Trucking News - November 2007
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OOIDA member rescues Tennessee trucker
11/02/2007 - 8:50:28 pm - A 43-year-old trucker from Tennessee is probably alive today thanks to the quick thinking and courage of an OOIDA member. William Engram, 43, was northbound on the ...
Beware of misleading UCR mailings
11/02/2007 - 8:51:12 pm - Here’s a heads-up for truckers who need to sign up for the Unified Carrier Registration system but live in a state that doesn’t participate in the program. If you’ve ...
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs
11/02/2007 - 8:52:35 pm - When police pulled over a tractor-trailer for speeding on Interstate 30 just east of Dallas early Sunday, Oct. 28, they made a ghoulish discovery. In the trailer, they ...
Kansas teens arrested for allegedly tossing pumpkins from overpass
11/02/2007 - 8:53:14 pm - Three teenagers were arrested during the weekend for allegedly dropping pumpkins off an overpass on the Kansas Turnpike near Emporia, according to media reports. Two ...
Speed limiter proponent moved to non-transportation post
11/02/2007 - 8:53:45 pm - One of the leading proponents of speed limiters in the Canadian province of Ontario has been moved out of the post of minister of transportation and reassigned to natural ...
Sagging bridge closes I-35W; Oberstar unveils bridge funding bill
11/02/2007 - 8:54:38 pm - The nation’s bridges are once again making headlines. In Minneapolis, westbound lanes of Interstate 35 are open to traffic again after being shut down on Monday, Oct. ...
New study cites cost of Houston’s proposed truck fee plan
11/02/2007 - 8:55:19 pm - A proposed city ordinance in Houston that would put stiff new fees on certain trucks would cause the loss of more than 20,000 jobs and create more than $1 billion in economic ...
BULLETIN: Johnston calls on membership to fight cross-border provision
11/02/2007 - 8:56:04 pm - OOIDA President Jim Johnston says it’s time again for members to fire up the phones and fax machines and contact their elected lawmakers regarding the DOT’s Mexican trucking ...
Colorado transport panel suggests fees, higher taxes
11/05/2007 - 11:50:49 am - Talk in Colorado about how to pay for billions of dollars of transportation work includes a suggestion to double the fuel tax rate. A transportation panel appointed by ...
Woman killed in apparent road rage incident
11/05/2007 - 11:51:25 am - The state police in Vermont are working an unusual case in which a trucker allegedly ran over and killed a woman who was trying to block his tractor-trailer by standing in ...
Flaws found in national driver’s license database
11/05/2007 - 11:52:00 am - The national register of information on driver’s license holders – including CDL holders – that’s maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has some big ...
Immigrant pleads guilty in Missouri CDL scam
11/05/2007 - 11:52:34 am - A man from Somalia pleaded guilty to fraud charges Wednesday, Oct. 31, in connection with a bogus CDL operation in West Plains, MO. According to The Kansas City Star, ...
Undercover feds report problems in drug testing of truckers
11/05/2007 - 11:53:19 am - The U.S. government says it’s relatively easy for truckers to cheat on random drug tests and get away with it. According to MSNBC, undercover federal investigators ...
Charges filed in trucker’s death
11/07/2007 - 2:11:47 pm - A Tennessee-based truck driver has been charged in the death of fellow truck driver Eduardo Gondarilla. Gondarilla, of Los Angeles, was putting snow chains on his truck ...
Investigation still under way in Vermont road rage incident
11/07/2007 - 2:12:41 pm - Police in Vermont say it could be as much as a week before they have any answers in a tragic road rage incident that left one woman dead and a truck driver under suspicion ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Drug testing needs improvement, not clearinghouse
11/07/2007 - 2:13:47 pm - When it comes to supporting the goal of making the trucking industry free of drug and alcohol abuse, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is all for it – if it’s ...
FMCSA officials confirm their HOS response is coming soon
11/07/2007 - 2:15:13 pm - The trucking industry should hear, in a matter of weeks, what the FMCSA has decided on hours of service. Various trucking media has reported that FMCSA Administrator ...
Double crashes send trucker to hospital
11/08/2007 - 11:03:44 pm - In Alabama, a trucker was involved in two crashes in rapid succession early Monday, Nov. 5. The Clanton Advertiser reports the truck was on Interstate ...
Trucking company co-founder dies in crash
11/08/2007 - 11:04:41 pm - Doris “Lorene” Debrick, 76, died in a three-vehicle collision Friday, Nov. 2, in Miami County, KS. Her husband, Arnold E. Debrick, 82, also was injured in the crash. They ...
OOIDA leaders say plan to track cross-border trucks lacks substance
11/08/2007 - 11:05:27 pm - Starting later this month, trucks crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a new demonstration program will have equipment on board that allows them to be monitored as they ...
Google at the pumps?
11/08/2007 - 11:06:15 pm - Google is teaming up with gas pump maker Gilbarco Veeder-Root to dispense travel information at the pump. According to The Associated Press, the pumps will have ...
DHS rolls out TWIC enrollment schedule for truckers, port workers
11/08/2007 - 11:07:15 pm - Truckers that have long awaited enrollment for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program can rest assured. The federal government has released a schedule for ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Election Day results from across the nation
11/08/2007 - 11:08:42 pm - Two gubernatorial races were decided Tuesday, Nov. 6, as were elections in three statehouses. Other issues of relevance to transportation also were decided. ...
North Dakota extends HOS waivers
11/13/2007 - 3:22:33 pm - North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven has extended an hours-of-service waiver for truckers who haul fuel to truck stops and gas stations. The Jamestown Sun reports a previous ...
TA adds new location in Illinois
11/13/2007 - 3:23:25 pm - TravelCenters of America has acquired its 235th travel center location in Morris, IL. Formerly the Romine’s Truck Stop, the 39-acre site is branded TA and is located along ...
Truckers asked to focus on California rest areas
11/13/2007 - 3:24:15 pm - Truckers are being asked to weigh in on a subject that is important to every driver that hauls on California’s highways – and there’s an opportunity to earn a little money in ...
California bill targets drugged driving
11/13/2007 - 3:25:46 pm - California state lawmaker is calling for the state to enact a zero-tolerance policy toward all drivers with illegal drugs in their system. The state considers drivers ...
County drops charge against truck driver tasered by cops seven times
11/13/2007 - 3:27:29 pm - Larry Works spoke with the ease of a guiltless man after he described being cleared of a felony charge that could have landed him behind bars for several years. “The ...
Nationwide truck manifest automation online
11/16/2007 - 9:17:48 am - Truckers who frequently take border crossings back into the United States can save time by filing cargo information electronically – and if that’s not motivation enough, ...
Trucker touched by dying boy’s wish
11/16/2007 - 9:19:29 am - OOIDA member Doug McCauley of Jacksonville, FL, said he was just reading a bulletin board and “killing time” at the Ambest Truck Stop in Cornersville, TN, when he stumbled ...
Vermont trucker won’t be charged
11/16/2007 - 9:20:30 am - A Vermont trucker who ran over and killed a woman who reportedly was trying to block his truck will not be charged in connection with her death. The Associated Press ...
Kansas lawmakers want mandatory roadside drug testing
11/16/2007 - 9:22:15 am - An interim legislative panel in Kansas is calling for legislation to get tough with people potentially driving under the influence of drugs when they were involved in wrecks ...
Police hunt sniper who shot three trucks in South Carolina
11/16/2007 - 9:23:36 am - Investigators in South Carolina are trying to figure out who fired shots from an Interstate 26 overpass Tuesday night, hitting three tractor-trailers. The State ...
Utah litterbugs, bad drivers target of legislation
11/20/2007 - 12:17:31 pm - If a Utah state lawmaker gets his way, the fine for throwing stuff onto highways in the state would increase. Another proposal would make it easier for people to report bad ...
Feds say freight forwarder hauled millions in counterfeit clothing imports
11/20/2007 - 12:18:12 pm - Federal prosecutors charged a Los Angeles-based freight forwarder and five others for their alleged role in a conspiracy to move an estimated $20 million in fake designer ...
Truck parking issue tabled in Dundee, FL, until January
11/20/2007 - 12:18:58 pm - The lack of truck parking on public and private property has long been, a hot button issue around the country as many cities and counties continue to restrict where truckers ...
Segment of I-10 remains closed in Louisiana
11/20/2007 - 12:19:37 pm - A 55-mile stretch of Interstate 10 in Louisiana remained shut down today, Monday, Nov. 19, and could remain closed through Thanksgiving. The Times-Picayune newspaper in ...
California senator wants EOBRs on trucks
11/20/2007 - 12:20:09 pm - One of California’s U.S. senators, Diane Feinstein, has jumped on the electronic on-board recorder bandwagon. In a letter to FMCSA Administrator John Hill, the ...
Lights and bells and lasers, oh my
11/21/2007 - 11:54:38 am - In Linden, NJ, just southwest of New York City, trucks have been hitting the 12-foot-4-inch high North Wood Avenue railroad bridge for years. In fact, according to the ...
Interstate 10 in Louisiana to remain closed for two weeks
11/21/2007 - 11:55:13 am - Louisiana Department of Transportation officials now say it will be at least two weeks before Interstate-10 is reopened between Lafayette and Baton Rouge. A 55-mile ...
Road rage bill would clear Florida’s left lanes
11/21/2007 - 11:56:07 am - A Florida state lawmaker is renewing his effort to keep most drivers out of the state’s fast lanes. Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, has prefiled a bill for the 2008 ...
Truckers’ team argues DAC case before federal appeals panel
11/21/2007 - 11:57:16 am - Lawyers for OOIDA and DAC Services Inc. presented oral arguments to a panel of federal judges Thursday, Nov. 15, in the 10th Circuit Appeals Court in Denver in a case that ...
Massachusetts legislation pushes biofuels
11/24/2007 - 7:43:04 pm - Top lawmakers in Massachusetts are proposing a combination of first-of-their-kind mandates and incentives to promote the development and use of biofuels in the state ...
Fuel fraud: Thieves use pay-at-pump technology to steal millions
11/24/2007 - 7:43:51 pm - Truck drivers and holiday travelers alike swipe their debit cards rather than stand in line to pay inside. The move saves time and often a shivery walk through nippy parking ...
Alabama state lawmaker calls for new direction at DOT
11/24/2007 - 7:44:46 pm - The leading lawmaker in the Alabama House is pushing for changes in the state Department of Transportation. House Speaker Seth Hammett, D-Andalusia, wants new laws that ...
Industry data is crucial; don’t blow off the census
11/24/2007 - 7:45:33 pm - In December, more than four million American businesses are scheduled to receive 2007 economic census forms. It’s estimated that 180,000 transportation and warehousing ...
It’s not just trucks – CARB hits everything from ships to vacuum cleaners
11/24/2007 - 7:46:29 pm - To be sure, the California Air Resources Board has laid a heavy hand on trucking in recent months. The state begins enforcing a new five-minute limit on idling on Jan. ...
Oregon steps up chain enforcement this week
11/24/2007 - 7:47:00 pm - The Oregon State Police are increasing patrols though mountain passes this Thanksgiving week with a special emphasis on enforcing trucking chain law requirements ...
Holy glue, Batman, that’s one sticky GPS mess
11/27/2007 - 9:11:31 am - Some law enforcement officers say they don’t like high-speed chases because they endanger innocent people, but that they hate to let suspects simply drive away. The ...
Pageant queen getting to know husband as team driver
11/27/2007 - 9:12:18 am - The young woman who was crowned Miss Arkansas in 2006 has swapped the runway for the roadway. Channel 7 KATV in Little Rock, AR, reported that Eudora Mosby-Evans is now ...
Interlock devices sought to curb drunken driving in Alabama
11/27/2007 - 9:13:16 am - An effort in Alabama that is expected to draw consideration in the statehouse next year would get tough with certain drivers who get behind the wheel after drinking too much ...
Waste Management pays CARB $1 million for diesel truck emissions
11/27/2007 - 9:14:01 am - The California Air Resources Board continues to collect fines related to diesel truck emissions. CARB recently collected more than $1 million from Waste Management Inc. ...
National average price of diesel increases 3.4 cents
11/27/2007 - 9:14:29 am - A slight drop in the national average price of diesel was short-lived as the price for a gallon of on-highway diesel increased 3.4 cents to $3.444 per gallon for the week ...
Produce hauler shocked by unsanitary conditions at loading dock
11/27/2007 - 9:15:31 am - Although it was Michael Yeagle’s first time loading produce at the Guadalupe Cooling Company’s facility in Guadalupe, CA, he said the sanitary conditions he witnessed on the ...
Michelin agrees to settlement in Chinese patent case
11/30/2007 - 12:50:57 pm - Michelin Tire and two Chinese tire brands have settled a patent infringement case according to media reports. Officials with the companies that produce the Chinese ...
Wisconsin slaps $1 million lien on trucking company
11/30/2007 - 12:51:58 pm - The state of Wisconsin has filed in court for a $1 million lien on the now defunct trucking company TRAC, located in Menomonie. The Dunn County News reported TRAC ...
Maine truckers protest fuel prices; set up meeting with politicians
11/30/2007 - 12:52:46 pm - Truckers in Maine are gearing up for a second meeting with state and national politicians on what skyrocketing diesel fuel prices are doing to their businesses. OOIDA ...
OOIDA member reaches final four in CMT video competition
11/30/2007 - 12:54:40 pm - An OOIDA member from Yakima, WA, has made the final four cut in the Country Music Television network’s amateur music video competition. Toby Bradley now only needs to ...
Truckers invited to attend business group’s symposium on I-80 tolls
11/30/2007 - 12:55:36 pm - After receiving dozens of calls from concerned business owners in northern Pennsylvania, leaders with an area chamber of commerce decided to invite officials to speak at a ...
Mexican opposition to cross-border program continues
11/30/2007 - 12:56:31 pm - The Mexican trucking association that represents both carriers and independent truckers has reiterated its intent to try to get the cross-border trucking program stopped ...
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11/02/2007 - 8:50:28 pm - A 43-year-old trucker from Tennessee is probably alive today thanks to the quick thinking and courage of an OOIDA member. William Engram, 43, was northbound on the ...
Beware of misleading UCR mailings
11/02/2007 - 8:51:12 pm - Here’s a heads-up for truckers who need to sign up for the Unified Carrier Registration system but live in a state that doesn’t participate in the program. If you’ve ...
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs
11/02/2007 - 8:52:35 pm - When police pulled over a tractor-trailer for speeding on Interstate 30 just east of Dallas early Sunday, Oct. 28, they made a ghoulish discovery. In the trailer, they ...
Kansas teens arrested for allegedly tossing pumpkins from overpass
11/02/2007 - 8:53:14 pm - Three teenagers were arrested during the weekend for allegedly dropping pumpkins off an overpass on the Kansas Turnpike near Emporia, according to media reports. Two ...
Speed limiter proponent moved to non-transportation post
11/02/2007 - 8:53:45 pm - One of the leading proponents of speed limiters in the Canadian province of Ontario has been moved out of the post of minister of transportation and reassigned to natural ...
Sagging bridge closes I-35W; Oberstar unveils bridge funding bill
11/02/2007 - 8:54:38 pm - The nation’s bridges are once again making headlines. In Minneapolis, westbound lanes of Interstate 35 are open to traffic again after being shut down on Monday, Oct. ...
New study cites cost of Houston’s proposed truck fee plan
11/02/2007 - 8:55:19 pm - A proposed city ordinance in Houston that would put stiff new fees on certain trucks would cause the loss of more than 20,000 jobs and create more than $1 billion in economic ...
BULLETIN: Johnston calls on membership to fight cross-border provision
11/02/2007 - 8:56:04 pm - OOIDA President Jim Johnston says it’s time again for members to fire up the phones and fax machines and contact their elected lawmakers regarding the DOT’s Mexican trucking ...
Colorado transport panel suggests fees, higher taxes
11/05/2007 - 11:50:49 am - Talk in Colorado about how to pay for billions of dollars of transportation work includes a suggestion to double the fuel tax rate. A transportation panel appointed by ...
Woman killed in apparent road rage incident
11/05/2007 - 11:51:25 am - The state police in Vermont are working an unusual case in which a trucker allegedly ran over and killed a woman who was trying to block his tractor-trailer by standing in ...
Flaws found in national driver’s license database
11/05/2007 - 11:52:00 am - The national register of information on driver’s license holders – including CDL holders – that’s maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has some big ...
Immigrant pleads guilty in Missouri CDL scam
11/05/2007 - 11:52:34 am - A man from Somalia pleaded guilty to fraud charges Wednesday, Oct. 31, in connection with a bogus CDL operation in West Plains, MO. According to The Kansas City Star, ...
Undercover feds report problems in drug testing of truckers
11/05/2007 - 11:53:19 am - The U.S. government says it’s relatively easy for truckers to cheat on random drug tests and get away with it. According to MSNBC, undercover federal investigators ...
Charges filed in trucker’s death
11/07/2007 - 2:11:47 pm - A Tennessee-based truck driver has been charged in the death of fellow truck driver Eduardo Gondarilla. Gondarilla, of Los Angeles, was putting snow chains on his truck ...
Investigation still under way in Vermont road rage incident
11/07/2007 - 2:12:41 pm - Police in Vermont say it could be as much as a week before they have any answers in a tragic road rage incident that left one woman dead and a truck driver under suspicion ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Drug testing needs improvement, not clearinghouse
11/07/2007 - 2:13:47 pm - When it comes to supporting the goal of making the trucking industry free of drug and alcohol abuse, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is all for it – if it’s ...
FMCSA officials confirm their HOS response is coming soon
11/07/2007 - 2:15:13 pm - The trucking industry should hear, in a matter of weeks, what the FMCSA has decided on hours of service. Various trucking media has reported that FMCSA Administrator ...
Double crashes send trucker to hospital
11/08/2007 - 11:03:44 pm - In Alabama, a trucker was involved in two crashes in rapid succession early Monday, Nov. 5. The Clanton Advertiser reports the truck was on Interstate ...
Trucking company co-founder dies in crash
11/08/2007 - 11:04:41 pm - Doris “Lorene” Debrick, 76, died in a three-vehicle collision Friday, Nov. 2, in Miami County, KS. Her husband, Arnold E. Debrick, 82, also was injured in the crash. They ...
OOIDA leaders say plan to track cross-border trucks lacks substance
11/08/2007 - 11:05:27 pm - Starting later this month, trucks crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a new demonstration program will have equipment on board that allows them to be monitored as they ...
Google at the pumps?
11/08/2007 - 11:06:15 pm - Google is teaming up with gas pump maker Gilbarco Veeder-Root to dispense travel information at the pump. According to The Associated Press, the pumps will have ...
DHS rolls out TWIC enrollment schedule for truckers, port workers
11/08/2007 - 11:07:15 pm - Truckers that have long awaited enrollment for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program can rest assured. The federal government has released a schedule for ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Election Day results from across the nation
11/08/2007 - 11:08:42 pm - Two gubernatorial races were decided Tuesday, Nov. 6, as were elections in three statehouses. Other issues of relevance to transportation also were decided. ...
North Dakota extends HOS waivers
11/13/2007 - 3:22:33 pm - North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven has extended an hours-of-service waiver for truckers who haul fuel to truck stops and gas stations. The Jamestown Sun reports a previous ...
TA adds new location in Illinois
11/13/2007 - 3:23:25 pm - TravelCenters of America has acquired its 235th travel center location in Morris, IL. Formerly the Romine’s Truck Stop, the 39-acre site is branded TA and is located along ...
Truckers asked to focus on California rest areas
11/13/2007 - 3:24:15 pm - Truckers are being asked to weigh in on a subject that is important to every driver that hauls on California’s highways – and there’s an opportunity to earn a little money in ...
California bill targets drugged driving
11/13/2007 - 3:25:46 pm - California state lawmaker is calling for the state to enact a zero-tolerance policy toward all drivers with illegal drugs in their system. The state considers drivers ...
County drops charge against truck driver tasered by cops seven times
11/13/2007 - 3:27:29 pm - Larry Works spoke with the ease of a guiltless man after he described being cleared of a felony charge that could have landed him behind bars for several years. “The ...
Nationwide truck manifest automation online
11/16/2007 - 9:17:48 am - Truckers who frequently take border crossings back into the United States can save time by filing cargo information electronically – and if that’s not motivation enough, ...
Trucker touched by dying boy’s wish
11/16/2007 - 9:19:29 am - OOIDA member Doug McCauley of Jacksonville, FL, said he was just reading a bulletin board and “killing time” at the Ambest Truck Stop in Cornersville, TN, when he stumbled ...
Vermont trucker won’t be charged
11/16/2007 - 9:20:30 am - A Vermont trucker who ran over and killed a woman who reportedly was trying to block his truck will not be charged in connection with her death. The Associated Press ...
Kansas lawmakers want mandatory roadside drug testing
11/16/2007 - 9:22:15 am - An interim legislative panel in Kansas is calling for legislation to get tough with people potentially driving under the influence of drugs when they were involved in wrecks ...
Police hunt sniper who shot three trucks in South Carolina
11/16/2007 - 9:23:36 am - Investigators in South Carolina are trying to figure out who fired shots from an Interstate 26 overpass Tuesday night, hitting three tractor-trailers. The State ...
Utah litterbugs, bad drivers target of legislation
11/20/2007 - 12:17:31 pm - If a Utah state lawmaker gets his way, the fine for throwing stuff onto highways in the state would increase. Another proposal would make it easier for people to report bad ...
Feds say freight forwarder hauled millions in counterfeit clothing imports
11/20/2007 - 12:18:12 pm - Federal prosecutors charged a Los Angeles-based freight forwarder and five others for their alleged role in a conspiracy to move an estimated $20 million in fake designer ...
Truck parking issue tabled in Dundee, FL, until January
11/20/2007 - 12:18:58 pm - The lack of truck parking on public and private property has long been, a hot button issue around the country as many cities and counties continue to restrict where truckers ...
Segment of I-10 remains closed in Louisiana
11/20/2007 - 12:19:37 pm - A 55-mile stretch of Interstate 10 in Louisiana remained shut down today, Monday, Nov. 19, and could remain closed through Thanksgiving. The Times-Picayune newspaper in ...
California senator wants EOBRs on trucks
11/20/2007 - 12:20:09 pm - One of California’s U.S. senators, Diane Feinstein, has jumped on the electronic on-board recorder bandwagon. In a letter to FMCSA Administrator John Hill, the ...
Lights and bells and lasers, oh my
11/21/2007 - 11:54:38 am - In Linden, NJ, just southwest of New York City, trucks have been hitting the 12-foot-4-inch high North Wood Avenue railroad bridge for years. In fact, according to the ...
Interstate 10 in Louisiana to remain closed for two weeks
11/21/2007 - 11:55:13 am - Louisiana Department of Transportation officials now say it will be at least two weeks before Interstate-10 is reopened between Lafayette and Baton Rouge. A 55-mile ...
Road rage bill would clear Florida’s left lanes
11/21/2007 - 11:56:07 am - A Florida state lawmaker is renewing his effort to keep most drivers out of the state’s fast lanes. Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, has prefiled a bill for the 2008 ...
Truckers’ team argues DAC case before federal appeals panel
11/21/2007 - 11:57:16 am - Lawyers for OOIDA and DAC Services Inc. presented oral arguments to a panel of federal judges Thursday, Nov. 15, in the 10th Circuit Appeals Court in Denver in a case that ...
Massachusetts legislation pushes biofuels
11/24/2007 - 7:43:04 pm - Top lawmakers in Massachusetts are proposing a combination of first-of-their-kind mandates and incentives to promote the development and use of biofuels in the state ...
Fuel fraud: Thieves use pay-at-pump technology to steal millions
11/24/2007 - 7:43:51 pm - Truck drivers and holiday travelers alike swipe their debit cards rather than stand in line to pay inside. The move saves time and often a shivery walk through nippy parking ...
Alabama state lawmaker calls for new direction at DOT
11/24/2007 - 7:44:46 pm - The leading lawmaker in the Alabama House is pushing for changes in the state Department of Transportation. House Speaker Seth Hammett, D-Andalusia, wants new laws that ...
Industry data is crucial; don’t blow off the census
11/24/2007 - 7:45:33 pm - In December, more than four million American businesses are scheduled to receive 2007 economic census forms. It’s estimated that 180,000 transportation and warehousing ...
It’s not just trucks – CARB hits everything from ships to vacuum cleaners
11/24/2007 - 7:46:29 pm - To be sure, the California Air Resources Board has laid a heavy hand on trucking in recent months. The state begins enforcing a new five-minute limit on idling on Jan. ...
Oregon steps up chain enforcement this week
11/24/2007 - 7:47:00 pm - The Oregon State Police are increasing patrols though mountain passes this Thanksgiving week with a special emphasis on enforcing trucking chain law requirements ...
Holy glue, Batman, that’s one sticky GPS mess
11/27/2007 - 9:11:31 am - Some law enforcement officers say they don’t like high-speed chases because they endanger innocent people, but that they hate to let suspects simply drive away. The ...
Pageant queen getting to know husband as team driver
11/27/2007 - 9:12:18 am - The young woman who was crowned Miss Arkansas in 2006 has swapped the runway for the roadway. Channel 7 KATV in Little Rock, AR, reported that Eudora Mosby-Evans is now ...
Interlock devices sought to curb drunken driving in Alabama
11/27/2007 - 9:13:16 am - An effort in Alabama that is expected to draw consideration in the statehouse next year would get tough with certain drivers who get behind the wheel after drinking too much ...
Waste Management pays CARB $1 million for diesel truck emissions
11/27/2007 - 9:14:01 am - The California Air Resources Board continues to collect fines related to diesel truck emissions. CARB recently collected more than $1 million from Waste Management Inc. ...
National average price of diesel increases 3.4 cents
11/27/2007 - 9:14:29 am - A slight drop in the national average price of diesel was short-lived as the price for a gallon of on-highway diesel increased 3.4 cents to $3.444 per gallon for the week ...
Produce hauler shocked by unsanitary conditions at loading dock
11/27/2007 - 9:15:31 am - Although it was Michael Yeagle’s first time loading produce at the Guadalupe Cooling Company’s facility in Guadalupe, CA, he said the sanitary conditions he witnessed on the ...
Michelin agrees to settlement in Chinese patent case
11/30/2007 - 12:50:57 pm - Michelin Tire and two Chinese tire brands have settled a patent infringement case according to media reports. Officials with the companies that produce the Chinese ...
Wisconsin slaps $1 million lien on trucking company
11/30/2007 - 12:51:58 pm - The state of Wisconsin has filed in court for a $1 million lien on the now defunct trucking company TRAC, located in Menomonie. The Dunn County News reported TRAC ...
Maine truckers protest fuel prices; set up meeting with politicians
11/30/2007 - 12:52:46 pm - Truckers in Maine are gearing up for a second meeting with state and national politicians on what skyrocketing diesel fuel prices are doing to their businesses. OOIDA ...
OOIDA member reaches final four in CMT video competition
11/30/2007 - 12:54:40 pm - An OOIDA member from Yakima, WA, has made the final four cut in the Country Music Television network’s amateur music video competition. Toby Bradley now only needs to ...
Truckers invited to attend business group’s symposium on I-80 tolls
11/30/2007 - 12:55:36 pm - After receiving dozens of calls from concerned business owners in northern Pennsylvania, leaders with an area chamber of commerce decided to invite officials to speak at a ...
Mexican opposition to cross-border program continues
11/30/2007 - 12:56:31 pm - The Mexican trucking association that represents both carriers and independent truckers has reiterated its intent to try to get the cross-border trucking program stopped ...
