HealthCare.gov famously failed at launch, not delivering what was promised. Depending on whom you ask - and whom you believe - the cost to taxpayers ranges from $654 million to well over $1 billion. If, as Professor Van Helsing said in Bram ...
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Fuel prices are rising, but c, and the Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) wants the industry to do a better job of explaining those differences. The MTA is urging trucking companies and the trucking industry as a whole to take the time ...
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has expanded its Goodyear Authorized Retread network with the addition of Colonial Tire Distributors, a Richmond, Va.-based firm that serves trucking fleets with new Goodyear commercial truck tires, Goodyear ...
One of the world's largest LTL carriers, the financially-troubled YRC Worldwide, hopes to borrow $1.15 billion to refinance its debt, according to Bloomberg News. Bloomberg News reports the deal, led by Credit Suisse Group AG, includes a ...
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Everybody knows that freezing weather is hard on equipment, manpower and the bottom line. But somebody has finally put a price tag on the cold. "The cost of weather-related delays to trucking companies in the U.S. is as much as $3.5 ...
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By Steve Doherty Director of National Accounts Accruit LLC and Jeff Nelson Managing Tax Director PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP With bonus depreciation having expired at the end of 2013, many trucking companies are staring down the ...
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The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) has created a reference guide for carriers looking to recruit drivers from overseas. Guide identifies key considerations for carriers that wish to hire immigrant drivers. It provides an overview of the ...
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Currently, there are no full length boat tails operating on Canadian highways, but that could soon change. Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 223 (CMVSS 223) published a regulation change that will allow for more "boat tail" designs ...
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An index of leading economic indicators increased 0.8%in November after a 0.1%rise in October,the New York-based Conference Board said Dec.19. The increase was more than economists'medium forecast of 0.7%,Bloomberg News reported. "The ...
A city of Laramie task force identified collection and transportation as the two main impediments to a glass recycling program. On Nov. 1, Ark Regional Services discontinued its glass recycling services — which were costing the ...
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Trucking companies no longer will be required to file quarterly financial reports to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,the agency announced in the Federal Register. Motor carriers that haul property or household goods now ...
Alberta trucking companies will pay a smaller rate for Workers Compensation Board (WCB) coverage. The Alberta Motor Transportation Association says that three groups will notice a decrease in their rates: trucking general, trucking ...
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After selling MSM Transportation to Wheels Group last year, Mike McCarron joined Wheels to oversee mergers and acquisitions in a bid to consolidate the Canadian 3PL space. To gain a greater understanding of where the freight brokering ...
The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association recognized individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Atlantic Canada's trucking industry at its annual 2013 awards banquet. Over 100 industry members and their family gathered at ...
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Alberta trucking companies will pay less for Workers Compensation Board (WCB) coverage in 2014, the Alberta Motor Transport Association says. It was informed recently of the rate decreases in three groups: trucking general; trucking ...