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Looking Back 100 Years: Commercial Car Journal

CCJ Staff (CCJ)

Jan 21, 2014

Updated Jan 24, 2014

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True in 1914. Still true in 2014.

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Two men in professional attire sitting inside a vehicle during daytime

FMCSA boots 133 ELDs off registry in fraud crackdown

Federal regulators pulled 133 non-compliant electronic logging devices off the public registry and gave motor carriers 60 days to replace them.

Red semi-truck with green cargo trailer driving on highway with motion blur

Truckload rates hold steady as holiday freight season tests limited capacity

Mechanic selecting tools from organized toolbox containing wrenches, sockets, and hand tools

Heavy-Duty parts inflation slows to .4% nationwide, masking steep regional swings

Union Pacific diesel locomotives lined up on railroad tracks in a rail yard under clear sky

Proposed rail merger would slash 2.1 billion long-distance truck miles from the highway annually, report finds

Four colorful semi-trucks parked in front of Roane Transportation facility building with wooded hillside background

PS Logistics expands flatbed footprint with Roane Transportation acquisition

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