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What is your Time Worth Per Hour? by Ellen Voie

If you’re a driver, you get paid by the mile or by the load, but not usually by the hour.  Have you calculated your value in terms of time? If you are a volunteer, your time is worth more than … Continue reading

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Anne Ferro:”This is Why US-Taxpayers and American Truck Drivers need to Foot The Bill for EOBRs for Mexican Trucks”

Ever since the announcement of the “new cross-border deal” with Mexico, and upon finding out that US taxpayers and truck drivers would be paying for the Electronic on-board Recorders (EOBR) for the Mexican trucks. The question of “why” are we … Continue reading

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Women In Trucking Association and Navistar Partner to Honor Trucking’s most Influential Women

The Women In Trucking Association and Navistar Inc have created an annual award to honor the trucking industry’s most influential woman. The inaugural award will be given at a reception to be held during the Truckload Carriers Association conference in … Continue reading

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TCA Supports Fuel Tax Increase to Fund Highway Improvements

The Truckload Carriers Association has decided for the first time to support a fuel tax increase as a preferred method of highway funding. “In a general sense, we are supportive of fuel tax increases over the other alternatives, such as … Continue reading

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