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After almost a year of a federal mandate requiring Electronic Logging Devices, truck drivers have changed some behaviors for better and some for worse. Unlike paper logs, ELDs dont allow drivers to fudge on how long they spend behind the wheel.

ALBANY Albany Technical College will enter into a three-year lease agreement with SouthernAG Carriers Inc. during a ceremony on Monday at 10 a.m. in Albany Techs Logistics Education Center, Executive Board Room. Under the agreement, Albany Technical College will receive a bobtail tractor unit to use in educational services providing driver training and certification in the operation of tractor trailers. The vehicle will be leased from SouthernAG Carriers for one doll

As of April 1, 2018, U.S. trucking carriers and owner-operators were forced to comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations (FMCSA) electronic logging device (ELD) mandate. While there are still efforts by some groups to try and reverse that rule in the U.S., Canada seems to be having a much easier transition to ELDs, even if the goalposts keep moving.

Readers of industry publications are no doubt aware of the reporting that Newcom Media has done, on the changing demographics in the trucking industry. The stats were reported on in great detail in recent issues of Todays Trucking and Truck News, and picked up on by other publications since.

Though not as popular as they once were, C.B. radios are still seen as the trademark tool of the American trucker. Whether youre looking for information on traffic up ahead or are simply wondering whether any of the drivers around you have got their panties on, C.B. radios can still provide helpful information as well as entertainment.

"Back in those days, you know, a lot more was shipped by rail than it is today. Of course, there's a whole lot more shipping today," Sheldon said.

American Trucking Associations advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 6.3% in October to 119.9 from Septembers mark of 112.8. After slowing at the end of the third quarter, truck freight surged in October, said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. Last months strength was due, at least in part, to strong import numbers, especially on the West Coast. This is likely a pull ahead of imports as shippers try to take delivery

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The POET ethanol plant near Groton is among seven POET plants that haven't had investors vote on merging operations, Aberdeen American News reported. But Groton plant investors plan to do so this month.

Whether your crop is headed for human consumption or slated for animal feed, the journey it takes once that commodity leaves your farm is an imperfect and complex one. Its also a trek consumers like Kristen Adams are interested in.

Frank Sinatra certainly was not thinking about freight brokers when singing this Grammy-winning song back in 1966. However, the title of the song definitely resonates for freight brokers in 2018. In addition to capitalizing on the robust 2018 economy, freight brokers now also have the benefit of two powerful court decisions issued in 2018 that use federal law to turn the tables on aggressive plaintiffs personal injury lawyers.

A pledge by Smithfield Foods, the worlds largest pork producer, to transform hog manure into a clean natural gas aims to mint hundreds of pig farms in North Carolina into renewable energy gold mines.

Sometimes when you deliver grain to the elevator its shipped west and other times its shipped east. It may seem like its all completely random but theres a science to it that grain, shipping and railway companies do every day.

Several truck groups joined the protest caravan that occupied one lane along Bonifacio Drive, Tondo, Manila early morning of Nov. 19. In a statement, Alliance of Philippine Broker and Trucker Association called out the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to nullify its order on phasing out vehicles that are 15 years old and above.

SCOTTSBLUFF 21st Century Equipment demonstrated an autonomous grain cart in Scottsbluff on Nov. 15. A tractor, installed with the system, was able to follow a combine as it harvested a corn field without a driver inside. Troy Randall, an integrated solutions consultant at 21st Century, said it works on a GPS system.

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Tesla extended the deadline to order Model 3 and get a delivery by the end of the year in order to get the full federal tax credit for electric vehicles. CEO Elon Musk says that they achieved that by acquiring trucking capacity. Earlier this year, Tesla confirmed hitting the federal tax credit threshold triggering a phase-out period.

A Montana trucking company was sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay more than $1 million worth of fines following an explosion that seriously injured three workers and the attempted coverup that followed.

Virtually every commercial big-rig truck rolling down the highway these days is carrying goods that can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more than a million. For cargo thieves, those are inviting targets that are easy to attack, and in many cases the products can quickly be turned into cash on the black market.

ALBION, Ind. (WANE) - A 6-year-old girl was pulled from a grain hopper at an Albion property Wednesday afternoon. Just after 5:15 p.m., the Noble County Sheriff Department received a 911 call about a 6-year-old girl that had become trapped in a grain hopper at a property in the 2500 block of East S.R. 8 near Skinner Lake. Albion Town Marshal Scott Cole and Indiana State Police Trooper Richard Williams responded.

Please follow the $1.65 payment to farmers. What is happening today is a widening of the basis and a demand farmers sell beans rather than store. Elevators will end up with most of this payment not the farmer.

Trucking in the United States would seem to be wielding some powerful weapons in its traditional competition with rail. Driverless trucks and multiple truck platoons (with one driver controlling two to three trucks remotely) are already being tested on highways, while truck manufacturers are working to develop more fuel-efficient super trucks. These technological advances are expected to cut operating costs for truckers by as much as 40% over the next 10 to 15 years by addressing t

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. A Grand Island trucking company is out more than $20,000 after police said they fell victim to an email scam. The Grand Island Police Department said an employee at Sunrise Express received an email that was spoofed to look like it came from a manager.

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association will offer a class to help those interested in starting a small trucking business. OOIDAs business education training, Truck to Success, is an intensive training for those ready to take their first steps toward becoming an owner-operator. The class is scheduled for March 12-14, 2019, near OOIDA headquarters.

A Montana-based trucking company and its owner have been sentenced in US District Court for multiple charges related to an incident in 2012, wherein one of the companys trucks carrying hazardous materials which were not declared properly exploded in a processing facility.

American trucker John Meiring was driving through Canada two months ago when he suddenly felt compelled to show some love to a restaurant full of veterans.

Last month, Pat Bowe gathered members of his family and drove down to the Maumee River to give them some insight into The Andersons Inc. the grain, ethanol, rail, and fertilizer agribusiness that he captains.

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Birmingham, Ala. Were in a congested area. And this is where you can get in trouble sometimes quicker than you can get on an interstate, says trucker Tommy Giles. Giles leads orientation for new drivers and drives an 18-wheeler for the Montgomery Transport trucking firm. The company hauls steel, pipe and building materials all over the country.

UPS Freight could find itself without 11,000 of its truck drivers by Monday if negotiations with the Teamsters Union continue to go south. Every five years, UPS Freight and the Teamsters Freight National Bargaining Committee, the Union representing UPS truck drivers, negotiate a labor contract, but this year negotiations have come to a halt. Neither side can agree on a contract, so UPS Freight drivers are threatening to go on strike if an agreement cannot be reached by Monday,

While U.S. inbound freight volumes may be a beneficiary of the U.S. and China trade war, the tariff fight is taking its toll on outbound freight at the peak shipping season for grain. Speaking at an investor conference this week, Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) chief financial officer Rob Knight said the railroad is seeing lower volumes of grain carloads in the fourth quarter. Not surprisingly, Knight attributed the slowdown to Chinas imposition of 25% duties on U.S. soybean imports in July.

A small change in the guidance of the personal conveyance rules established several months ago by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration clarifies that a truck being used for personal conveyance doesnt need to be empty.

(Bloomberg) Some of the most iconic names in U.S. agriculture just agreed to do more business with China. But its coming at the expense of American farmers as the companies agree to ship more soybeans from Brazil amid Donald Trumps trade war with Beijing. Cargill Inc., the biggest privately-held U.S. company, as well as its century-old rivals Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. and Bunge Ltd., among others, inked soybean deals with Chinas state-owned grain buyer this week, th

Voters on Tuesday choose Naig over Democrat Tim Gannon, a central Iowa farmer who previously worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Naig grew up on a farm in northwest Iowa and has worked at the state agriculture department since 2013. Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed him agriculture secretary in March and he received the GOP nomination at a state convention over four other candidates. The Iowa Farm Bureau endorsed Naig and ran ads on his behalf. Both candidates oppose

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MAUMEE, OHIO, U.S. A combination of low value in grain and ample grain stocks adversely affected The Andersons third-quarter earnings. The Andersons sustained a loss of $2.1 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, which compared with income of $2.5 million, equal to 9 per share on the common stock, in the same period a year ago. Revenues fell 18% to $686 million from $837 million.

A trucker told by doctors he has only two weeks to live took his last ride as the head of a convoy organized in his honor over the weekend. 69-year-old trucker Ron Gunson was diagnosed with stomach and intestinal cancer on October 20th and by Halloween, doctors informed him that they believe he has only two weeks to live. Once confronted with the news and told that chemo was an option, though it was unlikely to help, Gunson chose to refuse treatment and live life to the fullest for whatever time

Need a quick recap? The number of new drivers working in fleets of fewer than 100 trucks grew 332,000 between 2012 and 2018. The number of new drivers at fleets with more than 500 trucks rose just 155,000 in the same six-year period. Clearly, the big carriers are not going to be the place anyone looks for new, reliable capacity.

BNSF Railway says it is owed more than $100 million by J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., its main trucking partner, in an escalating dispute over how the companies split revenue from their truck-rail intermodal business.

Perdue AgriBusiness, a division of Perdue Farms, announced on Monday plans to open a $30-million organic grain receiving and storage facility at Tradepoint Atlantic at the former Sparrows Point steel mill site. The aim of the facility, according to a press release from the Maryland Department of Commerce, is "to meet the rising demand for organic feed ingredients for Perdue Foods and other companies in the region." The facility will also include grain and oilseed processing/mil

More than 49,588 trucks were registered with the North Dakota Department of Transportations Motor Vehicle Division this past year. The truck category for registrations includes the tractor-trailers, said Jamie Olson, a spokeswoman for the N.D. Transportation Department.

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Their 205-year-old family business has shaped some of the biggest twists in global food trading, becoming a household name in the 1960s after it led the unprecedented sale of U.S. wheat to the Soviet Union. Now, it's shaping the business of American farming again, pushing for the shake-up of a storied rival: Bunge Ltd.

The explosion took place at approximately 1 A.M.. The explosion caused a fire which was quickly handled with assistance from the Decatur Fire Department.

Ag Partners, LLC. announced Thursday that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase DFS Inc.s operations in Newell and Nemaha Iowa, plus its Market 1 brand.

The Texas Department of Transportation has granted the Port of Brownsville $1.5 million toward construction of the South Port Connector Project, the first phase of the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authoritys East Loop Corridor plan.