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November 2008 - Posts

Top Five Holiday Gifts for Truckers in 2008

Posted by community@uShip.com at 9:00 AM
Struggling with what to get that special trucker on your list? Relax! uShip has you covered with our second annual list of great gifts for the road warriors in our lives. Read More...

Happy Thanksgiving from uShip

Posted by community@uShip.com at 9:22 AM
To all of American users, whether you're celebrating with your extended family or you're spending this Thanksgiving on the road, happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at uShip.com. To our international shipping users, why not use today to become a fan Read More...

Are Truckers Being Targeted?

Posted by community@uShip.com at 4:23 PM
A cynic’s view of democracy might be something like the following: a representative can remain popular with constituents and raise government funds by voting for laws and taxes that target those that don’t—or can’t—vote. Hotel taxes work along this principle. Read More...

Transportation News for Nov. 14 - Nov. 20

Posted by community@uShip.com at 3:29 PM
Paccar's Hybrids: Building a Heavy-Duty Supply Chain via Channel 19 While the Volt isn't scheduled to arrive in showrooms until 2010, U.S. automakers of another sort have already begun producing hybrid vehicles. These technologically advanced machines Read More...

Legendary Trucking Photographer Goes to the Highway in the Sky

Posted by community@uShip.com at 5:26 PM
Bette Garber, trucking fanatic and world renowned photographer, passed away last Thursday at the age of 66. Since 1976, she has followed her fascination with trucks up and down the American Interstate system, in and out of countless truck stops, and to Read More...

Meet the New HOS, Same as the Old HOS

Posted by community@uShip.com at 2:06 PM
FMCSA announced today, and will post in the federal register tomorrow, the new hours of service regulations that come about nearly a year and a half since a ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that prompted the revisions. Read More...

Transportation News for Nov. 7 - Nov. 13

Posted by community@uShip.com at 10:55 AM
Truckers turn to GPS to find their way Trucking and navigation industry representatives say the market for global positioning systems in trucks is climbing as drivers work to trim miles to beat high fuel prices and tighter shipping demands. Commercial Read More...

What does the future hold for NAFTA?

Posted by community@uShip.com at 5:35 PM
In 1989, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA) removed trade barriers between the U.S and Canada. Only five years after CUSFTA was implemented, the U.S., Canada and Mexico signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to increase trade Read More...

(Lego)Man Overboard! & Other Unscheduled Deliveries

Posted by community@uShip.com at 2:05 PM
It’s not every day that an 8 foot tall Lego man washes ashore, yet it has happened twice; a green-shirted man landed on the shores of Brighton Beach on October 30th, and a year earlier, a similar blue-shirted man arrived at the Zandvoort, a resort in Read More...

Transportation News for Nov. 1 - Nov. 6

Posted by community@uShip.com at 8:55 AM
Election could affect trucking issues The election of Barack Obama and the addition of at least five Democratic seats in the Senate on Nov. 4 put Democrats within striking distance of several major changes in employment laws affecting the trucking industry. Read More...

The Shocking Solution That Will Reduce Emissions 80%

Posted by community@uShip.com at 4:57 PM
Global warming has been a topic attracting a lot of attention in a number of industries. Many are trying to go green and contribute in some way to help reduce global warming. So what’s the transportation industry’s effort on this matter? There has been Read More...

Election Day is Here

Posted by community@uShip.com at 10:32 AM
Today, for the 56th time in our nation's history, we select the next President of the United States. Here's a roundup of our coverage on the candidates on transportation issues: Fuel Policy Although fuel prices have begun to drop rapidly , energy policy Read More...

October 2008 TPI Figures Released

Posted by community@uShip.com at 9:57 AM
The Transportation Price Index (TPI) dropped 9.5% in October, settling at $2.19. It has risen only slightly from $2.18 in October of last year. Diesel fuel prices plummeted this month, dropping 17.68% to $3.26/gallon. Most major categories factoring into Read More...

The Candidates on Transportation Issues - Regulation

Posted by community@uShip.com at 10:21 AM
The upcoming presidential election provides a choice between two very different candidates for highest office in the United States. While we here at uShip are non-partisan, we've decided to present you with a handy voting guide for John McCain and Barack Read More...