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23
Sep
Receive a Quality Education with America Truck Driving School’s Excellent Programs
As the premier truck driving institute in Southern California, America Truck Driving School offers several different programs to suit your needs. We help our students every step of the way, from their department of transportation physical and written tests until […]
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22
Sep
Teamsters come out against hours changes, ATA still supportive
The Teamsters Union has voiced its opposition to recent Congressional action to roll back the 2013 changes to federal hours-of-service restart provisions, but American Trucking Associations head Bill Graves is holding strong on the group’s support for suspending the changes. A bill […]
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22
Sep
BTS says freight shipments rose 1.2% in February from January
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.2 percent in February from January, rising after two consecutive monthly declines, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) […]
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22
Sep
Where’s the ‘public outcry’ for better roads and bridges?
When it comes to understanding highway problems, trucking usually gets it before the general public. That was made clear at last month’s Infrastructure for the Future summit in Washington, D.C., put on by American Highway Users Alliance and The Volvo […]
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30
Jul
Economy Grows in Second Quarter as Consumer Spending Rises
Gains in consumer spending and business investment helped the U.S. economy rebound more than forecast in the second quarter following a slump in the prior three months that was smaller than previously estimated.Gross domestic product rose at a 4% annualized rate, the most since the third quarter of 2013, after shrinking 2.1% from January through March, Commerce Department figures showed.
The median forecast of 80 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News called for a 3% advance. Consumer spending, the biggest part of the economy, rose 2.5%, reflecting the biggest gain in purchases of durable goods such as autos in almost five years. (more…)
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