TCP: Carriers Resist Adding Capacity on Poor ROI

The Transport Capital Partners (TCP) 4th Quarter 2011 Business Expectations Survey finds 73 percent of responding carriers will not be adding any significant capacity until rates improve, providing a better return on their investment.

Last call for The Snake Pit

ENAVILLE, Idaho — Last call has been called at The Snake Pit, first established in 1880 and sure to be one of the oldest in the Inland Northwest, as the owners are in ill health and can no longer keep it open.

Ledbetter Bridge Restrictions

An updated weight restriction on the US 60 Ledbetter bridge over the Tennessee River will change truck drivers’ routes through the region.

Truckers, shippers balk at new rules

New transportation regulations that were announced at the end of December are causing a bit of a problem for manufacturers and trucking companies.