Mississippi Business Journal » truck http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Officials say port trucks tearing up local roads http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/13/officials-say-port-trucks-tearing-up-local-roads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=officials-say-port-trucks-tearing-up-local-roads http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/13/officials-say-port-trucks-tearing-up-local-roads/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 11:39:11 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74686 WIGGINS — Stone County officials said trucks hauling material to the Port of Gulfport are causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in road damage. County officials went before port commissioners this week, asking them to pay part of the repair bill because they don’t have enough money to fix the roads. County officials said the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/13/officials-say-port-trucks-tearing-up-local-roads/feed/ 0 Bill looks to help vision-impaired truckers get on the road http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/12/bill-looks-to-help-vision-impaired-truckers-get-on-the-road/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bill-looks-to-help-vision-impaired-truckers-get-on-the-road http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/12/bill-looks-to-help-vision-impaired-truckers-get-on-the-road/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:09:01 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69689 JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are trying to make it easier for truckers with only one good eye to earn a living. The House passed House Bill 441. It says the state could issue a commercial driver’s license to a person who has impaired vision in one eye, as long as the good eye has vision [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/12/bill-looks-to-help-vision-impaired-truckers-get-on-the-road/feed/ 0 Trucking executive, 70, arrested for cocaine and domestic assault http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/21/trucking-executive-70-arrested-for-cocaine-and-domestic-assault/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trucking-executive-70-arrested-for-cocaine-and-domestic-assault http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/21/trucking-executive-70-arrested-for-cocaine-and-domestic-assault/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:32:04 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=68464 BILOXI — Authorities say a south Mississippi businessman who has received more than $75 million in federal funds for construction work at the state Port of Gulfport has been arrested on cocaine and domestic assault charges. Biloxi police chief John Miller tells The Sun Herald W.C. “Cotton” Fore was arrested outside the Palace Casino. He’s [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/21/trucking-executive-70-arrested-for-cocaine-and-domestic-assault/feed/ 0 After eight years, port road project is completed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/28/after-eight-years-port-road-project-is-completed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-eight-years-port-road-project-is-completed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/28/after-eight-years-port-road-project-is-completed/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:40:43 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=67340 NATCHEZ — Nearly eight years after its conception and after a number of unavoidable delays, construction on the $3.6 million port road project that will save miles of traffic time for some transport routes is complete. Adams County Engineer Jim Marlow tells The Natchez Democrat the Government Fleet Road extension project, which will save seven [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/28/after-eight-years-port-road-project-is-completed/feed/ 0 Nissan Canton gearing up for 10th anniversary in 2013 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/19/nissan-canton-gearing-up-for-10th-anniversary-in-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nissan-canton-gearing-up-for-10th-anniversary-in-2013 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/19/nissan-canton-gearing-up-for-10th-anniversary-in-2013/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:34:04 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=67095 CANTON — The Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant is preparing to celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2013. The company will commemorate the anniversary with a series of events that highlight the accomplishments of its more than 5,000 employees and underscore its commitment to the Metro Jackson community and Central Mississippi. Dan Bednarzyk , vice president [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/19/nissan-canton-gearing-up-for-10th-anniversary-in-2013/feed/ 0 Toyota, four community colleges form training partnership http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/05/toyota-four-community-colleges-form-training-partnership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toyota-four-community-colleges-form-training-partnership http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/05/toyota-four-community-colleges-form-training-partnership/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:38:31 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=66210 BLUE SPRINGS — Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi and four community colleges are launching a partnership to train people for advanced manufacturing jobs. The Advanced Manufacturing Technician Program gives students the chance to take two days of classroom instruction in Belden and three days of hands-on experience at Toyota’s Blue Springs plant. Participants will take classes [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/05/toyota-four-community-colleges-form-training-partnership/feed/ 0 Pine Belt dealerships pitch in to assist Sandy’s victims http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/12/pine-belt-dealerships-pitch-in-to-assist-sandys-victims/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pine-belt-dealerships-pitch-in-to-assist-sandys-victims http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/12/pine-belt-dealerships-pitch-in-to-assist-sandys-victims/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:30:54 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=65042 SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — Ford dealerships in the Pine Belt area are sending relief supplies to help Staten Island communities damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Eighty pallets full of canned goods, diapers, personal care items, blankets, batteries and bottled water, enough to fill a semi-truck trailer, is bound for Dana Ford Lincoln in Staten Island, N.Y. These [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/12/pine-belt-dealerships-pitch-in-to-assist-sandys-victims/feed/ 0 Rail cars coming to town — on the highway http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/12/railcars-coming-to-town-on-highway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=railcars-coming-to-town-on-highway http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/12/railcars-coming-to-town-on-highway/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:29:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=65198 MCCOMB — Two train cars will begin a slow trek tomorrow from Hammond, La., to McComb, where they will become parts of the train display near the downtown depot. McComb Mayor Whitney Rawlings tells The Enterprise-Journal a convoy of trucks transporting the cars will leave Hammond and head slowly north on U.S. Highway 51. Plans [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/12/railcars-coming-to-town-on-highway/feed/ 0 Toyota rolls out 25 millionth North American-built vehicle http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/31/toyota-rolls-out-25-millionth-north-american-built-vehicle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toyota-rolls-out-25-millionth-north-american-built-vehicle http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/31/toyota-rolls-out-25-millionth-north-american-built-vehicle/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:36:02 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=64646 BLUE SPRINGS — Toyota celebrated the 25 millionth vehicle manufactured in North America today at a ceremony at its Georgetown, Ky. plant coinciding with the start of production for the all-new 2013 Avalon. Of those 25 million vehicles, 111,000 were built in Mississippi at the Blue Springs plant, according to Toyota. The milestone vehicle — [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/31/toyota-rolls-out-25-millionth-north-american-built-vehicle/feed/ 0 Ground broken for new intermodal transit facility http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/05/ground-broken-for-new-internodal-transit-facility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ground-broken-for-new-internodal-transit-facility http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/05/ground-broken-for-new-internodal-transit-facility/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:23:46 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=63498 NATCHEZ — Ground has been broken for the Natchez Regional Intermodal Transit Facility at the corner of Wood Avenue and North Shields Lane. The City of Natchez is partnering with MDOT and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to develop a state-of-the-art, multi-use, regional intermodal transportation center that is being jointly supported with an American Recovery [...]

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