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Articlesby Jim ParkApril 13, 2012

Owner-Operators: Today's New Breed

Think the owner-operator is dead? Think again. Today's independents are smarter, more professional and more business-savvy than ever

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NewsApril 12, 2012

Navajo Express Expands Hiring on West Coast

Navajo Express, Denver, announced the expansion of its dry van division, Digby Truck Lines

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NewsApril 11, 2012

UPS Adds U.S.-Mexico Ground Freight Service

UPS will now offer CrossBorder Connect, a ground freight service between the U.S. and Mexico designed to ease heavyweight freight supply chain challenges for companies investing in cross-border trade

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NewsApril 11, 2012

Freight Shipments up 0.5% in February

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.5% in February from January, rising after a one-month decline, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Freight Transportation Services Index

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NewsApril 11, 2012

Fourth-Quarter Driver Turnover Makes Surprise Drop

After a year of quarterly increases, the turnover rate for truck drivers at large truckload fleets unexpectedly dipped one percentage point to an annualized rate of 88%, according to American Trucking AssociationsChief Economist Bob Costello

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NewsApril 11, 2012

Missouri DOT Launches Big Trucks Campaign

The Missouri Department of Transportation is asking motorists to drive more safely around trucks -- and for truck drivers to slow down and pay attention -- with its new Big Trucks Campaign

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NewsApril 11, 2012

Port of Long Beach, OOCL Sign $4.6 Billion, 40-Year Lease Agreement

The Port of Long Beach and shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line signed a $4.6 billion, 40-year lease agreement this week for OOCL to lease the port's new Middle Harbor, currently under construction

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NewsApril 10, 2012

Diesel to Average $4.21 This Summer; Crude to Average $112

Diesel fuel prices, which averaged $3.94 per gallon last summer, are projected to average $4.21 per gallon this summer, according to the Energy Information Administration's Short-Term Outlook

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NewsApril 10, 2012

Expect Delays on I-20/59 near Birmingham, Ala.

Month-long work started Monday on all lanes of I-20/59 North in Bessemer, Ala., diverting nearly 50,000 vehicles that travel those lanes daily, reports The Birmingham News

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NewsApril 10, 2012

Retail Container Traffic Predicted to Increase 3.2% in April

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.2% in April compared with the same month last year. Year-over-year gains should continue through the end of summer, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker

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