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The Transportation Worker Identification Credential is fast approaching the printing of its 1.5 millionth biometric security ID card – already twice what federal officials expected originally. What’s more – the trend for expanded identification and security among many types of shipping facilities means that number should continue to grow. More: continued here

Markets were higher Tuesday as fourth-quarter earnings season continued to show signs of a strengthening economy and commodity prices climbed higher. More: continued here

A state judge in Los Angeles has issued a civil judgment against a California trucking company that misclassified its drivers as independent contractors, California Attorney General Edmund Brown Jr. said Thursday. More: continued here

YRC Worldwide said Friday its fourth-quarter operating loss was $95.4 million, compared with an operating loss of $335.3 million a year earlier. More: continued here

The weekend blizzard in the Mid-Atlantic has kept the federal government closed for a second day Tuesday and a big new snowstorm is forecast to hit the region Tuesday night into Wednesday, news reports said. More: continued here

United Parcel Service Inc. Monday announced plans to furlough as many as 300 of its 2,800 pilots as it works to trim $1.4 billion in costs from the shipping business. More: continued here

The National Association of Show Trucks has announced its 2010 show schedule, kicking off with the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

P.A.M. Transportation Services reported a fourth-quarter loss of $3.9 million, or 42 cents per share, compared with a loss of $11.4 million, or $1.19, a year earlier. More: continued here

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A US-based survey of fleet buying intentions indicates fleet owners will be keeping the… [Full Story] More: continued here

Former Orange County mayoral candidate, Sally Baptiste will be our special guest on Truth About Trucking “LIVE” talk radio, Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 7 PM EST.   A highly recognized transportation activist, Sally works to educate the public concerning the Governmental waste of taxpayers dollars, specifically on the endless miles of toll roads in the [...]