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SwampRatt said:
Rhode Island’s controversial trucks-only toll plan approved by state legislature, governor expected to sign

- See more at: http://www.ccjdigital.com/rhode-islands-controversial-trucks-only-toll-plan-approved-by-state-legislature-moves-to-guv-for-sig/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=02-12-2016&utm_campaign=Commercial Carrier Journal&ust_id=124f9551466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973#sthash.SCvq2RQv.dpuf

"Once enacted, drivers of class 8 trucks will pay a maximum of $20 to travel through the state along Interstate 95 one-way. Each electronic toll gantry a trucker passes under would cost about $3. The maximum daily charge would be $40."

And sign, He did...

Raimondo signs RhodeWorks 'Truck Toll' bill into law

http://www.abc6.com/story/31199658/truck-toll-bill-signed-into-law-by-gov-raimondo

The so-called truck toll bill will help to fund repairs for the state's declining roads and bridges by putting up 14 gantries to toll semi-trucks throughout Rhode Island. Once up and running those tolls are expected to bring in around $45 million a year.
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Wow!! $40 to drive through a state the size of most major cities....now that's highway robbery!!!
 
Congress may have accidentally killed the 34-hour restart, carriers advised to continue normal operation

- See more at: http://www.ccjdigital.com/congress-...466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973#sthash.hXNUPXQF.dpuf

"The 2016 fiscal year appropriations bill passed by Congress in December and signed into law by President Obama the same month may have included a major unintentional consequence: Removing the 34-hour restart rules from the federal code entirely, rather than simply suspending enforcement of certain 34-hour restart provisions."

Maybe if they would actually READ the bill, before passing it....
 
XPO closing seven rural Con-way terminals, keeping Con-way’s truckload division

- See more at: http://www.ccjdigital.com/xpo-closi...466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973#sthash.r1HF1jPM.dpuf

"The company said in a statement it decided to close the seven terminals “in remote areas without exiting any markets.” XPO did not specify the specific locations being closed...

...In an update to investors, XPO said it has decided to keep Con-way’s truckload business “as part of its integrated supply chain offering.” It’s decision, XPO said, came from the “value shippers place on owned truckload capacity, particularly in U.S.-Mexico cross-border lanes, and the opportunity to improve the utilization of the assets.” "
 
SwampRatt said:
Congress may have accidentally killed the 34-hour restart, carriers advised to continue normal operation

- See more at: http://www.ccjdigital.com/congress-may-accidentally-killed-the-34-hour-restart-carriers-advised-to-ignore/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=02-15-2016&utm_campaign=Commercial Carrier Journal&ust_id=124f9551466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973#sthash.hXNUPXQF.dpuf

"The 2016 fiscal year appropriations bill passed by Congress in December and signed into law by President Obama the same month may have included a major unintentional consequence: Removing the 34-hour restart rules from the federal code entirely, rather than simply suspending enforcement of certain 34-hour restart provisions."

Maybe if they would actually READ the bill, before passing it....
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This, right here, is everything wrong with Washington summed up nicely. They write up these enormous bills with thousands of pages to them, then vote on them without actually reading them.

Could you imagine the board of directors at a major corporation doing that? Voting how to spend money without actually looking? A company like FedEx would go bankrupt in weeks if they made decisions that way.
 
SwampRatt said:
Congress may have accidentally killed the 34-hour restart, carriers advised to continue normal operation

- See more at: http://www.ccjdigital.com/congress-may-accidentally-killed-the-34-hour-restart-carriers-advised-to-ignore/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=02-15-2016&utm_campaign=Commercial Carrier Journal&ust_id=124f9551466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973#sthash.hXNUPXQF.dpuf

"The 2016 fiscal year appropriations bill passed by Congress in December and signed into law by President Obama the same month may have included a major unintentional consequence: Removing the 34-hour restart rules from the federal code entirely, rather than simply suspending enforcement of certain 34-hour restart provisions."

Maybe if they would actually READ the bill, before passing it....
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I thought Nancy Pelosi said, "we have to pass the bill so you can find out what's in it"??
 
SwampRatt said:
Amazon-FedEx: Crazy or Worth Considering?

http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-02-16/amazon-fedex-merger-scenario-running-the-numbers

"Amazon's aspirations of building a global logistics operation have spurred rumblings about whether a takeover of FedEx may be a cheaper and swifter means to an end. Is there any merit to the idea?"
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Amazon wouldn't buy FedEx because they're even sleazier than FedEx is. They want to build an entire network based on the under-fire FedEx Ground model because they want to do it cheaper than FedEx.

I've read horror stories from the contractors they've already signed with, and the driver turnover is insane because of the stress Amazon puts on them. If FedEx can't stop the lawsuits, what makes Amazon think they can use the exact same model and pay the contractors even less while expecting even more?
 
Canadian Flyer said:
Amazon wouldn't buy FedEx because they're even sleazier than FedEx is. They want to build an entire network based on the under-fire FedEx Ground model because they want to do it cheaper than FedEx.

I've read horror stories from the contractors they've already signed with, and the driver turnover is insane because of the stress Amazon puts on them. If FedEx can't stop the lawsuits, what makes Amazon think they can use the exact same model and pay the contractors even less while expecting even more?
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While it would be quicker and more efficient for Amazon to purchase "a carrier", it seems unlikely. The cost of entry seems high on this scale, and the margins are relatively low, due to the competitive nature of the industry. They are, in fact, seeking extra capacity, and control thereof, but nowhere near this scale. They would be better off getting into pharmaceuticals, cosmetics or something other than transportation, IMHO. An interesting intellectual exercise, nothing more.
 
FreightWatch: Cargo theft instances, value fell in 2015

- See more at: http://www.ccjdigital.com/freightwa...66b2c5785e539d1cda3c973&#sthash.e7glRysJ.dpuf

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SwampRatt said:
While it would be quicker and more efficient for Amazon to purchase "a carrier", it seems unlikely. The cost of entry seems high on this scale, and the margins are relatively low, due to the competitive nature of the industry. They are, in fact, seeking extra capacity, and control thereof, but nowhere near this scale. They would be better off getting into pharmaceuticals, cosmetics or something other than transportation, IMHO. An interesting intellectual exercise, nothing more.
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Being a freight forwarder now will help lower some of their margins. Either way they are moving to get a portion of the market.
 
The Point said:
Being a freight forwarder now will help lower some of their margins. Either way they are moving to get a portion of the market.
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Most likely, I think, they'll attempt to move the bulk of their product to semi-regional points. Then contract out via USPS, Uber style, or contractor model, the last mile (or last 100 miles), to destination. They'll never cover every address in every zip code themselves, IMHO. Much too costly.
 
SwampRatt said:
Most likely, I think, they'll attempt to move the bulk of their product to semi-regional points. Then contract out via USPS, Uber style, or contractor model, the last mile (or last 100 miles), to destination. They'll never cover every address in every zip code themselves, IMHO. Much too costly.
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Don't forget Swamp they are trying to use drones to drop the freight in on your doorstep lol "nuff said enjoy the weekend and stay safe
 
Hamlin wins closest Daytona 500 ever

"Denny Hamlin made a thrilling last-lap move to win the Daytona 500 on Sunday, edging Martin Truex Jr. by inches at the finish line."

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"DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Denny Hamlin won the Daytona 500 with a powerful move to the outside on the final lap, a move that included some contact with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Matt Kenseth, who had led coming into the final lap and tried to block Hamlin."

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2016...500-photo-finish-denny-hamlin-martin-truex-jr
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SwampRatt said:
Hamlin wins closest Daytona 500 ever

"Denny Hamlin made a thrilling last-lap move to win the Daytona 500 on Sunday, edging Martin Truex Jr. by inches at the finish line."

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"DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Denny Hamlin won the Daytona 500 with a powerful move to the outside on the final lap, a move that included some contact with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Matt Kenseth, who had led coming into the final lap and tried to block Hamlin."

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2016...500-photo-finish-denny-hamlin-martin-truex-jr
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Now THAT is a photo finish! Congratulations to Denny Hamlin and the crew behind him!
 
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