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Just curious if anyone here has or is running for Amazon? Not the household delivery stuff, but OTR. Just looking for feedback on the good/bad.

Link below on an article about a protest planned. I recall a protest a number of years ago over fuel that generated some media buzz, but didn't amount to anything. I don't really expect this one to be different, but what do you all think? ELD mandate protest efforts set to stage October 3

Yeah, it's a handful of jobs in the big picture, but still a trend I hope continues.:) Ford Motor Co. announced Monday that it would invest $135 million to expand two Michigan plants to build batteries and powertrains for its hybrid-electric vehicles. A plant in Ypsilanti will assemble...

Another thread out here (something along the lines of Dispatchers say the darndest things) got me thinking: There are great and lousy dispatchers, just the same as any other profession. If you were on the fence about taking a load offer or if it was an offer you might normally turn down...

From the Detroit News: Detroit mosque leader killed in FBI raid Detroit mosque leader killed in FBI raid | detnews.com | The Detroit News

NYC as #1 is a gimme. #2 Dallas #3 Detroit (we beat Chicago!) US Cities With The Worst Road Rage - Slideshows - CNBC.com

A program in Nevada aims to catch dangerous drivers by putting state troopers in trucks, the Associated Press reported. The Nevada Highway Patrol said last week that it had leased three trucks and hired drivers to drive with state troopers. When a trooper sees a car driving aggressively or...

Okay--I was bored and playing around on the FMCSA website and came across proposed changes to the scoring methodology. In the "CSA 2010--Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010" document, there is a scoring section for Driver Fitness. One of the penalties listed is section 391.11b2 "Non-english...

Flying J, Pilot Merger Plan Faces Antitrust Review After clearing its first legal hurdle in U.S. bankruptcy court, the proposed merger between truck stop operators Flying J Inc. and Pilot Travel Centers is about to undergo a federal antitrust review.

COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE COMMENCES VOLUNTARY CHAPTER 11 CASES TO IMPLEMENT BALANCE SHEET RESTRUCTURING NOVI, Mich. - August 3, 2009 - Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., announced today that the Company and its U.S subsidiaries filed...

Just as info: Transport Topics has their list of the top 100 largest for hire carriers out. Here are some expediters from that list: 2009 rank vs 2008 rank Fedex now 2 was 2 Ceva Ground now 11 was 17 Transforce now 15 was 16 Dynamex now 70 was 60...

Some people have nerve......he's lucky they aren't going after him for the bridge damages. Delores Flynn / The Detroit News Hazel Park -- The Clawson man who was issued a speeding ticket in the fiery crash on northbound I-75 near Nine Mile earlier this month has decided to contest it in...

Hello--long time lurker, first time poster. I've seen NLM mentioned on here before and thought this article might have some interest to the folks in the forum. There is an announcement on Landstar's website about purchasing NLM and A3i.