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New England Motor Freight bankruptcy affects 145 employees at Pawtucket terminal

Economic Activity 03/08/2019

PAWTUCKET – In the latest blow to the city, less-than-truckload carrier New England Motor Freight Inc., which had a terminal here, filed for Chapter...

COMMON GROUND: Christopher J. Maxwell, president and CEO of the R.I. Trucking Association, says legislators and truckers should work together rather than argue over / tolls. PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Driver shortage poses challenge for truckers

Business Services 03/31/2017

The Rhode Island trucking industry has yielded a lot of attention in the last couple years. The group's fight against the state's decision to assess...

RHODE ISLAND Trucking Association President and CEO Christopher J. Maxwell said, “While we disagree with truck-only tolling and RhodeWorks, the vote of the legislature stands. But the real scrutiny over the plan’s viability begins now, and as we’ve stated all along, it faces many challenges in both the regulatory and legal arenas.” / PBN FILE PHOTO

R.I. Trucking Association asking Federal Highway Administration to scrutinize RhodeWorks

Capital Goods 03/31/2016

PAWTUCKET – The Rhode Island Trucking Association has asked the Federal Highway Administration to intervene in RhodeWorks, including through a federal environmental review of...

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