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TIA adds VPs to enhance membership and government affairs

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Before joining TIA, he worked as a staff member for Senator Max Baucus of Montana. Topics include Carrier Selection, Cargo Claims, Combating Fraud, Government Freight, and more. Sehestedt has been with TIA for five years. He, too, serves as staff liaison on several transportation policy committees. Benefits of TIA membership.

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Van and Reefer Operators Give Thanks for Rate Increases

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Christmas trees are also ready for pickup, but experienced truckers will remind you to clean your trailer thoroughly after hauling trees, especially if you plan to follow with a load of food-grade cargo. Those other dark red areas on the Hot States map, in Montana and South Dakota, signal a shortage of trucks without a lot of available loads.

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‘Red Zone’ Trucking

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This means that up to 20% of the capacity – in this case, cargo space – is not being utilized at any given moment. And while the Joe Montanas, Tom Bradys and Peyton Mannings of the world have risen to the occasion, I am not sure that we in the trucking and freight transportation industries have risen to the challenge just yet.