Trucking News - December 2003
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Working group seeks to reduce truck traffic at the Port of Los Angeles
12/01/2003 - 10:32:57 am - The Port of Los Angeles Working Group met Nov. 20 in the first of a series of gatherings to focus on reducing truck traffic during peak commuter times. The group ...
Law to prevent illegal immigrant licenses moves ahead quickly
12/01/2003 - 10:34:19 am - A bill that would overturn a law that allowed illegal immigrants to obtain valid driver’s licenses is moving ahead quickly in California. SBX3 1, which passed out ...
California manufacturer addresses de-icer corrosion dilemma
12/01/2003 - 10:35:42 am - With the increase of corrosion caused by magnesium chloride, Phillips Industries has introduced a product addressing the area of electrical systems protection ...
Swift and FMCSA in consultation over safety rating
12/01/2003 - 10:38:05 am - On Nov. 24, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Web site displayed Swift Transportation Co. Inc.’s safety rating as conditional -- in a Nov. 24 statement, Swift ...
Kenworth extends $1,000 rebate To OOIDA members on qualifying new sleeper truck purchases through 20
12/01/2003 - 10:39:36 am - Kenworth Truck Company announced this week that it is extending a successful rebate program with the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) through 2004 ...
Canadians wary of new DHS trucking rules
12/01/2003 - 10:44:24 am - Shipping Canadian exports to the U.S. is going to get more difficult because of new pre-notification regulations, says Canadian Trucking Alliance CEO David Bradley. ...
Citing HOS regs, CFI increases driver pay
12/02/2003 - 1:32:37 pm - CFI, an international truckload carrier based in Joplin, MO, announced an increase of more than 6 cents per mile in top driver pay Dec. 1. The increase will be implemented ...
Push for more LCVs under way in New York
12/02/2003 - 1:33:40 pm - An effort is under way to allow more longer combinations vehicles onto New York State’s highways, The Albany Business Review reported recently. Organizations ...
Tennessee pollution board to discuss truck speeds at December meeting
12/02/2003 - 1:35:50 pm - Tennessee environmental officials are scheduled to meet in Nashville Dec. 10 to discuss such topics as lowering the interstate speed limit for large trucks in the state as a ...
Average diesel price dips
12/02/2003 - 1:36:54 pm - The average U.S. retail price of diesel fuel decreased to $1.476 from the previous average of $1.491, the Department of Energy reported – thereby cutting off a two-week trend ...
Arrest made in year-old case of murdered OOIDA member
12/02/2003 - 1:38:06 pm - A suspect was arrested Nov. 24 in the death of trucker and OOIDA member Roger Ware, killed a year ago in a San Antonio, FL, truckstop, the St. Petersburg Times reported ...
Janklow trial begins
12/02/2003 - 1:39:53 pm - Rep. Bill Janklow, R-SD, faces charges Dec. 1 that could end his political career – the 64-year-old is charged with manslaughter, speeding, running a stop sign and reckless ...
California bill targets traffic-light devices
12/04/2003 - 1:42:40 pm - A California lawmaker wants to outlaw the manufacture, sale, purchase, use or possession of controllers that can change some traffic signals from red to green ...
Capitol city may ban cell phones while driving
12/04/2003 - 1:43:34 pm - Talking on a handheld cell phone while driving may soon be illegal in the District of Columbia, The Associated Press reported. The D.C. Council has given the ...
Negotiations resume in California grocery worker strike
12/04/2003 - 1:44:41 pm - Negotiations between labor and management – led by a federal mediator – have resumed in the Southern California grocery workers strike, media outlets reported Dec. 3. ...
Carrier says it will file for bankruptcy
12/04/2003 - 1:49:00 pm - Cannon Express Inc. plans to file for bankruptcy protection, the Springdale, AR, company said in a filing with the SEC. Cannon said it would file for bankruptcy ...
DOT: Seat-belt use rising in most states
12/04/2003 - 1:50:29 pm - Forty states plus the District of Columbia achieved higher safety-belt use rates in 2003 than the year before, according to a new statistical analysis released today by the ...
TX to fine slow drivers on I-35
12/04/2003 - 1:50:58 pm - The Texas Department of Transportation is issuing a traffic safety advisory for the people driving along Interstate 35 because state troopers have seen illegal and dangerous ...
Embattled MoDOT director to leave job
12/04/2003 - 1:51:41 pm - Henry Hungerbeeler, the embattled director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, announced Dec. 2 he would resign. However, he will not be gone anytime soon ...
Montana puts in temporary bridge at river crossing
12/08/2003 - 1:57:43 pm - A temporary bridge is in place on U.S. 2 over the Milk River in far north central Montana, replacing the structure damaged in an accident Nov. 18, The Montana Department of ...
Colorado town gives engine brakes reprieve
12/08/2003 - 2:00:09 pm - Officials in Vail, CO, have reached an agreement with a state trucking organization for a “multifaceted approach” toward reducing noise on the stretch of Interstate 70 that ...
Canada`s energy rebate program improves ROI for truckers
12/08/2003 - 2:02:30 pm - Long-haul truckers stand to benefit significantly from the $21.3 million Commercial Transportation Energy Efficiency Rebate Program, commonly known as the Fleetsmart Rebate ...
Utah CDL fraud charges possibly linked to death of five near Pittsburgh
12/08/2003 - 2:04:15 pm - Utah federal prosecutors Dec. 2 indicted three independent contractors hired by that state to test truck drivers on charges they accepted forged documents or ignored ...
Georgia lawmaker targets truck speeds
12/08/2003 - 2:06:12 pm - A Georgia senator plans to introduce legislation next year that would slow large trucks down on certain freeways in the state. Sen. David Adelman, D-Atlanta, said ...
Two men shot on Ohio Turnpike; police say not related to Columbus shootings
12/08/2003 - 2:07:32 pm - A gunman turned his sights on a car traveling on the Ohio Turnpike about 50 miles west of Cleveland Dec. 2, law-enforcement officials said. Two men were hit, one in ...
Some Mexican trucks to get ‘fast-lane’ access to U.S.
12/08/2003 - 2:09:42 pm - Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is set to announce a system to allow commercial trucks to clear customs at the Mexican border in as little as 5 seconds by using ...
Hawaii lawmaker proposes fuel-cap revision
12/08/2003 - 2:11:20 pm - A Hawaii state senator this week told lawmakers he would propose an amendment to the state`s gasoline price cap law, according to local media. Sen. Ron Mercer said ...
Canadian court upholds wheel law
12/08/2003 - 2:12:19 pm - The Ontario, Canada, Court of Appeal Nov. 14 upheld the validity of a law that holds carriers absolutely liable for the consequences of a wheel coming off one of their ...
University of Alabama to study CMV safety
12/08/2003 - 2:15:39 pm - The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham a one-year, $275,000 grant to study ways to help prevent commercial trucking ...
Ridge: Southwest borders secure as trucks gain fast access
12/08/2003 - 2:17:03 pm - The nation`s borders will remain secure even though new commercial lanes are expected to speed up truck traffic crossing into the United States from Mexico, Homeland Security ...
Johnston, Spencer to represent OOIDA at conference
12/08/2003 - 2:18:16 pm - Two of OOIDA`s officers will represent the organization at the FMCSA`s Seatbelt Event in Atlanta this coming week. Jim Johnston and Todd Spencer, president and ...
Shooting victims say they saw juveniles with guns on bridge in Ohio
12/08/2003 - 2:19:46 pm - An Akron, OH, couple has reported that they saw a group of juveniles on an overpass when their horse trailer was shot at Aug. 31, media outlets reported. One of ...
Closing arguments presented in Janklow case
12/09/2003 - 1:36:18 pm - Prosecutors in the case of Rep. Bill Janklow, R-SD, say he lied to officers at the scene of a deadly accident and deserves to be convicted of manslaughter even if he did ...
Missouri lawmaker seeks stricter seat-belt enforcement
12/09/2003 - 1:37:28 pm - A Missouri state representative plans to draft a bill that would permit police to pull over drivers who are not buckled up. The bill planned by Rep. Rob Schaaf, ...
Largest U.S. truck stop planned for eastern Arkansas
12/09/2003 - 1:38:36 pm - Arkansas will soon be home to what some are calling the largest truck stop in the country. The Memphis Business Journal reported recently that St. Francis County, ...
New section of Denver highway opens
12/09/2003 - 1:39:29 pm - A new section of the beltway around Denver opened recently five weeks before scheduled – and on budget – area media outlets reported. The Northwest Parkway, a ...
Truckers’ help sought in Kansas murder case
12/09/2003 - 1:42:03 pm - The family of a murdered Kansas woman is seeking help from truckers to find a man wanted for questioning in the case. Alexandra “Ali” Kemp, 19, was murdered June 18 ...
Talks break down in California grocery strike
12/09/2003 - 1:43:25 pm - The latest round of talks in the Southern California grocery strike have ended, and no new discussions have been scheduled, media outlets reported Dec. 8 ...
Highway near Columbus briefly closed; number of linked shootings up to 14
12/09/2003 - 1:45:23 pm - Law-enforcement officials in Columbus, OH, briefly closed part of the I-270 loop highway around the city Saturday, Dec. 6, to search for clues regarding a series of shootings ...
Truckers deal with ‘no idle rule’ in New York: How do you spell hypothermia?
12/09/2003 - 1:48:00 pm - The hip expression “in a New York minute” is taking on new meaning as truckers moving freight in and out of that state find themselves coping with a strict new state idling ...
Snowstorm makes a mess of East Coast highways
12/09/2003 - 1:50:34 pm - The massive snowstorm that has gripped the East Coast in its frosty embrace has given an unwelcome hug to trucking as well. The storm started dumping snow on the ...
Truckload inspections expected to create a ‘little bit of chaos’
12/09/2003 - 1:52:23 pm - Food products shippers Dec. 12 will have to provide an electronic notice to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at least two hours before each truckload arrives at ...
Report: Canadian border vulnerable
12/09/2003 - 1:58:44 pm - More than 45 million trucks and cars will cross this year from Canada into the United States, any one of which could be carrying terrorists, concealing weapons of mass ...
Young prediction: a transportation revolution
12/09/2003 - 2:59:15 pm - Voters will revolt if the federal government ignores the need for better freeways, more passenger trains and fewer fatal crashes, according to Rep. Don Young, R-AK, who said ...
Scholarships available from moving association
12/11/2003 - 4:02:45 pm - The American Moving and Storage Association, the national trade association representing the nation’s moving and storage industry, is now accepting applications for its Moving ...
OOIDA Members receive safe driving awards
12/11/2003 - 4:04:45 pm - Landstar recently honored OOIDA member James DeLong of Carmi, IL, for achieving 3 million miles without so much as a fender bender. He was one of nearly two dozen OOIDA ...
Georgia wants to create bank to aide road work
12/11/2003 - 4:05:40 pm - The Georgia State Transportation Board wants to create a bank that would loan money to cities and counties in the state in an effort to speed work on highways and other roads, ...
Bypass takes Iowa one step closer to freeway between Des Moines, Burlington
12/11/2003 - 4:06:49 pm - The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved a project that will relocate and widen U.S. 34 around the town of Fairfield, IA. During a recent meeting, the ...
Grocery workers in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky to vote Thursday on ending strike
12/11/2003 - 4:08:41 pm - Grocery workers in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky will vote Thursday, Dec. 11, on whether to end their two-month strike against retail giant Kroger Co., The Associated Press ...
New Jersey governor takes fuel tax hike off the table
12/11/2003 - 4:10:02 pm - Truckers running in New Jersey will not pay more tax on their fuel for now, according to media reports, after Gov. James McGreevey said he would not support an increase in the ...
Report: Halliburton’s fees to truck oil to Iraq noted
12/11/2003 - 4:12:17 pm - The United States government is paying the Halliburton Co. an average of $2.64 a gallon to import gasoline and other fuel to Iraq from Kuwait, more than twice what others are ...
Investigators find evidence of another shooting near Columbus
12/11/2003 - 4:13:36 pm - Investigators in the I-270 shootings near Columbus, OH, are checking into two reports made Dec. 9 of incidents near the area where most of the shootings have taken place, the ...
Canadian shippers asked to speed up their acts
12/11/2003 - 4:14:53 pm - The costs of delays due to upcoming hours-of-service rules in the United States should not be absorbed by truck drivers, some of Canada`s largest shippers were recently told, ...
OOIDA president encourages truckers to ‘Set an example and buckle up’
12/11/2003 - 4:16:01 pm - OOIDA President Jim Johnston took part in the launch of a campaign to encourage the use of seat belts by professional truckers, urging them to set an example for the rest of ...
Police using E-ZPass data in Luna slaying case
12/12/2003 - 1:31:24 pm - When Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Luna`s sedan cruised through a toll booth the night he was killed, his E-ZPass card automatically billed him, leaving an electronic ...
Kroger moves workers from east to west to battle effects of strike
12/12/2003 - 1:32:27 pm - As the Southern California grocery strike nears the end of its second month, Kroger Co. is taking extreme measures to keep its Ralph’s stores in the strike zone open. The ...
New Jersey eyes cell phone restriction
12/12/2003 - 1:33:42 pm - A New Jersey Assembly panel is reviewing legislation that would require drivers to keep their hands off cell phones. Gov. James McGreevey has said he will sign the ...
SUV hits rig carrying munitions, sets off explosion
12/12/2003 - 1:34:53 pm - One woman was killed Dec 10 after the SUV she was driving crossed the median of Florida`s Turnpike west of Orlando and hit a truck carrying munitions for the military, ...
California city to be covered by Wi-Fi system
12/12/2003 - 1:36:02 pm - Aiirnet Wireless will install a citywide Wi-Fi wireless Internet access system in the city of Cerritos, CA, the company announced recently. The system will cover ...
Spammers may end up in can
12/16/2003 - 2:21:54 pm - Virginia prosecutors have gained indictments of two men accused of sending thousands of unsolicited e-mail pitches for investments, software and other products, The Associated ...
License applicants would have to show faces under Missouri proposal
12/16/2003 - 2:22:51 pm - Women whose religion requires them to wear a veil would have to take the covering off for their driver’s license photo under a bill proposed by a Missouri state representative ...
Developer hits the brakes on truck stop plan
12/16/2003 - 2:23:51 pm - A plan for a large truck stop in Shreveport, LA, is off the table after the developer withdrew his plans, The Shreveport Times reported. Bob Horn, the developer, ...
California budget deal could slash funds for road work
12/16/2003 - 2:24:41 pm - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and leaders of the General Assembly have worked out a budget deal, media outlets reported, but for truckers and others who use the states roads, ...
Maine drops permit requirement for 53-footers
12/16/2003 - 2:25:45 pm - Gov. John Baldacci signed legislation May 21 that repeals the provision requiring permits for 53-foot trailers. The new law also increases annual registration fees ...
‘Jobs Tunnel’ draws support at Manufacturing Summit
12/16/2003 - 2:28:15 pm - Government, industry and labor officials recently discussed a proposal to convert a tunnel between Detroit and Canada into a truck-only border crossing, according to a ...
Slight rise in diesel prices
12/16/2003 - 2:29:06 pm - The average U.S. retail price of diesel fuel increased to $1.486 from the previous average of $1.481, the Department of Energy reported – marking a three-week rise. ...
Van Tine named for No. 2 spot at DOT
12/16/2003 - 2:30:07 pm - President Bush has named Kirk Van Tine, formerly DOT`s general counsel under Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, as the Department of Transportation`s acting deputy ...
Pink signs, animated eyes coming to a highway near you
12/16/2003 - 2:31:11 pm - According to the Federal Highway Administration, new traffic control devices include fluorescent pink signs to alert drivers to traffic accidents, large print on-road signs ...
TWIC Twouble – not enough dough, says GAO
12/16/2003 - 2:32:17 pm - In a Dec. 12 letter to Congress, the U.S. General Accounting Office cited funding difficulties in the implementation of the Transportation Security Administration’s ...
Bill proposes to withhold some federal funding in states without ‘primary’ seat-belt laws
12/16/2003 - 2:33:24 pm - Sens. John Warner, R-VA, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY, have introduced measures to speed adoption by states of "primary" seat-belt requirements. Seat-belt use ...
Supreme Court to hear Mexican truck issue
12/16/2003 - 2:34:53 pm - The Supreme Court agreed Dec. 15 to intervene in a 20-year-old fight over allowing Mexican trucks and buses on U.S. roadways, The Associated Press reported. The ...
TX border scanner nets $8.2 million in cocaine
12/18/2003 - 5:40:55 pm - Border agents seized 515 pounds of cocaine from a flatbed trailer crossing Laredo’s World Trade Bridge from Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Dec. 17. ...
Union leaders call for national boycott as California grocery strike drags on
12/18/2003 - 5:41:53 pm - A group of 500 union leaders from around the country has called for a national boycott of stores owned by Safeway Inc., The Associated Press reported today ...
Study calls for improvements to U.S. 9 in New Jersey
12/18/2003 - 5:43:11 pm - One of the most dangerous stretches of highway in New Jersey may soon see improvements after the release of a study by a joint state-federal highway safety team, the New ...
Group wants new interstate to be a toll road
12/18/2003 - 5:44:03 pm - The North Eastern Strategic Alliance, a group that promotes development in a 10-county area of South Carolina, has called for a proposed interstate highway to be built as a ...
Wireless traffic alerts up for FCC approval
12/18/2003 - 5:44:55 pm - Federal regulators are expected to set aside a portion of spectrum for a new wireless technology that allows motorists to get traffic updates, buy fast food or find a nearby ...
Former IL Gov. Ryan indicted; CDL fraud among the allegations
12/18/2003 - 5:46:49 pm - Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was indicted Dec. 17 on federal charges of taking payoffs, gifts and vacations in return for government contracts and leases while he was ...
Bullet that hit home Monday linked to deadly Columbus shootings
12/18/2003 - 5:48:58 pm - A bullet that hit a home on Brown Road near Columbus Monday, Dec. 15, is from the same gun that killed a woman on Interstate 270 in late November, the Franklin County ...
Cities, counties to sue California over lowered vehicle license fee
12/18/2003 - 5:50:40 pm - A group of cities and counties are suing the state over Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger`s order to roll back a recent increase in the state’s vehicle license fee, The Los Angeles ...
‘Ol` Blue’ Web site is the latest to offer HOS help
12/22/2003 - 11:56:14 pm - Confused about the new hours of service rules starting Jan. 4, 2004? Not sure how they will change the way you drive? Looking for some answers without wading through the ...
TX border scanner nets $8.2 million in cocaine
12/22/2003 - 11:57:52 pm - Border agents seized 515 pounds of cocaine from a flatbed trailer crossing Laredo’s World Trade Bridge from Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Dec. 17. ...
Use of trucks growing in rural grain hauling
12/22/2003 - 11:58:50 pm - The use of truck transportation to move crops to and from local and regional grain elevators is growing in rural Kansas, The Hutchinson News reported Dec. 18 ...
Study calls for improvements to U.S. 9 in New Jersey
12/23/2003 - 12:00:29 am - One of the most dangerous stretches of highway in New Jersey may soon see improvements after the release of a study by a joint state-federal highway safety team, the New ...
Virginia lawmaker eyes fuel tax hike for road dollars
12/23/2003 - 12:01:49 am - A Northern Virginia state lawmaker has proposed legislation calling for an increase in the state’s fuel tax by 6.5 cents a gallon. State Delegate Harry Parrish, ...
Negotiations to resume today in California grocery strike
12/23/2003 - 12:02:40 am - The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service has scheduled a new round of talks that will start today, Friday, Dec. 19, in an attempt to resolve a strike by 70,000 members ...
Schwarzenegger action makes California budget an official crisis
12/23/2003 - 12:04:03 am - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has invoked emergency powers, allowing him to cut $150 million in state spending without a vote of the General Assembly, The Associated Press ...
Your very own highway – if the price is right
12/23/2003 - 12:05:27 am - Want to buy your own highway – here`s your chance. The Associated Press reported Dec. 19 that a 22-mile, $90 million private toll road that links parts of Texas to ...
Bill would require audits of Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
12/23/2003 - 12:07:32 am - A bill approved Dec. 16 by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives would require annual audits of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Under HB1801, which passed ...
Highway reform bills under consideration in Missouri
12/23/2003 - 12:12:02 am - A crumbling road system and embattled highway department have Missouri state lawmakers ready to pursue toll roads and several reform measures when they return to the Capitol ...
I can`t hear the train a-comin`: Feds want whistleless railroad warnings
12/23/2003 - 12:13:46 am - Seems like the inmate in Johnny Cash`s song “Folsom Prison Blues” isn`t the only one tortured by train whistles – the Federal Railroad Administration recently said it wants ...
Kentucky lawmaker pursues stricter seat-belt enforcement
12/26/2003 - 3:05:34 pm - Drivers caught not wearing their seat belts could be pulled over under legislation filed in the Kentucky House of Representatives. State Rep. Jodie Haydon, ...
Indiana lawmaker targets traffic-light changers
12/26/2003 - 3:06:38 pm - An Indiana state lawmaker wants to increase penalties for buying or selling a device that can change some traffic signals from red to green. State Sen. Thomas Wyss, ...
Truck driver jailed for HOS violation
12/26/2003 - 3:07:37 pm - The DOT`s Office of the Inspector General announced that Robert J. McClafferty, a truck driver for Ontelaunee Transport Services Inc. of Kempton, PA, was ordered by a U.S. ...
Local votes to determine fate of new highway
12/26/2003 - 3:08:58 pm - A vote of five local governments could result in the building of a new interstate-style highway in central Kansas, creating a new link among the truck-heavy I-70, U.S. 50 and ...
Pickets pull away from two grocery chains’ distribution centers in California
12/26/2003 - 3:09:46 pm - Pickets have moved away from the distribution centers operated by the grocery retailers under strike in Southern California, NBC News reported recently, except for centers ...
Per-diem meal allowance increased to $41 per day for U.S. drivers
12/26/2003 - 3:10:36 pm - The Internal Revenue Service recently increased the per-diem meal allowance for U.S. truck drivers. The new rate, which went into effect Nov. 1, permits truckers to ...
Carrier may owe IRS millions; Hunt says it will fight decision
12/26/2003 - 3:11:37 pm - Arkansas-based carrier J.B. Hunt may owe up to $39 million if the IRS wins a case now under way, the company said recently in a statement. The case involves tax ...
First U.S. case of mad cow disease detected in Northwest
12/26/2003 - 3:13:39 pm - The first case of mad cow disease in the United States has been detected in Washington state, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement. The disease, ...
Former Gov. Ryan says he’s innocent
12/26/2003 - 3:14:56 pm - Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan says he’s innocent of allegations he took payoffs in return for letting associates profit from state contracts and said he would make his case ...
Another truck may have been target of Ohio shooter
12/26/2003 - 3:16:27 pm - A truck driver working out of Virginia may be the latest person targeted by the I-270 gunman in Columbus, OH, Channel 4 Columbus reported Dec. 24. The driver, who ...
FMCSA releases security guide for hazmat haulers
12/26/2003 - 3:21:34 pm - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released a guide on how to develop a hazardous materials security plan – it’s available at the agency’s Web site at
DOT asks discretionary enforcement for 60 days after Jan. 4 HOS change
12/26/2003 - 3:23:08 pm - States can follow or reject that recommendation Commercial truck drivers not following new rules governing the hours they can drive will face aggressive education ...
Wabash National Corp. selling its remaining finance portfolio
12/30/2003 - 11:56:25 am - Wabash National Corp., a trailer manufacturer, sold “substantially all” of its remaining finance contracts to Milestone Capital Corp. and Cypress Leasing Corp., according to a ...
Placement of I-PASS lanes causing some headaches in Illinois
12/30/2003 - 11:57:35 am - The placement of I-PASS lanes in Chicago-area toll plaza is creating small traffic snarls as motorists stuck in the wrong lane try to get to a spot where they can pay the toll ...
Georgia road may become toll route
12/30/2003 - 11:58:19 am - Truckers moving freight from Atlanta to Athens, GA, may soon have another alternative – albeit a costly one. The state will soon receive proposals to turn Georgia ...
Iowa to cut back on highway bypasses
12/30/2003 - 11:59:48 am - Truckers traveling through Iowa will see fewer bypass routes around the state’s towns in the future. Mark Wandro, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, ...
Diesel prices ease some
12/30/2003 - 12:00:33 pm - The average U.S. retail price of diesel fuel decreased to $1.502 from the previous average of $1.504, the Department of Energy reported, ending a four-week rise. ...
Meat from diseased cow went to eight states; animal came from Canada
12/30/2003 - 12:02:32 pm - Meat from a cow confirmed to have “mad cow” disease was shipped to eight states and to the island of Guam, media outlets reported recently. The eight states are ...
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12/01/2003 - 10:32:57 am - The Port of Los Angeles Working Group met Nov. 20 in the first of a series of gatherings to focus on reducing truck traffic during peak commuter times. The group ...
Law to prevent illegal immigrant licenses moves ahead quickly
12/01/2003 - 10:34:19 am - A bill that would overturn a law that allowed illegal immigrants to obtain valid driver’s licenses is moving ahead quickly in California. SBX3 1, which passed out ...
California manufacturer addresses de-icer corrosion dilemma
12/01/2003 - 10:35:42 am - With the increase of corrosion caused by magnesium chloride, Phillips Industries has introduced a product addressing the area of electrical systems protection ...
Swift and FMCSA in consultation over safety rating
12/01/2003 - 10:38:05 am - On Nov. 24, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Web site displayed Swift Transportation Co. Inc.’s safety rating as conditional -- in a Nov. 24 statement, Swift ...
Kenworth extends $1,000 rebate To OOIDA members on qualifying new sleeper truck purchases through 20
12/01/2003 - 10:39:36 am - Kenworth Truck Company announced this week that it is extending a successful rebate program with the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) through 2004 ...
Canadians wary of new DHS trucking rules
12/01/2003 - 10:44:24 am - Shipping Canadian exports to the U.S. is going to get more difficult because of new pre-notification regulations, says Canadian Trucking Alliance CEO David Bradley. ...
Citing HOS regs, CFI increases driver pay
12/02/2003 - 1:32:37 pm - CFI, an international truckload carrier based in Joplin, MO, announced an increase of more than 6 cents per mile in top driver pay Dec. 1. The increase will be implemented ...
Push for more LCVs under way in New York
12/02/2003 - 1:33:40 pm - An effort is under way to allow more longer combinations vehicles onto New York State’s highways, The Albany Business Review reported recently. Organizations ...
Tennessee pollution board to discuss truck speeds at December meeting
12/02/2003 - 1:35:50 pm - Tennessee environmental officials are scheduled to meet in Nashville Dec. 10 to discuss such topics as lowering the interstate speed limit for large trucks in the state as a ...
Average diesel price dips
12/02/2003 - 1:36:54 pm - The average U.S. retail price of diesel fuel decreased to $1.476 from the previous average of $1.491, the Department of Energy reported – thereby cutting off a two-week trend ...
Arrest made in year-old case of murdered OOIDA member
12/02/2003 - 1:38:06 pm - A suspect was arrested Nov. 24 in the death of trucker and OOIDA member Roger Ware, killed a year ago in a San Antonio, FL, truckstop, the St. Petersburg Times reported ...
Janklow trial begins
12/02/2003 - 1:39:53 pm - Rep. Bill Janklow, R-SD, faces charges Dec. 1 that could end his political career – the 64-year-old is charged with manslaughter, speeding, running a stop sign and reckless ...
California bill targets traffic-light devices
12/04/2003 - 1:42:40 pm - A California lawmaker wants to outlaw the manufacture, sale, purchase, use or possession of controllers that can change some traffic signals from red to green ...
Capitol city may ban cell phones while driving
12/04/2003 - 1:43:34 pm - Talking on a handheld cell phone while driving may soon be illegal in the District of Columbia, The Associated Press reported. The D.C. Council has given the ...
Negotiations resume in California grocery worker strike
12/04/2003 - 1:44:41 pm - Negotiations between labor and management – led by a federal mediator – have resumed in the Southern California grocery workers strike, media outlets reported Dec. 3. ...
Carrier says it will file for bankruptcy
12/04/2003 - 1:49:00 pm - Cannon Express Inc. plans to file for bankruptcy protection, the Springdale, AR, company said in a filing with the SEC. Cannon said it would file for bankruptcy ...
DOT: Seat-belt use rising in most states
12/04/2003 - 1:50:29 pm - Forty states plus the District of Columbia achieved higher safety-belt use rates in 2003 than the year before, according to a new statistical analysis released today by the ...
TX to fine slow drivers on I-35
12/04/2003 - 1:50:58 pm - The Texas Department of Transportation is issuing a traffic safety advisory for the people driving along Interstate 35 because state troopers have seen illegal and dangerous ...
Embattled MoDOT director to leave job
12/04/2003 - 1:51:41 pm - Henry Hungerbeeler, the embattled director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, announced Dec. 2 he would resign. However, he will not be gone anytime soon ...
Montana puts in temporary bridge at river crossing
12/08/2003 - 1:57:43 pm - A temporary bridge is in place on U.S. 2 over the Milk River in far north central Montana, replacing the structure damaged in an accident Nov. 18, The Montana Department of ...
Colorado town gives engine brakes reprieve
12/08/2003 - 2:00:09 pm - Officials in Vail, CO, have reached an agreement with a state trucking organization for a “multifaceted approach” toward reducing noise on the stretch of Interstate 70 that ...
Canada`s energy rebate program improves ROI for truckers
12/08/2003 - 2:02:30 pm - Long-haul truckers stand to benefit significantly from the $21.3 million Commercial Transportation Energy Efficiency Rebate Program, commonly known as the Fleetsmart Rebate ...
Utah CDL fraud charges possibly linked to death of five near Pittsburgh
12/08/2003 - 2:04:15 pm - Utah federal prosecutors Dec. 2 indicted three independent contractors hired by that state to test truck drivers on charges they accepted forged documents or ignored ...
Georgia lawmaker targets truck speeds
12/08/2003 - 2:06:12 pm - A Georgia senator plans to introduce legislation next year that would slow large trucks down on certain freeways in the state. Sen. David Adelman, D-Atlanta, said ...
Two men shot on Ohio Turnpike; police say not related to Columbus shootings
12/08/2003 - 2:07:32 pm - A gunman turned his sights on a car traveling on the Ohio Turnpike about 50 miles west of Cleveland Dec. 2, law-enforcement officials said. Two men were hit, one in ...
Some Mexican trucks to get ‘fast-lane’ access to U.S.
12/08/2003 - 2:09:42 pm - Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is set to announce a system to allow commercial trucks to clear customs at the Mexican border in as little as 5 seconds by using ...
Hawaii lawmaker proposes fuel-cap revision
12/08/2003 - 2:11:20 pm - A Hawaii state senator this week told lawmakers he would propose an amendment to the state`s gasoline price cap law, according to local media. Sen. Ron Mercer said ...
Canadian court upholds wheel law
12/08/2003 - 2:12:19 pm - The Ontario, Canada, Court of Appeal Nov. 14 upheld the validity of a law that holds carriers absolutely liable for the consequences of a wheel coming off one of their ...
University of Alabama to study CMV safety
12/08/2003 - 2:15:39 pm - The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham a one-year, $275,000 grant to study ways to help prevent commercial trucking ...
Ridge: Southwest borders secure as trucks gain fast access
12/08/2003 - 2:17:03 pm - The nation`s borders will remain secure even though new commercial lanes are expected to speed up truck traffic crossing into the United States from Mexico, Homeland Security ...
Johnston, Spencer to represent OOIDA at conference
12/08/2003 - 2:18:16 pm - Two of OOIDA`s officers will represent the organization at the FMCSA`s Seatbelt Event in Atlanta this coming week. Jim Johnston and Todd Spencer, president and ...
Shooting victims say they saw juveniles with guns on bridge in Ohio
12/08/2003 - 2:19:46 pm - An Akron, OH, couple has reported that they saw a group of juveniles on an overpass when their horse trailer was shot at Aug. 31, media outlets reported. One of ...
Closing arguments presented in Janklow case
12/09/2003 - 1:36:18 pm - Prosecutors in the case of Rep. Bill Janklow, R-SD, say he lied to officers at the scene of a deadly accident and deserves to be convicted of manslaughter even if he did ...
Missouri lawmaker seeks stricter seat-belt enforcement
12/09/2003 - 1:37:28 pm - A Missouri state representative plans to draft a bill that would permit police to pull over drivers who are not buckled up. The bill planned by Rep. Rob Schaaf, ...
Largest U.S. truck stop planned for eastern Arkansas
12/09/2003 - 1:38:36 pm - Arkansas will soon be home to what some are calling the largest truck stop in the country. The Memphis Business Journal reported recently that St. Francis County, ...
New section of Denver highway opens
12/09/2003 - 1:39:29 pm - A new section of the beltway around Denver opened recently five weeks before scheduled – and on budget – area media outlets reported. The Northwest Parkway, a ...
Truckers’ help sought in Kansas murder case
12/09/2003 - 1:42:03 pm - The family of a murdered Kansas woman is seeking help from truckers to find a man wanted for questioning in the case. Alexandra “Ali” Kemp, 19, was murdered June 18 ...
Talks break down in California grocery strike
12/09/2003 - 1:43:25 pm - The latest round of talks in the Southern California grocery strike have ended, and no new discussions have been scheduled, media outlets reported Dec. 8 ...
Highway near Columbus briefly closed; number of linked shootings up to 14
12/09/2003 - 1:45:23 pm - Law-enforcement officials in Columbus, OH, briefly closed part of the I-270 loop highway around the city Saturday, Dec. 6, to search for clues regarding a series of shootings ...
Truckers deal with ‘no idle rule’ in New York: How do you spell hypothermia?
12/09/2003 - 1:48:00 pm - The hip expression “in a New York minute” is taking on new meaning as truckers moving freight in and out of that state find themselves coping with a strict new state idling ...
Snowstorm makes a mess of East Coast highways
12/09/2003 - 1:50:34 pm - The massive snowstorm that has gripped the East Coast in its frosty embrace has given an unwelcome hug to trucking as well. The storm started dumping snow on the ...
Truckload inspections expected to create a ‘little bit of chaos’
12/09/2003 - 1:52:23 pm - Food products shippers Dec. 12 will have to provide an electronic notice to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at least two hours before each truckload arrives at ...
Report: Canadian border vulnerable
12/09/2003 - 1:58:44 pm - More than 45 million trucks and cars will cross this year from Canada into the United States, any one of which could be carrying terrorists, concealing weapons of mass ...
Young prediction: a transportation revolution
12/09/2003 - 2:59:15 pm - Voters will revolt if the federal government ignores the need for better freeways, more passenger trains and fewer fatal crashes, according to Rep. Don Young, R-AK, who said ...
Scholarships available from moving association
12/11/2003 - 4:02:45 pm - The American Moving and Storage Association, the national trade association representing the nation’s moving and storage industry, is now accepting applications for its Moving ...
OOIDA Members receive safe driving awards
12/11/2003 - 4:04:45 pm - Landstar recently honored OOIDA member James DeLong of Carmi, IL, for achieving 3 million miles without so much as a fender bender. He was one of nearly two dozen OOIDA ...
Georgia wants to create bank to aide road work
12/11/2003 - 4:05:40 pm - The Georgia State Transportation Board wants to create a bank that would loan money to cities and counties in the state in an effort to speed work on highways and other roads, ...
Bypass takes Iowa one step closer to freeway between Des Moines, Burlington
12/11/2003 - 4:06:49 pm - The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved a project that will relocate and widen U.S. 34 around the town of Fairfield, IA. During a recent meeting, the ...
Grocery workers in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky to vote Thursday on ending strike
12/11/2003 - 4:08:41 pm - Grocery workers in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky will vote Thursday, Dec. 11, on whether to end their two-month strike against retail giant Kroger Co., The Associated Press ...
New Jersey governor takes fuel tax hike off the table
12/11/2003 - 4:10:02 pm - Truckers running in New Jersey will not pay more tax on their fuel for now, according to media reports, after Gov. James McGreevey said he would not support an increase in the ...
Report: Halliburton’s fees to truck oil to Iraq noted
12/11/2003 - 4:12:17 pm - The United States government is paying the Halliburton Co. an average of $2.64 a gallon to import gasoline and other fuel to Iraq from Kuwait, more than twice what others are ...
Investigators find evidence of another shooting near Columbus
12/11/2003 - 4:13:36 pm - Investigators in the I-270 shootings near Columbus, OH, are checking into two reports made Dec. 9 of incidents near the area where most of the shootings have taken place, the ...
Canadian shippers asked to speed up their acts
12/11/2003 - 4:14:53 pm - The costs of delays due to upcoming hours-of-service rules in the United States should not be absorbed by truck drivers, some of Canada`s largest shippers were recently told, ...
OOIDA president encourages truckers to ‘Set an example and buckle up’
12/11/2003 - 4:16:01 pm - OOIDA President Jim Johnston took part in the launch of a campaign to encourage the use of seat belts by professional truckers, urging them to set an example for the rest of ...
Police using E-ZPass data in Luna slaying case
12/12/2003 - 1:31:24 pm - When Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Luna`s sedan cruised through a toll booth the night he was killed, his E-ZPass card automatically billed him, leaving an electronic ...
Kroger moves workers from east to west to battle effects of strike
12/12/2003 - 1:32:27 pm - As the Southern California grocery strike nears the end of its second month, Kroger Co. is taking extreme measures to keep its Ralph’s stores in the strike zone open. The ...
New Jersey eyes cell phone restriction
12/12/2003 - 1:33:42 pm - A New Jersey Assembly panel is reviewing legislation that would require drivers to keep their hands off cell phones. Gov. James McGreevey has said he will sign the ...
SUV hits rig carrying munitions, sets off explosion
12/12/2003 - 1:34:53 pm - One woman was killed Dec 10 after the SUV she was driving crossed the median of Florida`s Turnpike west of Orlando and hit a truck carrying munitions for the military, ...
California city to be covered by Wi-Fi system
12/12/2003 - 1:36:02 pm - Aiirnet Wireless will install a citywide Wi-Fi wireless Internet access system in the city of Cerritos, CA, the company announced recently. The system will cover ...
Spammers may end up in can
12/16/2003 - 2:21:54 pm - Virginia prosecutors have gained indictments of two men accused of sending thousands of unsolicited e-mail pitches for investments, software and other products, The Associated ...
License applicants would have to show faces under Missouri proposal
12/16/2003 - 2:22:51 pm - Women whose religion requires them to wear a veil would have to take the covering off for their driver’s license photo under a bill proposed by a Missouri state representative ...
Developer hits the brakes on truck stop plan
12/16/2003 - 2:23:51 pm - A plan for a large truck stop in Shreveport, LA, is off the table after the developer withdrew his plans, The Shreveport Times reported. Bob Horn, the developer, ...
California budget deal could slash funds for road work
12/16/2003 - 2:24:41 pm - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and leaders of the General Assembly have worked out a budget deal, media outlets reported, but for truckers and others who use the states roads, ...
Maine drops permit requirement for 53-footers
12/16/2003 - 2:25:45 pm - Gov. John Baldacci signed legislation May 21 that repeals the provision requiring permits for 53-foot trailers. The new law also increases annual registration fees ...
‘Jobs Tunnel’ draws support at Manufacturing Summit
12/16/2003 - 2:28:15 pm - Government, industry and labor officials recently discussed a proposal to convert a tunnel between Detroit and Canada into a truck-only border crossing, according to a ...
Slight rise in diesel prices
12/16/2003 - 2:29:06 pm - The average U.S. retail price of diesel fuel increased to $1.486 from the previous average of $1.481, the Department of Energy reported – marking a three-week rise. ...
Van Tine named for No. 2 spot at DOT
12/16/2003 - 2:30:07 pm - President Bush has named Kirk Van Tine, formerly DOT`s general counsel under Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, as the Department of Transportation`s acting deputy ...
Pink signs, animated eyes coming to a highway near you
12/16/2003 - 2:31:11 pm - According to the Federal Highway Administration, new traffic control devices include fluorescent pink signs to alert drivers to traffic accidents, large print on-road signs ...
TWIC Twouble – not enough dough, says GAO
12/16/2003 - 2:32:17 pm - In a Dec. 12 letter to Congress, the U.S. General Accounting Office cited funding difficulties in the implementation of the Transportation Security Administration’s ...
Bill proposes to withhold some federal funding in states without ‘primary’ seat-belt laws
12/16/2003 - 2:33:24 pm - Sens. John Warner, R-VA, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY, have introduced measures to speed adoption by states of "primary" seat-belt requirements. Seat-belt use ...
Supreme Court to hear Mexican truck issue
12/16/2003 - 2:34:53 pm - The Supreme Court agreed Dec. 15 to intervene in a 20-year-old fight over allowing Mexican trucks and buses on U.S. roadways, The Associated Press reported. The ...
TX border scanner nets $8.2 million in cocaine
12/18/2003 - 5:40:55 pm - Border agents seized 515 pounds of cocaine from a flatbed trailer crossing Laredo’s World Trade Bridge from Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Dec. 17. ...
Union leaders call for national boycott as California grocery strike drags on
12/18/2003 - 5:41:53 pm - A group of 500 union leaders from around the country has called for a national boycott of stores owned by Safeway Inc., The Associated Press reported today ...
Study calls for improvements to U.S. 9 in New Jersey
12/18/2003 - 5:43:11 pm - One of the most dangerous stretches of highway in New Jersey may soon see improvements after the release of a study by a joint state-federal highway safety team, the New ...
Group wants new interstate to be a toll road
12/18/2003 - 5:44:03 pm - The North Eastern Strategic Alliance, a group that promotes development in a 10-county area of South Carolina, has called for a proposed interstate highway to be built as a ...
Wireless traffic alerts up for FCC approval
12/18/2003 - 5:44:55 pm - Federal regulators are expected to set aside a portion of spectrum for a new wireless technology that allows motorists to get traffic updates, buy fast food or find a nearby ...
Former IL Gov. Ryan indicted; CDL fraud among the allegations
12/18/2003 - 5:46:49 pm - Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was indicted Dec. 17 on federal charges of taking payoffs, gifts and vacations in return for government contracts and leases while he was ...
Bullet that hit home Monday linked to deadly Columbus shootings
12/18/2003 - 5:48:58 pm - A bullet that hit a home on Brown Road near Columbus Monday, Dec. 15, is from the same gun that killed a woman on Interstate 270 in late November, the Franklin County ...
Cities, counties to sue California over lowered vehicle license fee
12/18/2003 - 5:50:40 pm - A group of cities and counties are suing the state over Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger`s order to roll back a recent increase in the state’s vehicle license fee, The Los Angeles ...
‘Ol` Blue’ Web site is the latest to offer HOS help
12/22/2003 - 11:56:14 pm - Confused about the new hours of service rules starting Jan. 4, 2004? Not sure how they will change the way you drive? Looking for some answers without wading through the ...
TX border scanner nets $8.2 million in cocaine
12/22/2003 - 11:57:52 pm - Border agents seized 515 pounds of cocaine from a flatbed trailer crossing Laredo’s World Trade Bridge from Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Dec. 17. ...
Use of trucks growing in rural grain hauling
12/22/2003 - 11:58:50 pm - The use of truck transportation to move crops to and from local and regional grain elevators is growing in rural Kansas, The Hutchinson News reported Dec. 18 ...
Study calls for improvements to U.S. 9 in New Jersey
12/23/2003 - 12:00:29 am - One of the most dangerous stretches of highway in New Jersey may soon see improvements after the release of a study by a joint state-federal highway safety team, the New ...
Virginia lawmaker eyes fuel tax hike for road dollars
12/23/2003 - 12:01:49 am - A Northern Virginia state lawmaker has proposed legislation calling for an increase in the state’s fuel tax by 6.5 cents a gallon. State Delegate Harry Parrish, ...
Negotiations to resume today in California grocery strike
12/23/2003 - 12:02:40 am - The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service has scheduled a new round of talks that will start today, Friday, Dec. 19, in an attempt to resolve a strike by 70,000 members ...
Schwarzenegger action makes California budget an official crisis
12/23/2003 - 12:04:03 am - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has invoked emergency powers, allowing him to cut $150 million in state spending without a vote of the General Assembly, The Associated Press ...
Your very own highway – if the price is right
12/23/2003 - 12:05:27 am - Want to buy your own highway – here`s your chance. The Associated Press reported Dec. 19 that a 22-mile, $90 million private toll road that links parts of Texas to ...
Bill would require audits of Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
12/23/2003 - 12:07:32 am - A bill approved Dec. 16 by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives would require annual audits of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Under HB1801, which passed ...
Highway reform bills under consideration in Missouri
12/23/2003 - 12:12:02 am - A crumbling road system and embattled highway department have Missouri state lawmakers ready to pursue toll roads and several reform measures when they return to the Capitol ...
I can`t hear the train a-comin`: Feds want whistleless railroad warnings
12/23/2003 - 12:13:46 am - Seems like the inmate in Johnny Cash`s song “Folsom Prison Blues” isn`t the only one tortured by train whistles – the Federal Railroad Administration recently said it wants ...
Kentucky lawmaker pursues stricter seat-belt enforcement
12/26/2003 - 3:05:34 pm - Drivers caught not wearing their seat belts could be pulled over under legislation filed in the Kentucky House of Representatives. State Rep. Jodie Haydon, ...
Indiana lawmaker targets traffic-light changers
12/26/2003 - 3:06:38 pm - An Indiana state lawmaker wants to increase penalties for buying or selling a device that can change some traffic signals from red to green. State Sen. Thomas Wyss, ...
Truck driver jailed for HOS violation
12/26/2003 - 3:07:37 pm - The DOT`s Office of the Inspector General announced that Robert J. McClafferty, a truck driver for Ontelaunee Transport Services Inc. of Kempton, PA, was ordered by a U.S. ...
Local votes to determine fate of new highway
12/26/2003 - 3:08:58 pm - A vote of five local governments could result in the building of a new interstate-style highway in central Kansas, creating a new link among the truck-heavy I-70, U.S. 50 and ...
Pickets pull away from two grocery chains’ distribution centers in California
12/26/2003 - 3:09:46 pm - Pickets have moved away from the distribution centers operated by the grocery retailers under strike in Southern California, NBC News reported recently, except for centers ...
Per-diem meal allowance increased to $41 per day for U.S. drivers
12/26/2003 - 3:10:36 pm - The Internal Revenue Service recently increased the per-diem meal allowance for U.S. truck drivers. The new rate, which went into effect Nov. 1, permits truckers to ...
Carrier may owe IRS millions; Hunt says it will fight decision
12/26/2003 - 3:11:37 pm - Arkansas-based carrier J.B. Hunt may owe up to $39 million if the IRS wins a case now under way, the company said recently in a statement. The case involves tax ...
First U.S. case of mad cow disease detected in Northwest
12/26/2003 - 3:13:39 pm - The first case of mad cow disease in the United States has been detected in Washington state, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement. The disease, ...
Former Gov. Ryan says he’s innocent
12/26/2003 - 3:14:56 pm - Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan says he’s innocent of allegations he took payoffs in return for letting associates profit from state contracts and said he would make his case ...
Another truck may have been target of Ohio shooter
12/26/2003 - 3:16:27 pm - A truck driver working out of Virginia may be the latest person targeted by the I-270 gunman in Columbus, OH, Channel 4 Columbus reported Dec. 24. The driver, who ...
FMCSA releases security guide for hazmat haulers
12/26/2003 - 3:21:34 pm - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released a guide on how to develop a hazardous materials security plan – it’s available at the agency’s Web site at
DOT asks discretionary enforcement for 60 days after Jan. 4 HOS change
12/26/2003 - 3:23:08 pm - States can follow or reject that recommendation Commercial truck drivers not following new rules governing the hours they can drive will face aggressive education ...
Wabash National Corp. selling its remaining finance portfolio
12/30/2003 - 11:56:25 am - Wabash National Corp., a trailer manufacturer, sold “substantially all” of its remaining finance contracts to Milestone Capital Corp. and Cypress Leasing Corp., according to a ...
Placement of I-PASS lanes causing some headaches in Illinois
12/30/2003 - 11:57:35 am - The placement of I-PASS lanes in Chicago-area toll plaza is creating small traffic snarls as motorists stuck in the wrong lane try to get to a spot where they can pay the toll ...
Georgia road may become toll route
12/30/2003 - 11:58:19 am - Truckers moving freight from Atlanta to Athens, GA, may soon have another alternative – albeit a costly one. The state will soon receive proposals to turn Georgia ...
Iowa to cut back on highway bypasses
12/30/2003 - 11:59:48 am - Truckers traveling through Iowa will see fewer bypass routes around the state’s towns in the future. Mark Wandro, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, ...
Diesel prices ease some
12/30/2003 - 12:00:33 pm - The average U.S. retail price of diesel fuel decreased to $1.502 from the previous average of $1.504, the Department of Energy reported, ending a four-week rise. ...
Meat from diseased cow went to eight states; animal came from Canada
12/30/2003 - 12:02:32 pm - Meat from a cow confirmed to have “mad cow” disease was shipped to eight states and to the island of Guam, media outlets reported recently. The eight states are ...
