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Newsby Oliver PattonJuly 25, 2013

Obama, Congress Talk Infrastructure Funding

As Congress squares for the fight over 2014 transportation spending and long-term transportation policy, President Obama called for more infrastructure investment to create jobs and support the middle class.

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ArticlesJuly 24, 2013

How Much is Your Trucking Company Really Worth?

Business valuations are often mythical, based upon hearsay or rumors of the most recent sale in the industry. To learn more about their company’s worth, many business owners get a professional business valuation, but these are less important than you might think.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeJuly 24, 2013

Congress Working on Highway Funding for Next Year

Congress is wrestling with two highway funding bills for the 2014 fiscal year that starts Oct. 1, but only one has gotten an endorsement from President Obama.

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NewsJuly 24, 2013

Truck Driving Jobs Ranked as One of Toughest to Fill

More than a third of hiring managers currently have positions that have remained open for 12 weeks or longer, according to new research by the online lob listing service CareerBuilder. Among the hardest to fill are slots for truck drivers.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeJuly 24, 2013

Knight Profit Edges Downward in Second Quarter

Phoenix-based truckload and logistics services provider Knight Transportation reports profit in the second quarter of the year declined slightly, despite an uptick in revenue.

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NewsJuly 24, 2013

Trailer Industry Net Orders Up 7% in June

Nearly 15,400 net trailer orders were received in June, up 7% from May. This update on industry performance was reported in the latest State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co.

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NewsJuly 24, 2013

Prime Launches Military Fast Track Campaign in North Carolina

At the beginning of 2013, an estimated 844,000 veterans were unemployed and looking for work, including 252,000 post 9/11 veterans. According to the White House report, “Fast Track to Civilian Employment,” there is somewhere between 240,000 to 360,000 service members who separate from the military each year. A million more are expected over the next several years.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeJuly 24, 2013

Spot Freight Rates and Loads Show a Few Signs Of Improvement

DAT reports from July 7-13 the number of loads increased in the U.S. by 2.7% compared to the previous seven days, however, two out of three sectors showed a drop in number of loads to trucks.

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NewsJuly 24, 2013

Jacobs Vehicle Systems Appoints New President

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, announced that Sergio Sgarbi was appointed President effective July 22 after completing his three month immersion process.

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NewsJuly 24, 2013

Freight Market Reports Banner Q2

The year began below what many companies had expected, though economic growth, the aftermath of winter storms and new housing starts made for a fairly strong Q2. In fact, many of the up-and-coming freight brokerages reported banner months in Q2 as their strategies took market share from competitors and they grew the overall size of the brokerage market.

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