Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - Flatbedder Richard Rush of Hot Springs, AR, Rush told Land Line that a Qualcomm message earlier in the day alerted him that there was going to be "massive layoffs at C. Bean." He was to turn in his truck to TruckCenter.com in Blue Mound, TX, as soon as possible. Late Tuesday, a flatbed coordinator with C. Bean Transport Inc. of Fort Smith, AR, confirmed that the company was indeed "restructuring and bringing our trucks in."
American Trucking Associations unveiled details its highway safety agenda designed to reduce the number of highway-related fatalities and injuries on U.S. highways.