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Westerville, Ohio-based broker Exel
$5.9 million in its case against Southern
Refrigerated Transport over a stolen 2008
pharmaceutical shipment. Exel filed a
claim with Texarkana, Ark.-based SRT on
behalf of pharmaceutical maker Sandoz
for $8.5 million, the value of the load. SRT
argued that its liability was limited under
the Carmack Amendment to the value
on the bill of lading, $56,766.36.
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called upon U.S. Transportation
Secretary Anthony Foxx to remove car-
rier Compliance, Safety, Accountability
scores from public view. The letter was
signed by the Alliance for Safe, Efficient
and Competitive Truck Transportation,
National Association of Small Trucking
Companies, California Construction
Trucking Association, The Expedite
Association of North America, Auto
Haulers Association of America and oth-
ers. The letter pointed to studies that
demonstrate the scoring methodology
is flawed.
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named Brad Bentley as its new president,
replacing Chris Burruss, who left the
association earlier this year. Bentley has
played an active part in TCA's initiatives in
recent years, most recently serving as co-
chair of the Image and Communication
Policy Committee. He previously served
as editorial director for the recruiting divi-
sion of Randall-Reilly, CCJ's publisher.
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5SBOTQPSUBUJPO announced $584.1 mil-
lion for 72 transportation projects in 46
states and the District of Columbia from
its TIGER (Transportation Investment
Generating Economic Recovery) 2014
program. Road projects will receive 38
percent of the funding, while 27 percent
will go to transit.
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