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NewsFebruary 9, 2012

Cass Index: Linehaul Rates Highest since 2005

The rise in linehaul rates leveled off a bit during January, according to the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index, but nevertheless hit their highest point since the January 2005 date where the Cass Index data begins

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NewsFebruary 9, 2012

Arrow Trucking Bankruptcy Comes to an End

More than two years after Tulsa, Okla.-based Arrow Trucking closed down and left drivers stranded right before Christmas, the tale of the fleet's bankruptcy has come to a close

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NewsFebruary 9, 2012

Con-way Introduces Two New Driver Programs

Con-way Truckload, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., unveiled two new driver programs, Destination Ownership and Guaranteed Team Pay, for drivers seeking greater independence and more steady compensation

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NewsFebruary 9, 2012

TCA to Host New Member Reception at Annual Convention

The Truckload Carriers Association is replacing its traditional New Member Breakfast with an evening cocktail reception, to be held Saturday, March 3, 2012, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., prior to the start of the convention at the Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, Fla

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NewsFebruary 9, 2012

MIT Study Finds Electric Trucks Can Save Businesses Money

Using electric trucks can considerably reduce costs for fleets, say researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT News reported that the study, conducted at MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics, found that electric vehicles can cost 9% to 12% less to operate than diesel-powered trucks when used to make deliveries on a daily basis in large cities

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NewsFebruary 9, 2012

Baylor Trucking Announces Driver Pay Increase

Baylor Trucking Inc., a 300-truck dry van based in Milan, Ind., announced a pay raise for company drivers allowing them to make up to 44 cents per mile

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NewsFebruary 9, 2012

Mexico Cargo Theft Increased 13% Year-Over-Year, Lower Than Normal

Total cargo thefts in Mexico rose 13% for the year, according to the FreightWatch International 2011 Mexico Cargo Theft Report

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NewsFebruary 9, 2012

RedStone Logistics Acquires Headhaul.com

RedStone Logistics has bought Headhaul.com, which provides transactional shipment management services to clients with multi-modal, dry van/truckload, refrigerated, flatbed, less-than-truckload and over-dimensional shipment requirements

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NewsFebruary 8, 2012

DOT Freight Index Shows Largest Monthly Hike in 17 Years

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 3.9% in December from November, the largest monthly rise in 17 years, bringing the level of freight shipments to an all-time high, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Freight Transportation Services Index

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 8, 2012

Driver Recruiting and Retention: It's All About Respect

It was clear at last week's Recruitment & Retention Conference, put on by the Truckload Carriers Association and ACS Advertising, that forward-thinking carriers are realizing that recruiting and retention in the new environment means treating drivers are more than steering-wheel holders

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