Commodity powerhouse Cargill Inc. has cashed in on booming agricultural markets with the most profitable year in its 156-year history. The largest private U.S. company, which dominates markets such as corn, had almost $5 billion in net income during its 2021 fiscal year through the end of May, according to annual financial reports seen by Bloomberg News. The profit boom shows the bonanza enjoyed by commodity merchants during the Covid-19 pandemic.
COLORADO, USA — It’s a tough time to be in the business of transportation. Troy Hill can list the many reasons why: “Between driver shortages, fuel shortages, normal construction season, and now Mother Nature and I-70,” said the owner of Hill Petroleum,
Theres a lot about trucking among the 2,700-page bipartisan infrastructure bill up for consideration in the Senate. The bill, which totals about $1.2 trillion, would increase safety systems for commercial vehicles, focus on finding new drivers and other workers for the trucking industry, and test out ways to tax the alternate-powered vehicles of the future.
Columbus Mayor Jim Bulkley said he knows of four people who have been tested for carbon monoxide, but he did not say the cases had been officially linked to a coal fire that has been smoldering at the Columbus Archer Daniels Midland facility for three or four weeks.
This week Jared brings on Randy Linville to discuss his highly accomplished career and his new book, 'Plan of Action'. His book is about navigating a life of change, work, and faith. Randy talks about the history of his career including being CEO of Scoular. A discount code is mentioned in the podcast to buy 'Plan of Action'.
Owner-operator W. Tim Miller has been showing Peterbilt 359s at the Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop nearly since the show's inception in 1979. The 1982 model featured in the video above replaced his original 1969 359 just more than a decade ago, as he explains.
Over the last decade, nuclear verdictswhich often exceed $10 millionhave created a dark cloud over the commercial trucking industry. Consequences from these verdicts, where the evidence in many cases doesnt support the monetary award, include skyrocketing insurance premiums and even business shutdowns for some motor carriers.
The peak body for transport says the state's border checkpoints need to be more streamlined for truck and freight drivers to avoid major delays and prevent drivers from losing money by the minute.
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) said before the pandemic that the trucking industry was facing a shortfall of nearly 61,000 drivers and would need to hire roughly 1.1 million new drivers over the next decade to keep pace with increasing freight demands.
Several trucking and logistics companies are collectively owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after a 101-year-old specialty glass fabricator and its subsidiaries ceased operations and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in mid-July.
As 14 Minnesota counties face severe drought conditions and are under a primary agricultural disaster designation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order that waives trucking regulations to support state livestock producers who are facing a significant decrease in the availability of hay and other forage.
President Joe Biden is pushing new rail regulations that lower rates for ag shippers, but major railroad companies say the rules designed to spur competition would increase their costs and ultimately backfire on customers. Earlier this month, Biden signed an executive order asking the Surface Transportation Board to consider finalizing a proposed rule, originally issued in 2016, that would require the largest Class I railroads to participate in the practice known as competitive switching.
Hot and dry weather is expected for the next week or two, but forecasts vary on how dry August will be. Any weather shift could shake up the market. Debates continue if the areas where crops look great can make up for the northwest Corn Belts reduced yields due to persistent hot and dry weather. The market still has a premium price in place, if overall trendline yields are produced.
Scotch whisky maker Glenfiddich has begun converting its delivery trucks to run on low-emission biogas made from waste products from its own whisky distilling process as part of a "closed loop" sustainability initiative, it said on Tuesday.
In this episode, Jared brings on Travis, Nick, and Bill with International Feed to discuss their company and what they do. They do hopper and intermodal work and also have a broker side to the business. Jared asks them about market trends and what impact the pandemic had on their company. Travis- Senior Logistics Man
Two U.S. senators proposed repealing the excise tax on new trucks as an effort to modernize the freight industry. Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), policymakers on the highways and freight committees, respectively, recently introduced legislation that would undo a 12% tax on new truck and trailer purchases.
Buried in the U.S. House and Senate versions of highway reauthorization legislation currently being negotiated are provisions that would allow billions of dollars to be spent dismantling portions of the interstate highway system without replacing the lost transportation capacity. The provisions Reconnecting Neighborhoods in the House version, Reconnecting Communities in the Senate reflect the Biden administrations goals of using infrastructur
Evaluating freight rates varies by farm. Some farmers have fixed labor costs that need to be paid out all year long regardless of if that labor is hauling grain or doing nothing else. Some farmers, due to other commitments, may not have enough time to load trucks or move grain at any time during the marketing year that they want. These are all valid concerns and need to be considered to determine whats best for each farm. Following summarizes how we evaluate freight costs for our farm.
By 8 p.m., an evacuation order was lifted and the danger had passed, but the damage was done. The building had fallen in, the elevator itself was gone and an office area was destroyed, said Janine Teske, who lives nearby. "Our community could use some prayers right now," Teske said in a video posted to Facebook as the fire raged. "It breaks my heart."
Bob Sinner, a specialty soybean producer in North Dakota, has a major problem on his hands: He has plenty of beans, but he's struggling to ship them to his customers overseas, and his deliveries are running at least a month and a half behind schedule. "We've had customers in Asia that have had to stop their operations waiting for supply," Sinner says. "Our farmers need to get their storage facilities emptied because we have a new crop that's coming in September, October. We have to get this p
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture held a video meeting with creditors of Pipeline Foods LLC of Fridley, Minn., in the Minneapolis area, urging them to file claims for the bankrupt companys $500,000 bond, and eventually to its bankruptcy trust. The company had recently expanded heavily into organic markets, and had a reputation for fighting foreign fake organic products.
Steve Kelly, co-founder and chairman of ELAP Services, discusses the latest healthcare trends in the trucking industry and what independent truck drivers as well as fleet owners can do to operate with proper healthcare coverage.
PULASKI, Va. (WFXR) Town officials in Pulaski say KTI LTD, a local trucking company, illegally disposed of approximately 500-600 gallons of curdled milk in a storm drain at the former Pulaski Furniture Company site.
Timber haulers who took a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic are eligible for up to $125,000 from a pot of $200 million made available by the federal government.
Jared brings on Dean Grose, CEO of Comtech Industries, to discuss their Fluid Measurement Technology. Dean explains the use of this product and why it's so important to have. Learn more at: https://comtechindustriesinc.com/ou
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation after multiple fleets reported issues with air brake systems which include vehicle fires.
An Ohio Sheriffs Deputy is garnering attention for the way he helped rescue a truck driver in a crashed semi that was leaking fuel while he was off duty.
It wasn't just for fun, but it was pretty cool. The professional driver took a dump truck loaded with sand and water into the structure at 60 mph to demonstrate its effectiveness after a redesign.
Heres an interesting question for you: Why become a truck driver if you had to convince a group of young people why its a good profession? If you were in this position, what would you tell them? Were surrounded by so much negative minutia that some of us never take the chance to truly appreciate what we do for our livelihood.
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH)--AAA Oklahoma is stressing the importance of 'Move Over' laws following the death of an Ohio truck driver on the 4th of July.
The St. Louis regions position as the most efficient inland port in the United States has been strengthened following the recent addition of a new grain handling terminal on the banks of the Mississippi River in Cahokia, Illinois, adding additional capacity in the area known as the Ag Coast of America.
Troopers in six states will soon be kicking off a weeklong traffic enforcement effort targeting unsafe drivers. The enforcement effort is dubbed the Six-State Trooper Project and will take place July 18th-24th.
Theres currently a nationwide deficit of both long-haul and short-run truck drivers, and it will impact the transit of bulk milk, feed, fuel, and processed dairy products if it hasnt already.
Trucking a bushel of wheat 45 miles to the Port of Lewiston from Neil and Amy Uptmors Camas Prairie farm on a ridge above Peck costs 30 cents. Barging that same bushel of grain about 360 miles from Lewiston to Portland on the Snake and Columbia rivers runs 66 cents, Neil Uptmor said. Those pennies loom large in the debate about breaching the four lower Snake River dams, an issue that has been pushed into the spotlight in recent months.
Livestock haulers want federal regulators to keep in place the 16-month-long emergency hours-of-service waiver for truck drivers and carriers until at least the end of August despite an economy that has largely reopened for business.
Transportation officials in Georgia have shut down a portion of I-16 in both directions after a major dump truck vs. bridge strike.
In this episode, Jared brings on Dale Hermans to discuss a tough topic in the industry. Dale talks about fitness in the trucking world and how important it is to keep yourself in shape while on the job. He provides workout tips while you're on the road and dives into nutrition as well.
The abrupt closure of K-Ratios fuel hedging program in late June has left trucking companies scrambling as they await answers from the Chicago-based company as to what happened and when or if participating carriers will recoup money owed to them for June settlements and if they will be reimbursed for future fuel swap option contracts they paid cash to lock in fuel prices into 2022.
Heat and humidity are building up across several areas of the country, leading to good odds of truckers running into showers and thunderstorms. Storms could become particularly strong to severe in some places the next couple of days.
TransWood, a privately-owned trucking company specializing in liquid and dry bulk transportation, announces the purchase of Jensen Transport of Minnesota, as of July 12, 2021. Jensen has been a long-time tank truck carrier in Minnesota and the surrounding geography hauling bio-fuels, anhydrous ammonia and LPGs.
Three federal agencies recently held a roundtable to discuss truck driver recruitment and retention.
A Houston truck driver was sentenced to federal prison after he was caught smuggling more than 100 people across the border in what was supposed to be a load of lettuce.
Pipeline Foods, a US-based supply chain solutions company focused exclusively on organic, non-GMO and regenerative food and feed, announced on July 9 that it has filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) announced today that is has completed the previously announced sale of 35 U.S. interior elevators to Zen-Noh Grain Corporation.
Pilot Company and Peterbilt surprised Daniel at the event, presenting him with a custom Peterbilt truck that is reminiscent of the rig his father, Jim, drove during his tenure at Pilot. Family is very important for Pilot Company, which has been a family-owned business for 63 years, and this tradition rings true with Jim and Daniel Abshire. In 1971, Jim Abshire was the second driver ever hired by Pilot. Based in Virginia, Jim became the company's first lead driver and drove for Pilot for 42 ye
All State Association CEO Steve Avetyan describes his family as the originals in setting up an elaborate network of transportation companies largely based in Southern California, but claims that his business platform is very different from his uncles and cousins double-brokering scheme that landed them in prison. In March 2011, Steves uncle, Rubik Avetyan, and his cousins, Rubiks sons Allen and Alfred, were sentenced to between four and
In this episode, Jared sits down with Trae Viser, branch manager for Arrow Truck Sales. Trae breaks down truck sales and provides insight on how Arrow Truck operates, they take pride in their business and strive to take care of owner-operators. Reach Arrow Truck Sales by visiting their website: www.arrowtruck.com
Freightwaves CEO Craig Fuller speaks to Bloomberg's Taylor Riggs and Guy Johnson about elevated shipping rates going into the summer on "Bloomberg Markets". (Source: Bloomberg)
Truckings music history has no shortage of light-hearted songs, such as Kay Adams Little Pink Mack, Charlie Walkers Truck Drivin Cat With Nine Wives or The Legendary Shack Shakers The CB Song.
As Independence Day weekend comes to a close, let's not forget all the Americans past and present who have made this nation what it is. And, of course, the trucking industry is front and center as it continues to carry the U.S. economy on its backout of the pandemic and into the future. In that spirit, here are five good things that happened in trucking this week.
The Walcott Truckers Jamboree will be Thursday-Saturday at the Iowa 80 Truckstop, with music, food and events, including the Super Truck Beauty Contest, which celebrate drivers. Parking and admission are free. Casey Muessigmann will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, with Dani Lynn Howe opening the show at 5 p.m.; Lonestar will be in concert 7 p.m. Friday with North of 40 kicking off the show at 5 p.m. Mos Garage will play at 1 p.m. Saturday.
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania sentenced John Joseph, Gavin Rexer, Joseph Powell, Dennis Paulhamus and Timothy Sweitzer each to one year of probation and a $100 assessment for conspiring to defraud the United States and violating the Clean Air Act. Joseph, Rexer and Powell were also sentenced to 50 hours of community service, Paulhamus received a $15,000 fine, and Sweitzer was fined $10,000.
Orville Schuster started Schuster Grain with a single grain truck in 1956. This year marks the companys 65th anniversary.
Provision passes within House version of highway bill, along with automatic emergency brake mandate and regulations affecting truck dispatch services
After more than a year of pandemic restrictions, nearly 50 million Americans are expected to travel during the Independence Day break and while motorists are used to paying a premium for fuel on holidays, theres also the risk that some pumps could be running dry.
Allendale Commodity Broker Greg McBride tells IARN the acreage report shows farmers planted 92.7 million acres of corn, 87.6 million acres of soybeans, and 46.7 million acres of wheat this year.
Almost half a billion dollars is buried at the bottom of the Mississippi River, and the U.S. soybean industry is confident the vast sum is waiting at a depth of 50. A massive effort is underway to dredge the lower Mississippi along its final 250-mile stretch, and the results could provide major financial benefits to American farmers.
On wheels Does your freight ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wondering if itll ever get picked up again? With the Fourth rapidly approaching, tender rejections are soaring upward like Katy Perry performing Firework at the Super Bowl, squeezing shippers with another crackle of tightness. For the first time in June, 1-in-4 contracted loads are being rejected as capacity is removed from the market and drivers hit their Webers for the holiday.<
In this episode, Jared brings on Wade Riffey with Riffey Transport to discuss transloading and how it's beneficial to bulk haulers. Wade brings up relevant topics like wait times for trucks and electronic logs. Click Here to Listen on BulkLoads
The local blank-check company will combine with a company that allows semi trucks to hit the road without drivers.
As the U.S. House Committee on Rules meets Monday afternoon and Tuesday to discuss which amendments will be included in the bill sent to the full House floor later this week, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and a coalition of more than 60 trucking-related groups penned a letter to the House Rules Committee advocating for an amendment that would remove a liability insurance hike to $2 million for motor carriers.
The aftermarket took center stage in the acquisition space this month, with three established businesses growing their installation and service networks with key expansions. Dealers activity slowed after a busy spring, though one dealer continued its rapid 2021 expansion campaign.
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