
Nearly One in Four Bridges Deemed Deficient Nationwide
January 4, 2016 | Dan Boaz
The overall condition of our nation's infrastructure is a key consideration for the transportation sector and naturally for everyone involved in providing hot shot trucking services. Safe, reliable and properly maintained highways and roads play a vital part in the on-time delivery of urgent freight and all goods and materials throughout the United States.
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Daimler Trucks Investment in New R & D Facility
September 17, 2015 | Dan Boaz
Beyond freight statistics and economic indicators one of the other methods to gauge the health of the hot shot trucking industry along with full truckload services and trucking in general is investment. With that in mind the recent news that Daimler Trucks North America have confirmed that an $18 million investment will be used to improve their research and development operations that are based in Madras, Oregon.
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Iowa Highway Funding Bill is Welcome News for Hot Shot Trucking
June 17, 2015 | Dan Boaz
The Iowa Transportation Commission (ITC) has just approved May's proposed Iowa Transportation Program that was submitted by the IDOT. The approval is welcome news for those in the Hot Shot Trucking and Expedited Freight markets as the state of Iowa
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New Study Highlights Growing Driver Shortage Facing Trucking Industry
May 5, 2015 | Dan Boaz
One of the largest concerns on the horizon for the nationwide trucking industry remains a growing national shortage of drivers and a new study further demonstrates that there are no signs of the problem diminishing soon. The new report compiled by HireRight reinforces the statistics that show the industry is poised to be short more than a hundred thousand drivers over the coming decade.
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Six Year National Highway Spending Bill Proposed, but Will it Pass?
April 2, 2015 | Dan Boaz
fter waiting for months, the full details of the Federal government's proposed transportation bill were finally announced this week. Now begins what will surely be a spirited debate to see if the bill can receive the support it needs to pass into law before
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Top 10 Underfunded States for Federal Highway Funding per Capita
February 26, 2015 | Dan Boaz
As we've written before the nation is rapidly heading towards a crisis in lacking infrastructure funding and specifically to the nationwide trucking industry some huge shortfalls in highway spending. Like many other metrics however not all states are equal with the potential for issues looming much larger in some states than others.
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New Study Projects Encouraging 5 Year Growth for Trucking Sector
February 16, 2015 | Dan Boaz
One of the most encouraging reports that we've read so far this year should boost confidence throughout the trucking sector in terms of future planning. The report has been compiled by the Market Research Store following analysis of many of the largest firms in the industry and
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Safety of Nationwide Trucking Industry Under Senate Spotlight
February 9, 2015 | Dan Boaz
Nationwide trucking companies are consistently looking to improve their overall safety record and data supports that there have been very positive strides in that direction in the industry. Nevertheless the focus seemingly remains on highlighting the exceptions to the rule when incidents happen to what is overall a safer than ever industry, rather than spotlighting the investment and commitment to safety that is ongoing.
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I-70 Expansion Funding in Missouri & Trucking Industry Impact Uncertain
January 16, 2015 | Dan Boaz
Nationwide truckers who regularly travel across the state of Missouri on Interstate 70 may be facing tolls in the future. A study for the Missouri Department of Transportation has suggested that making the route a toll road is probably the best option for the state to enable it to make needed improvements to the highway.
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