Love’s Creates Factoring Service
Love’s Travel Stops said it has created Love’s Financial, a factoring service meant to help drivers manage business and cash flow needs.
June 10, 2014Wholesale Inventories Rise 1.1% in April
Wholesale inventories rose 1.1% in April after increasing the same amount the prior month, the Commerce Department reported June 10.
June 10, 2014Aljex Integrates Carrier Onboarding Product
Aljex Software said it has integrated its cloud-based transportation management software with Carrier Registration System Plus, a carrier qualification and onboarding product from Registry Monitoring Insurance Services.
June 10, 2014Diesel Drops 2.6¢ to $3.892 a Gallon; Decline Is Biggest in More Than a Year
Diesel’s national average price fell 2.6 cents to $3.892 a gallon, the sixth straight downturn and biggest decline in more than a year, the Department of Energy reported June 9.
June 10, 2014Trucks Have a Central Role in Indy 500 Hauling Cars, Tires for Famous Race
INDIANAPOLIS — The first thing you notice when entering Indianapolis Motor Speedway is its size. The banked track at 2½ miles around is 10 times as large as a typical football field and more than twice as big as most horse-racing tracks.
June 10, 2014Tyson Foods Outbids Pilgrim's for Hillshire Brands
Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat company, has made a unilaterally binding bid to buy The Hillshire Brands Co., outbidding Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. to gain control of the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hot dogs.
June 9, 2014Audit Finds NY/NJ Port Authority Missed Bridge Inspections
A state audit has shown the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey waited more than a year to conduct 47 inspections on bridges identified as having conditions that could become dangerous if ignored, the Associated Press reported.
June 9, 2014Postal Service Supports Five-Day Delivery Plan
The Postal Service has said it is in favor of a proposal by House Republicans to end Saturday mail delivery and make other changes at the U.S. Post Office in order to come up with money to shore up the Highway Trust Fund, the Washington Post reported.
June 9, 2014Police Say Wal-Mart Truck Driver Went 24 Hours Without Sleep Before Morgan Crash
A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. truck driver went at least 24 hours without sleep before his tractor-trailer crashed into a limousine, critically injuring actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and killing another entertainer, according to a police complaint.
June 9, 2014Retail Gasoline Little Changed, Lundberg Survey Shows
The average price for regular gasoline at pumps was little changed in the past three weeks, gaining just 0.35 cent to $3.691 a gallon, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.
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