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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Kansas state officials have agreed to give the Homeland Security Department land for a national lab to research deadly germs, but the Justice Department noted Thursday that the agency still needs permission and money from Congress to build the facility.No tags for this post.

TMW Systems has expanded its enterprise transportation software capabilities by introducing a new interface with Carrier411 web services for both TMWSuite and TruckMate products.No tags for this post.

Landstar acquires 2 tech companies Landstar System Inc. Thursday announced the acquisition of two technology companies that will allow the Jacksonville-based trucking company to offer more services to its freight customers. Landstar acquired Detroit-based Premier Logistics Inc., which offers freight management services through Internet-based software. It also bought A3 Integration LLC, an Ann ...No tags for this post.

Glynis Bryan received a bachelor's degree in psychology, intending to become a clinical psychologist.No tags for this post.

Truckload carrier Landstar System is expanding off-road by acquiring two technology companies that give it greater reach into shippers’ freight networks.No tags for this post.

CONCORD, Calif.----Pacer International, Inc. , the North American freight transportation and logistics services provider, announced that it has successfully entered into a First Amendment and Waiver of its 2007 Credit Agreement with its syndicate of financial institutions led by Bank of America, N.A.No tags for this post.

Whether fuel is two-something a gallon or four-something a gallon, every penny you can save is another penny toward the bottom line. There are money-saving fuel purchasing strategies out there for every size trucking company, from owner-operators to mega-fleets.No tags for this post.

There has been much talk about telematics on the car side of the automotive business, with GM the highest-profile early adopter with its OnStar product. Yet trucking had the car people beat by 20 years.No tags for this post.

Trucking operations use a number of technologies to improve both operational efficiencies and customer service: transportation management software in the home office, computers or tracking and monitoring devices on the vehicles, fuel optimization programs and routing solutions.No tags for this post.

Technology Trailblazer: Jaquelyn Barretta, CIO, Con-way, Inc. Like many of HDT's Truck Fleet Innovators, Jacquelyn Barretta followed in her father's footsteps - but it was into the world of information technology, or IT, rather than trucking.No tags for this post.