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OOIDA recognizes drivers for safe driving records
02/03/2012 - 12:16:34 pm - OOIDA recently announced honorees in the Association’s Safe Driving Award program. The following drivers have been recognized by the Association for truck driving ...
Committee scraps longer-heavier trucks from highway bill
02/03/2012 - 12:15:57 pm - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee scrapped a proposed increase in allowable truck sizes and weights during a markup of a multiyear surface transportation ...
Discovery Channel announces new `World`s Toughest Trucker` series
02/03/2012 - 12:14:09 pm - Eight truck drivers from six different countries will put their driving skills to the test in a new Discovery Channel series, World’s Toughest Trucker, premiering at 10 p.m. ...
Trucking tragedies turn widows into champions for change
02/03/2012 - 12:13:12 pm - Sarah VanWasshnova says she was checking her voicemail during her lunch hour on Wednesday, Feb. 1, when she received the news that the U.S. House Transportation and ...
TWIC discount: TSA lowers TWIC card cost by $2.75
02/03/2012 - 12:10:23 pm - Truck drivers who need a TWIC card to drive onto U.S. ports and certain warehouses will see a modest price drop. TWIC, or the Transportation Worker Identification ...
Drug testing operator admits lying over truck driver`s tests
01/31/2012 - 10:32:08 am - A drug testing company operator has admitted to lying about whether commercial truck drivers working for client motor carriers had passed drug tests. Mounir Khouri ...
Schneider driver dies of self-inflicted gunshot after standoff
01/31/2012 - 10:30:57 am - In Edwardsville, IL, north of St. Louis, a driver for Schneider National shot himself in the head after a nine-hour standoff with police at a company terminal on ...
The 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show countdown is on
01/31/2012 - 10:29:05 am - We are counting down until the 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show. Now is the time to start planning your trip. The 41st anniversary of MATS is set for March 22-24 at the Kentucky ...
Starting Monday, medical certification reg kicks in
01/31/2012 - 10:27:27 am - Starting Monday, Jan. 30, truckers headed off to the state driver’s licensing agency need to have one more piece of paper to stay legal with their CDL: proof of medical ...
TA/Petro campaign results in record donation to truckers fund
01/27/2012 - 12:35:33 pm - The bean counting is done. The TravelCenters of America has concluded its second annual “Band Together for SCF” campaign with $212,538.87 in donations to support the St. ...
Trucking-related companies make PIRG’s ‘Dirty Thirty’ list
01/27/2012 - 12:33:54 pm - A national consumer advocacy group has published its “Dirty Thirty” list of companies that received more money in tax breaks than they paid in federal income taxes – and ...
South Dakota bill would void indemnity clauses
01/27/2012 - 12:32:10 pm - Intended to level the playing field for truckers doing business in South Dakota, a bill halfway through the statehouse would protect truck drivers in the state from an unfair ...
Security consulting firm says 2011 saw big increases in cargo theft
01/27/2012 - 12:30:24 pm - The good news is most cargo theft incidents don’t involve violence. And for the bad news – cargo theft continues to rise at about 8 percent a year in total number ...
Community seeks idling restrictions in North Bend, WA
01/27/2012 - 12:29:28 pm - Truckers who live around North Bend, WA, say they can’t remember a time when the local truck stop, known as “truck town,” wasn’t there. As the community around ...
Truckers speak up for lower tolls in Austin
01/27/2012 - 12:27:33 pm - With a reduced toll rate set to expire Wednesday, Jan. 25, truckers that travel the Interstate 35 corridor in Austin are hoping to persuade the Texas DOT to make the lower ...
Oral arguments set for Friday in drivers’ short mile case against Swift
01/27/2012 - 12:26:10 pm - Oral arguments are scheduled for Friday, Jan. 27, in the class action lawsuit filed by truck drivers against Swift Transportation. The drivers allege they were underpaid based ...
Could Idaho soon have uniform speeds?
01/27/2012 - 12:24:51 pm - An Idaho state lawmaker is ready to do away with the state’s split speed limit. Idaho law now authorizes motorists to drive 75 mph on interstate highways while trucks ...
Some states still not ready for medical certification reporting rule
01/23/2012 - 1:40:42 pm - As the deadline approaches when truckers must verify medical certification with their home state licensing agencies, more states are reporting their plans for accommodating ...
Missouri bills cover medical certification, driver safety
01/23/2012 - 1:39:03 pm - Missouri lawmakers wasted little time after the first of the year in addressing a hot topic for truckers. Other issues that soon could receive consideration cover licensing ...
Trucker dies after being pinned between trailer, loading dock
01/23/2012 - 1:35:01 pm - A truck driver died last week after being crushed between his trailer and a Pittsburgh loading dock. Il Kim, 59, of Norton, IL, died Wednesday afternoon, according to ...
02/03/2012 - 12:16:34 pm - OOIDA recently announced honorees in the Association’s Safe Driving Award program. The following drivers have been recognized by the Association for truck driving ...
Committee scraps longer-heavier trucks from highway bill
02/03/2012 - 12:15:57 pm - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee scrapped a proposed increase in allowable truck sizes and weights during a markup of a multiyear surface transportation ...
Discovery Channel announces new `World`s Toughest Trucker` series
02/03/2012 - 12:14:09 pm - Eight truck drivers from six different countries will put their driving skills to the test in a new Discovery Channel series, World’s Toughest Trucker, premiering at 10 p.m. ...
Trucking tragedies turn widows into champions for change
02/03/2012 - 12:13:12 pm - Sarah VanWasshnova says she was checking her voicemail during her lunch hour on Wednesday, Feb. 1, when she received the news that the U.S. House Transportation and ...
TWIC discount: TSA lowers TWIC card cost by $2.75
02/03/2012 - 12:10:23 pm - Truck drivers who need a TWIC card to drive onto U.S. ports and certain warehouses will see a modest price drop. TWIC, or the Transportation Worker Identification ...
Drug testing operator admits lying over truck driver`s tests
01/31/2012 - 10:32:08 am - A drug testing company operator has admitted to lying about whether commercial truck drivers working for client motor carriers had passed drug tests. Mounir Khouri ...
Schneider driver dies of self-inflicted gunshot after standoff
01/31/2012 - 10:30:57 am - In Edwardsville, IL, north of St. Louis, a driver for Schneider National shot himself in the head after a nine-hour standoff with police at a company terminal on ...
The 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show countdown is on
01/31/2012 - 10:29:05 am - We are counting down until the 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show. Now is the time to start planning your trip. The 41st anniversary of MATS is set for March 22-24 at the Kentucky ...
Starting Monday, medical certification reg kicks in
01/31/2012 - 10:27:27 am - Starting Monday, Jan. 30, truckers headed off to the state driver’s licensing agency need to have one more piece of paper to stay legal with their CDL: proof of medical ...
TA/Petro campaign results in record donation to truckers fund
01/27/2012 - 12:35:33 pm - The bean counting is done. The TravelCenters of America has concluded its second annual “Band Together for SCF” campaign with $212,538.87 in donations to support the St. ...
Trucking-related companies make PIRG’s ‘Dirty Thirty’ list
01/27/2012 - 12:33:54 pm - A national consumer advocacy group has published its “Dirty Thirty” list of companies that received more money in tax breaks than they paid in federal income taxes – and ...
South Dakota bill would void indemnity clauses
01/27/2012 - 12:32:10 pm - Intended to level the playing field for truckers doing business in South Dakota, a bill halfway through the statehouse would protect truck drivers in the state from an unfair ...
Security consulting firm says 2011 saw big increases in cargo theft
01/27/2012 - 12:30:24 pm - The good news is most cargo theft incidents don’t involve violence. And for the bad news – cargo theft continues to rise at about 8 percent a year in total number ...
Community seeks idling restrictions in North Bend, WA
01/27/2012 - 12:29:28 pm - Truckers who live around North Bend, WA, say they can’t remember a time when the local truck stop, known as “truck town,” wasn’t there. As the community around ...
Truckers speak up for lower tolls in Austin
01/27/2012 - 12:27:33 pm - With a reduced toll rate set to expire Wednesday, Jan. 25, truckers that travel the Interstate 35 corridor in Austin are hoping to persuade the Texas DOT to make the lower ...
Oral arguments set for Friday in drivers’ short mile case against Swift
01/27/2012 - 12:26:10 pm - Oral arguments are scheduled for Friday, Jan. 27, in the class action lawsuit filed by truck drivers against Swift Transportation. The drivers allege they were underpaid based ...
Could Idaho soon have uniform speeds?
01/27/2012 - 12:24:51 pm - An Idaho state lawmaker is ready to do away with the state’s split speed limit. Idaho law now authorizes motorists to drive 75 mph on interstate highways while trucks ...
Some states still not ready for medical certification reporting rule
01/23/2012 - 1:40:42 pm - As the deadline approaches when truckers must verify medical certification with their home state licensing agencies, more states are reporting their plans for accommodating ...
Missouri bills cover medical certification, driver safety
01/23/2012 - 1:39:03 pm - Missouri lawmakers wasted little time after the first of the year in addressing a hot topic for truckers. Other issues that soon could receive consideration cover licensing ...
Trucker dies after being pinned between trailer, loading dock
01/23/2012 - 1:35:01 pm - A truck driver died last week after being crushed between his trailer and a Pittsburgh loading dock. Il Kim, 59, of Norton, IL, died Wednesday afternoon, according to ...
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