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Florida – Why the West is Best

If Central Florida is all about whiteknuckle rides, then the Southwest coast is embodied by white sandy beaches. Two hours’ drive south-west of Orlando you hit the Gulf of Mexico at Tampa Bay, which marks the start of Southwest Florida’s 200-plus miles of stunning coastline, stretching as far south as Naples and Marco Island on … Continue reading

Fuel prices spike after explosion

For the second time in less than two months, a major breach closed down a key gasoline pipeline, driving up fuel prices and demonstrating the vulnerability of the entire Eastern Seaboard to an accident on a single piece of infrastructure. Just before 3 p.m. Monday, a track hoe used for excavation struck Colonial Pipeline’s Line … Continue reading

Five Days Without a Truck

Is truck safety the least of their concerns?

With the exception of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the main trucking safety advocacy nonprofit organizations have relatively small budgets. All meet a general Better Business Bureau guideline for tax-exempt organizations, which says that program service expense as a percentage of total expenses should be at least 65 percent. All but Road Safe designate … Continue reading

Road Hazards

There are just some things you cannot avoid while driving on the highway. Such as deer sprinting across a highway at night.

In The News… Research Before Transporting

Taken from the May 1, 2016 News-Press, Ft. Myers, FL May is the second busiest time for car transport companies, second only to the week between Christmas and New Year’s, says Jeannie Phillips, a transport specialist for Young’s Transport Inc. in Fort Myers. And Philips said, it’s a prime time for people to get ripped … Continue reading