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"Feed ingredients are an integral part of the agricultural and livestock supply chains, OOIDA wrote. Processors and distributors rely on these ingredients for their products. However, given the unpredictable nature of the feed ingredient formula/production process, drivers can often experience lengthy delays at these facilities. In order to maximize efficiency and clarity for drivers, feed ingredients should also be covered in the definitions.

Winter load increases will begin just after midnight Monday on unrestricted state highways in the north frost zone, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Frost zones can be found on the MnDOT load limits map. Vehicles will be allowed to operate up to 10 percent over the standard legal maximum loads on unrestricted highways during the winter load increase period. However, trucks must comply with current registration weight laws and not exceed registered gross weight toleranc

CNs director of sales and marketing, David Przednowek says CN set a new grain shipment record for the month of November. CN shipped over 3.14 million tonnes of Canadian grain, and processed grain products in November via carload, said Przednowek. Which is over 12 percent above our previous record set in 2018, and that definitely required close coordination in the end-to-end supply chain between all the players.

Even grains, which frequently move long distances by rail and barge, have greater than 70% of tonnage moved by truck, according to the report, which emphasized trucks prevalence across short distances.

When the calendar pages first turned to reveal 2020, Covid-19 had yet to emerge in Canada. We were still shaking hands, gathering in groups, going about our daily business. Surgical masks were largely reserved for healthcare workers. But here we are. Masks have become essential personal protective equipment for everyone, everywhere. Everyday business transactions are completed behind plexiglass barriers. The paths through retail stores and loading docks are marked with arrows on the floor. An

Mid South Transport's Ronnie Lancaster on the impact of COVID on his business: "We absolutely must keep going."

DENVER, COLORADO, US Grain prices continued to surge upward through December changing 2020-21 grain marketing season allowing US grain elevators to profit from strong margins on stored crop, according to a CoBank Knowledge Exchange division report. Elevator activities over the next three months are expected to be limited until a better understanding of US planting intentions and actual crop production in key international grain growing regions.

A Maryland advisory group has called for extending restrictions on the use of manure to fertilize farm fields, even though some warn the anti-pollution regulation could cause problems for the states poultry growers and municipalities. The committee advising the state Department of Agriculture voted 113 Monday to proceed with the final phase-in of the manure application limits, which are to take full effect next year on more than 1,300 additional farms in the state.

WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (WPRI) The incoming snowstorm will likely lead to poor road conditions, making it more difficult for vaccine and holiday gift deliveries to get to where they need to be. But for people who drive for a living, theres no much time for a break in shipments. The Rhode Island Trucking Association said Tuesday and Wednesday morning will be busy as truck drivers aim to finish their routes ahead of the storm.

The Boards of Directors of First Cooperative Association of Cherokee, and Alceco of Albert City, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to conduct a unification study between the two cooperatives. Marketplace dynamics are changing dramatically and the Board of Directors of both cooperatives believe this is the right time to conduct this merger study. Each cooperative is financially strong and can approach the opportunity from a position of strength while ensuring local ownership and control.

A bushel of soybeans is currently worth ~$11.60, meaning the deal could be worth more than $46M to Calyxt, which has never reported $10M of sales in a year and has yet to turn a profit.

U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) led 18 Republican senators in support of a proposed pilot program by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that is modeled after bipartisan, bicameral legislation he unveiled in 2019.

But for regulatory scholars, 2020 also offered some milestones worth celebrating. This year marked the 40th anniversary of two landmark pieces of bipartisan legislation deregulating surface freight services: the Staggers Rail Act and the Motor Carrier Act. Both laws were motivated by evidence-based empirical analysis and both delivered significant consumer benefits. President Jimmy Carter signed the Motor Carrier Act in 1980. The legislation removed federal entry controls in interstate trucki

While checking a real estate website after receiving a text from his girlfriend, 28-year-old truck driver Samuel Hicks crashed his tractor-trailer into a Toyota Scion, killing 54-year-old Robert Bursik.

Truck driver insurance provides essential protection for you, your job, and your truck, but there could be certain violations on your record hurting your chance at the best rates. Drivers need trucking insurance in order to be out on the road, but insurance companies run reports similar to employers, looking for red flags they can use to hike the price they want you to pay. Knowing what violations could potentially hurt your record is the best way for drivers to avoid paying more.

Some drivers own so much equipment worthy of the term show truck that it can be difficult to choose which is the best. Jason Mayrands Flat Top Transport, based in Holland, Michigan, is a good example. Weve got seven trucks now, he said, all Peterbilt glider kits with pre-electronics engines.

Missouri lawmakers have proposed legislation that would protect drivers who strike or injure protesters standing in the roadway. A pair of bills that focus on protecting drivers from liability if they injure a protester are up for consideration in the General Assembly at the beginning of the new year.

Bunge Ltd., one of the worlds top agricultural commodities trader, surged to a two-year high after its chief executive officer forecast even higher earnings. The B in the storied quartet of crop traders that dominate the industry now sees earnings of $6.75 a share as the lower end of the range for this year, CEO Greg Heckman said at a BMO event. That was the the top of the forecast provided to investors in October, when Bunge reported third-quarter results.

While many American businesses suffered decreased demands during this pandemic-stricken year, 2020 hasnt slowed down for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.s commercial vehicle division, which is preparing to roll out new products to meet the increased demands of 2021.

Truck drivers hauling agricultural loads should have a more clear understanding of which loads qualify for hours-of-service exemptions. FMCSAs interim final rule clarifying ag hauler definitions in the hours-of-service regulations went into effect on Wednesday, Dec. 9.

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently released its Critical Issues In The Trucking Industry 2020 report. The list included: Driver shortage, driver compensation, truck parking, CSA, insurance, driver retention, tort reform, the economy, detention, and hours of service.

Australian Broker Network was found to have breached its duty of care when it reduced the sum insured of a clients business truck from $50,000 to $20,000 and must compensate the client who could not claim fully for the vehicles repair bill of $26,501.45. The 2004 Hino GH truck was damaged in October last year when the wrong oil was accidentally used, damaging its engine. The client only found out the sum insured had been reduced when they made a claim to recover the repair cost.

OMAHA (DTN) -- Mergers and acquisitions could accelerate in the food supply change post COVID-19, leaders at the market analysis firm IHS Markit highlighted Monday during the opening session of the 2020 DTN Ag Summit. Ken Eriksen, senior vice president and head of client advisory and development for energy, transportation and policy at IHS Markit, analyzed some of the shifts in commodities and food trade in a post COVID-19 world.

Chemical company honors bulk hauler with safety, sustainability, logistics awards for excellence in extraordinary circumstances

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Associations president and CEO, Todd Spencer, sent a letter with a list of policy priorities to President-elect Joe Biden last week. The letter outlines various strategies OOIDA hopes the new Administration will embrace, as well as several proposals they oppose.

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) Farmers will soon receive partial payments for grain lost due to the failures of Salamonie Mills and Agland Grain.

Veteran trucker Claude Raschke secures state trucking associations 2020 Driver of the Year award

A rental fleet operator has entered into an agreement to acquire a Kansas City trucking business for nearly $1.5 billion. On December 3, Nesco Holdings, Inc. announced that the company had agreed to purchase Custom Truck One Source (CTOS) for $1.475 billion.

According to the New York State Police, a pedestrian was walking along the shoulder of State Route 17 in the town of Wallkill when they stepped into the right lane, directly in front of an oncoming semi truck. The pedestrian was killed on impact. Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who saw someone walking along State Route 17 to please contact the state police at the Middletown barracks at (845) 344 5300.

The Truckers Christmas Group is seeking donations of money and items to sell in its online store. All money collected helps needy trucking families. Go to www.TCGO.org.

Truck drivers and other workers in critical and essential jobs could be among the earliest people to receive COVID-19 vaccinations as several major pharmaceutical companies begin working with major transportation firms to deliver the vaccines. Distribution, dubbed Operation Warp Speed, could start as early as mid-December, according to a committee within the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As many as 40 million doses could be delivered by the end of the year. On Nov.

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. Todd Spencer, president and CEO of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has formally notified President-elect Joe Bidens transition team that he is interested in serving as the next administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). OTR Capital Representing our nations small-business truckers has been my lifes work, Spencer said in a letter dated Nov. 24. I still aspire to do this

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is currently accepting public comment on a petition regarding broker transparency filed by the largest trade group representing freight brokers in the U.S. From now through January 25, 2021, the FMCSA is accepting public comment on a petition filed by the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA).

PITTSVIEW, Ala. (WSFA) - To say Billy Dean Faircloth has a lot of experience driving logging trucks would be a gross understatement. Ive been driving them since I was 13 or 14-years-old, Faircloth said Hes seen the inside of plenty of cabs over the years. The one constant? Safety is always number one.

"Without trucks, America stops." Joe Kuchcinski, a truck driver for 46 years, feels as if that line could not be more true. Especially now. During his time on the road, he says things have been different. Some plants are closed down. The streets around cities and towns are still desolate.

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) this week released the findings of its 2020 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking (Ops Cost). This newest report documents the slowdown of freight that occurred in the second half of 2019. The economic softening, combined with a number of independent factors including lower fuel prices decreased the marginal cost of trucking.

Federal regulators are now considering opposing petitions on rulemakings affecting how brokers conduct business in the latest development of a regulatory battle between brokers and independent owner-operators.

While working in various fields of transportation and logistics, the founding team of Smart Freight Funding saw a need to get carriers paid faster, allowing them to get back on the road. They have a combined 50 years of experience driving, dispatching, contracting, and accounting. Their team understands your job and wants to make sure youre compensated right away for your hard work. Smart Freight Fundinga factoring companyworks with single truck operations, individual own

A Texas truck driver is continuing his 20-year tradition of donating Thanksgiving meals to those in need thanks to support from the community. Texan and truck driver Darryn Carabeno has been handing out Thanksgiving dinners in and around Weslaco, Texas for more than two decades, and this year will be no different. I see the need in the community. I see the people. I hear the stories and we gotta help, Carabeno said to Valley Central News.

Is the United States Government actually holding the ownership of the grain or whatever the trade items are or is there private ownership making the deals and because the trader is a US citizen its considered to be the United States trade. The same question as to the Country on the receiving end, is it the Country actually buying the trade item or is it a private business in say China making the purchase? I talked about trade and Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) las

In February 2020, the U.S. governments Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) OTR truckload driver count hit an all-time high of 471,000 drivers. The very next month on March 19 California announced the nations first stay-at-home order due to the COVID-19 epidemic. One month later there were 23,000 fewer drivers. By August, the industry had lost an additional 7,000 drivers and the OTR truckload driver count hit its lowest point since September 2012, when the ind

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published an interim final rule clarifying agricultural commodity and livestock definitions in hours-of-service (HOS) regulations. The rule would include live chickens, cows and hogs in the definition of agricultural commodity, making live-haul trips exempt from current HOS rules. Frozen product is not included within the definition of an agricultural commodity.

Following a bipartisan effort led by U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), the U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) took action to ease regulatory burdens on agricultural trucking. FMCSAs final rule provides clarity for our nations farmers and commercial truck drivers by leveling the playing field for the transportation of agricultural products.

As harvest draws to a close in many parts of the Commonwealth, those who live in rural areas may wonder, what in the world do they do with all of those soybeans? And thats a great question. Most consumers can identify corn in the field, and some equate all corn with corn on the cob or otherwise prepared for human consumption, even though most corn is grown for other uses. Similarly, most consumers can drive by a field of wheat and know that it will be used for basics like

North American containerized grain shippers are feeling the effects of the tight container market and theres no relief in sight. Its very difficult to get containers to move grain, said Greg Northey, vice president of corporate affairs for Pulse Canada. About 30% of what Canadian pulse producers export travels via containers. Rates have gotten so high that it makes the whole supply chain uncompetitive, Northey said. Pulse producers can book a container, but they ri

FLORENCE S.C. (WPDE) The trucking industry has played a major role throughout the coronavirus pandemic by transporting the stuff we need. However, officials with the South Carolina Trucking Association said the industry has faced a shortage of experienced drivers. Jimmy Mayo has been a truck driver for 43 years and has come from a family of truck drivers. Mayo is 59 years old but told ABC 15 he has no plans on slowing down.

Frac sand mining has proven to be a boom and bust industry in Trempealeau County. From creating scores of jobs and bringing in millions in revenues to idling plants local frac sand companies fortunes have fluctuated with oil prices and competition. Since the pandemic crushed global demand for oil, the industry has been at one of its lowest points.

Harvest was speeding ahead with temperatures hovering in the 70s until cold rainy weather forced farmers out of the fields. Overnight temperatures dropped down into the teens on some nights, according to the USDAs National Agricultural Statistics Service. Farmers were back in the fields this week albeit moving slowly in muddy fields. According to the report, the soybean harvest was nearly complete in most areas across the state while the corn harvest was nearing the finish line

Trucking and freight magazine "Transport Topics" says trucking is providing one of the few bright spots to the U.S. economy. The industry is hiring and pay for vans, flatbeds and refrigerated trucks are all on the rise due to a driver shortage.

The initial strike supported by groups such as StopTheTires2020, Trucker Strike 2020, and truck drivers across other various sectors of the internet was planned for November 11th as a way to protest the potential fracking ban, the lack of consideration for truckers in coronavirus restrictions, and even the results of the 2020 election, which Trump has not conceded. While little seemed to happen on November 11th, the proposed trucker strike has the potential to get more serious

In times of crisis, a united front is always stronger than fragmentation. A great example of this strength is the ocean carriers and their business strategy during the COVID-19 crisis. But their tremendous success in navigating the pandemic has U.S. exporters and logistics now calling for regulation.

Truck driver Robert Palm started a charity nearly seven years ago, Truckers Final Mile, to help desperate trucking families bring their deceased loved ones home who are often thousands of miles away when tragedy strikes. Palm, a veteran, served in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army from 1975 to 1980. Hes been trucking for nearly 40 years.

Bulkloads.com is continuing to add features to its bulk freight app as it further builds out its product offering. The company is now making invoicing a key feature of the Bulkloads app to simplify the process of invoicing shippers, brokers and factoring companies right from the app.

Ive been spending a bit of time lately thinking about ways to calculate freight efficiency and happen to be working on some projects with lots of number crunching. The term freight efficiency itself is not one that I have used much until the past few years, even though its in the name of the organization I work for: The North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE).

The Green Bay, Wisconsin-based transportation and logistics companys chief said none of its customers feel good about inventory levels, which gives him confidence that demand will remain high over the next couple of quarters. He said market agitation from the supply-demand imbalance has accelerated recently and capacity isnt rapidly reentering the market like it has in past cycles.

The harvest rush in Americas heartland is subsiding. More than 90% of the countrys corn and soybeans had been picked by November 8th. Crops moved from cart to trailer to grain elevator. Now a different kind of frenzy is taking hold.

He says that the customer needs to be crystal clear on what the seller is saying and vice versa. Companies should have that childlike curiosity to ask those hard-hitting questions, and brokers should make sure that youre listening instead of reacting, said Seeds. Using SONAR data has allowed Bridge to connect with customers on a deeper level, but it also lends some credibility when things go wrong.

ST. LOUIS Farmers Rice Cooperative, a grower-owned rice marketing cooperative with corporate offices located in Sacramento, Calif., has reached an agreement to acquire the Woodland, Calif., rice mill of Bunge Ltd. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The completion of the sale is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be finalized by the end of 2020.

A large co-op travel plaza is set to open in Sheldon, Iowa later this month. The new truck stop and convenience store was announced back in the summer of 2018 and is now nearing completion. The Travel plaza sits on a six acre lot on the northeast corner of the Highway 60 expressway and Highway 18 at the upcoming Sheldon Crossroads North Business Park.

While the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election are being contested and litigated, another protest has gained momentum. The private Facebook group Stop the Tires 2020 is calling for a national trucker shutdown on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. to protest what it understands to be the policies of presumptive president-elect Joe Biden and his administration.

Kenworth and Peterbilt expect to sell a few hundred electric trucks in coming years. They will account for less than 1% of total revenue for parent PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR). But bundling charging units with the trucks improves the revenue picture dramatically. We like to make money in everything we do, PACCAR CEO Preston Feight said on the companys third-quarter earnings call Oct. 20. And thats our model for electric vehicles (EVs) as well as for anything

Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) noted on their website on Oct. 23 that shipments of agricultural products by containers are being discontinued by a major shipping line, effective immediately and for the foreseeable future. The German international shipping and transportation company Hapag-Lloyd dropped a "bombshell," said SSGA, informing exporters that it is suspending overseas ag container shipments from North America, a decision that could cause major hardships within the entire U

The load-to-truck ratio from DAT fell month-over-month across truck modes in October as spot posts decreased by nearly 6% compared to September and truck posts increased by almost 10% compared to September.

America's Truckin' Network, heard midnight-to-5 a.m. by truckers and night owls across 38 states, was canceled after the station Friday morning let go of Steve Sommers, who had hosted the show since 2004. He succeeded his father, Dale "The Truckin' Bozo" Sommers, who started the show in 1984 when Randy Michaels was programming WLW-AM.

North Dakota Mill, the only state-owned mill in the United States, announced this week that it plans to expand milling capacity to 60,500 hundredweight by adding a 6,000-hundredweight durum unit.

The latest in a series of government studies documented a need for 925 truck parking spaces near I-81 in the Roanoke and New River valleys in 2018, but a supply of only 300, for a gap of 625.

MAUMEE, OHIO, US The Andersons, Inc. showed improvement in its 2020 third-quarter results compared to 2019. The company sustained a loss of $1.1 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, which compared with a loss of $4.2 million in the third quarter of 2019.

A truck driver in North Carolina plans to use his newfound earnings to help those he loves after winning the Powerball drawing late last month. Alan Guyton, of Flat Rock, North Carolina, received his $150,000 prize on Friday, October 30th after winning the October 21st Powerball drawing.

A trucker discusses how he helped bring an Amber Alert to a peaceful end, while another is hit by a truck and lives to tell the tale.

A second former officer at a Sioux Center, Iowa, ag cooperative has pleaded guilty to taking part in a grain-blending scheme and filing false reports to conceal it. Kenneth Ehrp entered his plea Monday in U.S. District Court in Sioux City to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States.

The sheriff's office said while several injuries were reported, none were believed to be serious. Kevin Sagehor, the Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for the Aurora Coop said they were not allowed to tell us the cause of the damage. According to a Facebook live posted by the Superior Volunteer Fire Department, Hardy, Byron and Nelson fire departments are helping keep the fire out.

The stay-at-home economy that developed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has boosted retail, grocery and online sales of Shepherd's Grain flour. "Most of what we built our business on has been 50-pound bags to food manufacturers, bakeries ... or restaurants," said Mark Swenson, CEO of the company. "Now, with people staying at home and home baking becoming more important, our 5-pound bag business has exploded."

China has come roaring back from the pandemic, said Juan Luciano, chief executive of Archer Daniels Midland Co. , on a conference call last week. Their recovery has surprised everybody. Grain giants ADM and Bunge Ltd. both attributed rising profits during their most recent quarters in part to higher commodities exports.

Truckers know the fundamental supplies needed to make it through winter weather safely, like chains, insulated winter clothing, additives to prevent fuel gelling, etc. But here are some winter storm survival items that some drivers may not have thought about.

Global grains trader Archer Daniels Midland Co beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profits on Thursday, helped by strength in its grain milling and nutrition businesses. Still, revenue missed analysts expectations and net earnings attributable to the company were 44% lower than a year earlier. Shares were down nearly 3% in extended trade, after setting a two-year high last Friday.

The owner of Sisic Transport Service, a Woonsocket, Rhode Island, commercial trucking company, recently admitted to a federal court judge that he altered thousands of electronic entries in service logbooks for approximately 20 drivers in order to hide the actual drive time and on-duty status of his drivers.

The Stoneridge MirrorEye Camera Monitor system replaces the traditional rear and sideview mirrors with integrated camera monitors to help drivers get a more complete view of the road and truck surroundings, including common blind spots.

Bumper corn crops typically signal cheap feed and fat margins for chicken producers in Brazil. Not this year though, as strong exports and increasing demand from the biofuel industry have sent grain prices soaring. Despite back-to-back record corn harvests, domestic prices of the yellow grain have jumped 68% this year to an all-time-high, according to University of Sao Paulo research arm Cepea. With feed accounting for most poultry costs, producers have seen their margins evaporate as they&rs

Oct 28 (Reuters) - Agricultural commodities trader Bunge Ltd reported a 91% rise in adjusted quarterly profit on Wednesday as strong soy processing margins and robust demand for animal feed and vegetable oils boosted earnings in its core agribusiness segment.

A Thumb area farmer says harvest has been far and away better than last year. Dan Keenan of Merrill tells Brownfield harvest this year is running about on average. Last year was a disaster and it kind of started for us in the fall of 18, so this has been a godsend having these yields and actually have the market shape up the way it has. Last year, Keenan says was the first time a prevented plant claim was made in the farms history after 400 acres w

Hivemapper, a crowdsourced mapping startup that operates in over 80 countries, recently announced it will expand its collection model (currently focused on aerial images) to include ground-level data captured via cars and trucks and that individuals contributing both kinds of data will receive cash compensation. The company, headquartered in San Francisco, will offer an OpenDashCam in the first half of 2021, so fleets and everyday drivers can passively collect data while driving and e

Three members of the trucking industry who demonstrated courage and selflessness during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic were honored during American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition. The 2020 COVID Heroes Awards were presented by Transport Topics on Oct. 27 during MCE, which was held virtually this year due to coronavirus-related safety concerns. The awards were presented in partnership with TrueNorth Cos., a risk management and insurance brokerag

At a time when the country is so divided over political issues on social media, truck drivers and farmers have banded together to ensure a truckers son, who is battling a rare, incurable pediatric brain tumor, has the best fifth birthday possible. All independent owner-operator Howard Salmons son Liam said all he wants for his fifth birthday on Thursday are birthday cards, John Deere tractors and Legos.

The 2020 seed corn harvest season came to a close last week for the Corteva/Pioneer plant in Toledo. Along with it came a celebration of a milestone for one Tama-Toledo farmer and truck driver. Quentin McCune of Tama has been hauling corn for the Pioneer plant in Toledo, now known as Corteva, for the past 60 years. Beginning in 1960, just five years after the seed corn plant was built, McCune and his brother Leonard spent decades hauling corn from the fields to the processing plant during har

An unusual phone call potentially saved a trailer full of pigs from a sweaty demise in Missouri last week Moberly, Missouri firefighters say that they received a phone call from a concerned truck driver after his rig broke down, stranding him on the side of the road.

Hey guys and gals, this show I talk with Mike Wade, founder of Huckleberry's Hammers. We talk about the multi-functional tool he created to help truckers with all types of equipment. This tool is a necessity for anyone out on the road hauling freight. I hope you like this show. Mike actually sent us a couple of these hammers to give out. Reply to this post and we'll p

Soybean exporters decried a bombshell decision by Hapag-Lloyd to suspend liftings of some agricultural shipments in order to rush empty containers back to Asia where they are in short supply, and the exporters expressed concern that other carriers may take similar measures. Hapag-Lloyd has dropped a bombshell, informing exporters it is suspending overseas ag container shipments from North America, a decision that could cause major hardships within the entire US ag communi

When Chris Sullivan showed up to his first day on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, he was prepared to play Taserface, a badass but humorous alien. He was prepared to be wowed by the sets and by the artistry. But he left work that day with something he wasn't prepared for: an offer for an entirely different project that would take him to the deserts of California. That surprise offer came courtesy of Simon Hatt, a young Guardians producer who spent the day showing Sullivan around Atlanta's Pine

Scientists shot a rocket-powered semi truck into a very special prototype truck this summer, all in the name of safely transporting nuclear weapons. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) announced the existence of the experiment earlier this month, calling it their largest crash test in two decades. In the crash-test, SNL used rockets to propel a regular semi truck down a track and directly into the side of a new nuclear-weapons-transporter prototype called the Mobile Guardian Transporter

Over the last 10 years, commercial trucking insurance rates have skyrocketed. Despite those rate increases, however, insurance companies are experiencing losses, which means the transportation insurance industry is seeing continued deterioration and availability in capacity.

Dr. Paul Aho talks about corn and ethanol demand during Virtual Poultry Tech Summit Demand for ethanol is likely to decrease in the future, but the ethanol industry will still likely be a challenge for buyers of animal feed, Dr. Paul Aho said. Aho, president of Poultry Perspective, commented on ethanols impact on the poultry industry as he delivered the morning keynote address during the Virtual Poultry Tech Summit on October 20.

The last time Overdrive caught up with owner-operator Al Montano in June, the specialized equipment hauler had just spent about $2,000 to outfit his two trucks with the Continental VDO Roadlog ELD system. That was in February. In April, he got a notice the company was shutting down service for the VDO, and that hed have to find another ELD provider which would be his fourth in two years. The story of his ongoing ELD saga is documented in this dive into the ELD market published

Most everyone whos driven an interstate and glanced up at a trucker behind the wheel has wondered what the job is like. Actually, they might not want to know. Behind the impressive statistics that the trucking industry sets forththere are 3.6 million truck drivers in this country, hauling around 73% of what people buyare some sobering truths. Truck driving is a high-stress job dominated by tight schedules. Many truckers drive 3,000 miles a weekfor paychecks that ar

On Sunday morning, a community came together to support, honor, andabove alloffer heartfelt prayers for one of its own. Starting before 10 a.m., people lined up their vehicles near the Hayesville Garage on Jackson School Road for a prayer ride for Barry Hostetter, a well-liked member of the Oxford community who is courageously battling cancer. At approximately 10:40 a.m., the prayer parade started and for the next 75 minutes a seemingly endless series of vehiclesmilk truc

A 50-year-old grain and beef farmer who lives between Mellette and Conde, Mielke started his corn harvest early this week and has averaged more than 200 bushels per acre so far. And hes not the only one with big yields. South Dakota farmers are expected to reach an average of 165 bushels per acre a record high, according to the October crop production report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. State corn production is projected to reach 752 million bushels, a 35% increase

The primary reason has been refiners making too much non-jet fuel distillate relative to demand. Diesel is a distillate; so is jet fuel. The result has been that distillate/diesel inventories in the U.S. and the world have been at historically high levels. (Other products besides diesel in the category would include heating oil.)

There is one labor issue keeping trucking executives awake at night, and it concerns the legality of using owner-operators as independent contractors in California and elsewhere. The issue is whether these owner-operators can be legally classified as independent contractors or whether they are actually employees. If its the latter, trucking companies would be responsible for paying much higher costs in terms of Social Security contributions, workers compensation and other labor costs.<

Elon Musk is expanding the reach of Starlink's Satellite Internet coverages even outside the comforts of one's home to outdoor activities and truck drivers going across states. Starlink's reliable and "insanely fast" promise of internet connectivity will be helping truck drivers sometime in the future once it is publicly launched.

The city of Dallas has finally accepted a bid for the removal of a huge pile of used shingles known as shingle mountain.

An explosion at a Riceland facility in Stuttgart on Thursday evening left three workers with minor injuries and caused "significant" damage to a structure, a spokesman for the company said Friday.