1.2 Percent Increase In Tonnage Index According To The American Trucking Association

The American Trucking Association reports a second consecutive monthly gain in it’s adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index. An increase of 1.2 percent was reported for March 2007. Bob Costello, ATA Chief Economist, said “the year over year improvement was a positive sign, but that the industry was not out of the woods just yet.”

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Trucking Industry Looking At New Sources For Drivers

Timothy Gibbons at Jacksonville.com has written and excellent article on how the trucking industry is looking at new sources to "...keep up with the market's ravenous demand for drivers." From retirees to disillusioned business professionals to married couples, the trucking industry is trying to keep up with the demands of new driver requirements.

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OOIDA And Others File Suit To Stop Mexican Trucking Companies From Operating In The U.S.

The Owner Operator Independen Drivers Association (OOIDA) has joined with five other organizations to file a lawsuit seeking an injunction of the President's cross border trucking program. Other members of the group include the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, The Sierra Club, The Environmental Law Foundation, Public Citizen and the Brotherhood of Teamsters Auto and Truck Drivers Local 70.

The suite challenges the governments plan for a pilot program that authorizes up to 100 Mexian trucking companies to operate long haul operations in the U.S.

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