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NJ Lawmakers May Raise Fines for Cell Phone Use

The fine for texting or talking on a cell phone could become as high as $500 in New Jersey under a bill approved Monday by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee.

September 14, 2010

Virginia May Privatize for Road Funding, Building

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) is proceeding with privatization plans in two transportation areas, funding the system and building a new toll road.

September 14, 2010

Wait Times Fall at So. Calif. Ports

Container pick-up turn times for drayage operators at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are improving due to additional gate openings, increased staff and flex lunch hour shifts, motor carriers and terminal operators said Monday. 

September 14, 2010

Navistar Gets Michigan Tax Credit for Armored Truck Facility

Navistar International Corp. has received a $2.5 million state tax credit to build an engineering center in Michigan for armored truck production, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

September 14, 2010

Brown Trucking Acquires Tennessee Carrier

James Brown Contracting said Monday it has acquired Schrader Trucking Co., a Jefferson City, Tenn.-based dry van truckload carrier. Terms were not disclosed.

September 13, 2010

Rush Completes Sale of Construction Equipment Business

Truck dealership Rush Enterprises said it has completed the sale of its John Deere construction equipment business, for $26.2 million.

September 13, 2010

McLeod Certifies PC Miler Update

McLeod Software has certified PC Miler 24 and integrated it into its software, said ALK Technologies, PC Miler’s developer.

September 13, 2010

Diesel Rises 1.2¢ to $2.943; Gas Jumps 3.9¢ to $2.721

Diesel’s national average price rose 1.2 cents to $2.943 a gallon, its first increase in five weeks, while gasoline jumped almost 4 cents, the Department of Energy said Monday.

September 14, 2010

TMC Meeting Agenda Includes CSA, Filters

Nearly 100 technicians will compete for national honors in truck maintenance next week in Raleigh, N.C., while fleet maintenance directors examine the details of the new federal CSA program, diesel particulate filters and the economic forecast for freight hauling.

September 13, 2010

Industry Groups Wary of Plan from FDA on Food Transport

Trade groups representing the food, shipping and trucking industries have voiced caution and opposition to a plan by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to create a potentially sweeping array of regulations governing safe food transportation practices.

September 13, 2010