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The Obama administration “will hire 100 more enforcement personnel and the IRS has begun auditing 6,000 companies” in order to crack down on the misrepresentation of truck owner operators as true independent workers.  As reported by Today’s Trucking, “The Labor Department estimates that up to 30 percent of companies misclassify employees, many of which are [...]

OOIDA has issued a Call to Action informing members about an important vote coming up Monday regarding the Illiana Expressway. The proposed 23-mile roadway is being proposed as a toll road connecting Interstate 55 in Illinois with I-65 in Indiana. State lawmakers in Indiana have proposed leasing the roadway to private investors in a deal [...]

EDMONTON, Alta. — RTL-Westcan Group of Companies has acquired the business and transportation assets of Calga… [Full Story] More: continued here

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Surface trade using surface transportation Canada, the US and Mexico was 2.9% lower in Nov… [Full Story] More: continued here

Charleston, SC, will be the site for the South Carolina Truck Show. The event is being held this June 25 and 26 at the Faith Assembly of God Church, 337 Farmington Road, Exit 199 off I-26. The show is a part of the National Association of Show Trucks 2010 schedule. More: continued here

FORT MILL, S.C. — Western Star trucks will be available with the Cummins ISX15 with selective catalytic reduc… [Full Story] More: continued here