It sounds like a bad movie with Ben Affleck, Bruce Willis and some curvy, pretty lady. I read a news article that an asteroid the size of a tour bus zipped by the earth June 27, 2011. Zipped is the word used by the folks at NASA. They also say the asteroid was closer to [...]
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 72-hour safety blitz, “Road Check”, is scheduled for June 7-9, 2011. Roadcheck is the largest targeted enforcement program on commercial vehicles in the world, with an average of 14 trucks or buses being inspected every minute from Canada to Mexico during a 72-hour period. Each year, approximately 10,000 CVSA-certified local, state, provincial and federal [...]
Faster travel along six Kansas highways is only days away. In an effort to make Kansas more competitive with nearby states, a new law will push speeds on 807 miles of highways around the state from 70 mph to 75 mph. The increase takes effect July 1. Source: http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2011/Jun11/062011/062411-03.shtml Truck Tie Downs
The recent freight recession decimated the profitability of most less-than-truckload carriers, primarily because the industry is marked by asset intensity and minimal switching costs–factors that drive our no-moat ratings for all pure-play LTL stocks in our coverage universe. Source: http://www.topix.com/business/trucking/2011/06/a-smoother-road-for-less-than-truckload?fromrss=1 Ratchet Tie Down
The Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to keep a key interest rate at a record low rate, while citing concerns about the rate of economic growth. Source: http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=26983 Ratchet Strap