Citizen Driver Award Nominations

Now’s the time to put your fellow drivers’ names in for TravelCenters of America’s new program to recognize the outstanding drivers among us all.  The program is designed to single out drivers who show good citizenship, safety, involvement with his or … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts from Your Shippers

When shippers and carriers get together, transportation people listen – or at least, they should. Canadian shippers and carrier representatives recently sat down together and came up with some ideas to make the whole process go more smoothly. Here are … Continue reading

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Try Out a LNG Fueled Truck by Renting

There’s been a lot of talk lately about liquefied natural gas-fueled (LNG) trucks and whether fleets could actually realize significant savings in their fuel programs by switching. Recently, the average price of a diesel gallon-equivalent of LNG has been running … Continue reading

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Your Business Card Can Market For You

If you’re serious about prospecting for new business (and what carrier isn’t), consider the business cards you hand out every time you make a cold call. (If you don’t have business cards – well, this article should convince you that … Continue reading

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Stuck in Traffic by Timothy D. Brady

By Timothy D. Brady ©2013 From the Tennessee DOT – Date Sunday June 9, 2013 1:pm Central time -Currently Interstate 40 is closed at Mile Marker 142 eastbound. Interstate 40 eastbound in Humphreys County – Crash at MILE MARKER 142 … Continue reading

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International Factoring Association Names Four New Members to its Board of Advisors

International Factoring Association 2665 Shell Beach Road, Suite 3 Pismo Beach, CA 93449 Phone (800) 563-1895 www.factoring.org Contact: Bert Goldberg, bert@factoring.org Phone: (805) 773-0011 Ext.302 For Immediate Release: International Factoring Association Names Four New Members to its Board of Advisors … Continue reading

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Are You Looking for Rates to Rise?

If you are wondering why rates haven’t risen yet, there might be a couple of reasons why you haven’t seen this come about. 1)      More Drivers 2)      Cheaper Fuel 3)      Late Harvests These three things can greatly impact why we … Continue reading

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