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March 9, 2015: Technology altering trucking; GM plans $5 billion stock buyback; toy truck auction raises cash for cancer-stricken child.

March 9, 2015

Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:

  • Arkansas Business Online profiles motor carrier PAM Transportation about how technology is completely altering trucking operations.
  • GM plans to buy back $5 billion worth of its stock by 2016, reports the USA Today.
  • Global crude oil prices are again on the decline, notes Reuters, which could foster another drop in fuel prices.
  • Arkansas truckers are backing their Congressional representative’s efforts to make changes at FMCSA, says Arkansas Online.
  • A toy truck auction raises $3,500 for a child stricken with cancer, according to the Indianapolis Star.
  • Fortified “rescue trucks” built for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo prove no match for Mother Nature, reports the Albany Times Union.
  • A road rage incident between a truck driver and bicyclist is caught on camera, notes Fox 6 Now News.
  • The Poughkeepsie Journal reviews the high fuel mileage cars and trucks on display at the Hudson Valley Auto Show.
  • Supply Chain Digital offers up five reasons why starting a freight brokerage business this year is a smart idea.
  • The Savanah Morning News profiles the new chief of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics.
  • Oregon Republicans are suspending their participation in efforts to devise a financing plan for road reports and other transportation projects in the Beaver state, according to the Blue Mountain Eagle.
  • North Carolina is seeking public input on efforts to craft a 10-year, $15 billion transportation plan for the Tar Heel state, notes WNCN.
  • Washington D.C.’s long-troubled streetcar program may end up being scuttled, reports the Washington Post.
About the Author

Sean Kilcarr | Editor in Chief

Sean previously reported and commented on trends affecting the many different strata of the trucking industry. Also be sure to visit Sean's blog Trucks at Work where he offers analysis on a variety of different topics inside the trucking industry.

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