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XRS technology partner Drivewyze , along with the Maryland State Police, organized the event to showcase the company's PreClear software system, which allows truck drivers to bypass weigh stations and submit regulatory information -- including hours-of-service logs and weigh-in-motion data -- electronically, without the need to stop mid-route.

If the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission can win a sizeable grant from the federal government, work to build railroad capacity on Presidents Island - which would eventually allow for the future development of up to 1,500 acres there - could begin in August.

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Several trucking-specific careers are now more clearly defined thanks to an update of National Occupational Standards, according to an announcement by Trucking HR Canada, during a presentation at the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada's annual conference today.

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The Supreme Court has ruled in favor-at least in part-of a trucking industry group's challenge to the Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program, which features a comprehensive licensing program on the port's freight truck traffic.

Thirty months after the notice of proposed rulemaking was issued, 18 months after the Final Rule was issued and two weeks before the compliance date for two new key and controversial provisions, the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure gathered together six Hours of Service stakeholders in ... (more)

The move, which parallels those by other Internet retailers, is a response to an upcoming change in the state's tax law that applies to e-commerce.

After declines in April, the American Trucking Associations' truck tonnage index and the Cass Freight Index reported gains in May. The reports from the two organizations provide a look at freight activity, which is considered an important economic bellwether.

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Old Dominion Freight Line has relocated its Fort Wayne service centre to an expanded facility that will double the company's capacity in the region.

A barge line plans to return to serving southeast Alaska. Sitka-based Samson Tug and Barge is looking to capitalize on changes among competitors in southeast.

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Samson used to serve the timber industry, but as the industry shrank, the company began carrying cargo to and from Seattle, Prince William Sound, the Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak and two ports in Aleutian Islands.

Trucking companies are about to get hit with a new set of regulations further limiting the time a driver can spend behind the wheel.

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