Trucking News - June 2007
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Miami tops ‘road rage’ list
06/02/2007 - 2:20:33 am - For the second straight year, Miami drivers have earned their city the title of “road rage capital” of the nation. According to a press release, AutoVantage – a ...
Truck with $5.1 million in drugs stolen in Arkansas
06/02/2007 - 2:21:06 am - Authorities in Forrest City, AR, are looking into the reported theft of a tractor-trailer loaded with millions of dollars in pharmaceuticals. According to The ...
Driver distraction bills signed into law in Washington state
06/02/2007 - 2:21:46 am - Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed two bills into law that are intended to limit driver distractions. Another new law increases the testing fee for commercial driver’s ...
Tonnage down, despite increase in consumer confidence
06/02/2007 - 2:22:04 am - The total number of tons of freight moved by truck was down in April by a little more than 2 percent compared to March, according to a monthly survey by the American Trucking ...
Truckin’ Bozo moderator, friend to truckers dies
06/02/2007 - 2:23:09 am - Barb Wyatt, long-time moderator of the Truckin’ Bozo Interactive Forum, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007. She was 70. “Barb was a first-class lady. Devoted to truckers and ...
New Texas law focuses on elderly drivers
06/04/2007 - 9:54:30 pm - Elderly drivers in Texas will face increased scrutiny under legislation signed by Gov. Rick Perry. Oregon and Wisconsin lawmakers have considered similar efforts recently ...
Louisiana bills seek funds to complete I-49 in state
06/04/2007 - 9:54:59 pm - The Louisiana House has approved a pair of bills that would supply funds to complete the state’s portion of Interstate 49. A separate bill also would dedicate revenue for the ...
New Oklahoma law intended to speed up truck permitting
06/04/2007 - 9:55:37 pm - Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has signed a bill into law that is intended to modernize the state’s truck permitting system. The new law, previously SB410, earmarks a portion ...
Congress calls big oil to the Hill for ‘hot fuel’ hearing
06/04/2007 - 9:56:34 pm - OOIDA Foundation Project Leader John Siebert has been called to testify on Capitol Hill on the issue of “hot fuel.” Siebert said the June 8 hearing, called by the U.S. ...
TravelCenters of America acquires Petro
06/04/2007 - 9:57:21 pm - There’s been a big shake-up in the world of truck stops. Travel Centers of America has announced it acquired Petro Stopping Centers in a $700 million deal that involves ...
International Roadcheck ’07 begins Tuesday
06/05/2007 - 10:45:01 am - Don’t forget – the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance`s International Roadcheck inspection program starts Tuesday and runs through Thursday. The annual roadside ...
Missouri HHG mover bill advances to governor; other bills of note fail passage
06/06/2007 - 9:05:34 am - Before lawmakers in Missouri wrapped up their regular session last month they sent a bill to the governor’s desk that is intended to aid household movers. Several other bills ...
Fire destroys MD trucking company
06/06/2007 - 9:05:57 am - A six-alarm fire Sunday night destroyed the offices and warehouse of a trucking company that’s operated in the Baltimore, MD, area for more than 100 years. The building ...
Texas trucker tears trailer roof in Manhattan tunnel
06/06/2007 - 9:06:30 am - A Texas trucker unwittingly made headlines after destroying his company trailer by dragging it a mile and a half through New York’s Lincoln Tunnel. According to the New ...
Connecticut bill would increase weigh station hours
06/06/2007 - 9:07:07 am - A Connecticut legislative panel has advanced a bill intended to increase safety on the state’s roadways by keeping truck weigh stations open longer hours. The roots of ...
Road safety bills die, stall in Delaware
06/06/2007 - 9:08:08 am - An effort intended to improve safety on roadways in Delaware by restricting drivers’ cell phone use has died. Another bill to toughen the state’s open container law is stalled ...
Mandatory Highway Watch provision cancelled in GA
06/06/2007 - 9:09:19 am - Truckers in Georgia no longer have to take a one-hour training session on homeland security to get or renew their CDL. The Highway Watch program, which is funded with ...
Bid to end split speed limit moves to Illinois governor
06/06/2007 - 9:10:02 am - For the third time in recent years, legislation headed to Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s desk could bring an end to split speed limits in Illinois. The margin of support in the ...
Six die in botched smuggling operation
06/08/2007 - 9:45:29 am - Six people died in a tractor-trailer Monday in southern Mexico Monday during a human smuggling operation gone awry. According to The Associated Press, the victims were ...
Truck Show Las Vegas started Thursday
06/08/2007 - 9:46:23 am - If you happen to be traveling through Las Vegas this weekend, it might be a good time to stop – and not just for the slots and cheap buffets. The 2007 Truck Show Las ...
Effort to expand truck enforcement sent to Texas governor
06/08/2007 - 9:46:58 am - A bill sent to Texas Gov. Rick Perry is intended to allow more police to enforce truck rules. Texas law now allows police in cities with populations of 100,000 or more ...
‘Fleet Owner’ editor dies in swimming accident
06/08/2007 - 9:47:38 am - The trucking industry lost a promising young journalist last Friday when 27-year-old Terry Nguyen was swept under by a riptide while swimming off Delray Beach in Florida. ...
New Jersey truckers can claim $17,000 in free idling reduction money
06/08/2007 - 9:49:05 am - Help may be on the way for New Jersey-based truckers whose profits are shrinking during hot weather and rising fuel prices. Beginning this spring, certain New ...
Roadcheck turns up non-English-speaking driver
06/08/2007 - 9:50:09 am - Wednesday, June 6, is the second day of CVSA’s International Roadcheck, with an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 officers pulling trucks over for inspections in the U.S. and Canada ...
Trucker Buddy Founder Gary King passes away
06/11/2007 - 2:15:13 pm - If you ask a typical forth grade student if he or she recognizes the name Gary King, you will probably get a blank stare. But, if you ask one of the children who have been ...
Trucker’s body found in river leaves investigators few clues
06/12/2007 - 12:07:58 pm - Sheriff’s officials in Elmore County, ID, hope the trucking community can help them determine how one trucker died last month. The body of Dewey Lee, 42, of Rawlings WY ...
As Roadcheck wraps up, inspection stories begin rolling in
06/12/2007 - 12:09:08 pm - The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Roadcheck 2007 came to a close on Thursday and reports from inspection points are starting to come in about the results of the annual ...
California trucker shot in road rage incident
06/12/2007 - 12:10:20 pm - A 43-year-old San Pedro, CA, trucker remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday after being shot in an apparent road rage incident in Long Beach early Friday ...
Trucks being checked for explosives residue during NYC inspections
06/14/2007 - 3:02:14 pm - Ever had your tires swabbed during a road-side inspection? According to The Associated Press, New York City police have added that to their checklist on some ...
No charges in wheelchair-truck incident
06/14/2007 - 3:03:49 pm - A trucker who unknowingly pushed a man in a wheelchair for four miles down a Michigan road will not be charged in relation to the incident. According to the Kalamazoo ...
J.B. Hunt sues pickup truck driver
06/14/2007 - 3:04:32 pm - It’s usually the four-wheeler who sues the trucker after a wreck. But Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt Transport is suing two Canton, MS, men after a Hunt truck collided with the back ...
Texas bills with eye on trucking rules now law, others advance to governor
06/14/2007 - 3:05:23 pm - Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed a couple of bills into law that are of interest. Two other bills await a decision by the governor. One new law is intended to curb ...
Trucker jumps from burning cab to save himself
06/17/2007 - 12:37:36 am - A driver reportedly saved himself from being hurt or killed by jumping from his truck’s burning cab. According to Quad Cities Online, trucker Jimmy Nicholas of ...
Truck manufacturers oppose CAFE standards in Senate bill
06/17/2007 - 12:38:31 am - As U.S. senators prepare to debate a large-scale energy bill, truck and engine manufacturers are speaking out against proposed fuel-mileage standards for heavy trucks ...
CARB collected $1 million-plus from trucking companies in 2006
06/17/2007 - 12:40:45 am - The California Air Resources Board wrote 1,992 citations, collected $6.7 million in penalties and inspected 17,000 heavy-duty vehicles in 2006 to enforce emission laws, ...
Now that’s a hot tamale
06/17/2007 - 12:42:00 am - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized one-and-a-half tons of undeclared Mexican white cheese and a half-ton of frozen pork from a Mexican truck pulling a reefer ...
History Channel to air series on ‘Ice Road Truckers’
06/17/2007 - 12:42:48 am - The story of six truckers who drive 18-wheelers on Canada’s ice roads is coming to The History Channel this weekend. The 10-week series will chronicle two months of the ...
Smithway sale to Western Express approved
06/17/2007 - 12:43:28 am - The stockholders of Smithway Motor Xpress have approved the company’s sale to Western Express for about $90 million. Both companies are truckload operations and run ...
Good Samaritan trucker shielded crashed motorcyclist
06/19/2007 - 9:27:45 am - Roberto Gauna saw the motorcycle crash into a car in front of him, slam into a traffic barrier, roll back into the northbound lanes and come to a halt on Interstate 45 in ...
OOIDA launches new ‘hot fuel’ Web site
06/19/2007 - 9:28:34 am - In an effort to educate the general public about the issue of “hot fuel,” the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has taken its fight to the Internet. The ...
Several trucking bills put on hold in Illinois
06/19/2007 - 9:29:19 am - A bill in the Illinois House that intended to allow some large trucks access on local roads in the state has stalled. A handful of other truck-related bills also have been ...
Michigan bills would end tax exemptions for rolling stock
06/19/2007 - 9:30:10 am - An initiative in the Michigan House intends to give the state another avenue to collect taxes on the trucking industry. In 1985, the state began providing interstate ...
Transport Canada releases overview of Canadian transport
06/20/2007 - 12:20:26 pm - In 2006, trucks accounted for 61 percent of trade between the U.S. and Canada. That’s the finding from Transport Canada – the Canadian equivalent to the U.S. National ...
Alabama OKs bill exempting farm trucks from federal regs
06/20/2007 - 12:21:11 pm - Gov. Bob Riley signed a bill into law in Alabama to exempt farm trucks from some federal safety regulations. The change could cause the state to miss out on some federal funds ...
Trucker called ‘hero’ after fatal accident
06/20/2007 - 12:21:58 pm - Eyewitnesses to a fatal tanker-truck crash near Bradford, Ontario, Canada, on Monday are calling the trucker who died in the wreck a hero. According to the Toronto Star ...
ATA says driver turnover on the rise
06/20/2007 - 12:22:29 pm - Driver turnover among large truckload carriers increased in the first three months of this year, according to the American Trucking Association. The ATA reports the ...
Bring on the chicken lights?
06/20/2007 - 12:24:37 pm - Truckers who add lights around the three-lamp identification cluster now have a free pass to do so – or do they? In a June 11 Federal Register notice, the Federal Motor ...
Groups to issue report card on cross-border program
06/20/2007 - 12:27:40 pm - Organizations representing U.S. truck drivers, safety advocates and motorists will issue a “report card” and a study detailing how the Bush administration is defying Congress ...
Pennsylvania bill would outlaw text messaging while driving
06/22/2007 - 10:29:57 am - An effort in the Pennsylvania House is intended to make the state’s roadways safer by banning devices that allow drivers to text message while at the wheel. Another bill would ...
Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition is well under way
06/22/2007 - 10:30:36 am - The 25th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition for working trucks begins Thursday, June 21, in Joplin, MO, at the Petro. Owner-operators from across the U.S. and Canada ...
Connecticut bill to increase weigh station hours dies
06/22/2007 - 10:31:17 am - A bill intended to increase safety on Connecticut roadways by keeping truck weigh stations open longer hours has died. The roots of the legislative effort can be traced ...
New Texas law expands truck enforcement
06/22/2007 - 10:31:53 am - Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed a bill into law intended to allow more police in the state to enforce truck rules. The new law takes effect Sept. 1. Currently, Texas ...
Senate committee aims to close loopholes in biodiesel blending
06/22/2007 - 10:33:01 am - Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance hope to close a loophole to stop foreign traders of fuel from taking advantage of subsidies earmarked for the biodiesel ...
OOIDA members sweep SuperRigs top honors
06/26/2007 - 12:54:05 am - Members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association swept the 25th Annual Rotella SuperRigs Best of Show honors. The 25th Annual Rotella SuperRigs ran from ...
Red-light camera restrictions OK’d in Texas
06/26/2007 - 12:55:11 am - Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed a series of bills into law that put restrictions on red light cameras in the state. One new law – SB1119 – could force cities in Texas ...
Trucking family deals with loss of young husband, father
06/26/2007 - 1:01:03 am - Darrell Nunley called home on Friday, June 1, as he did every night before bed when out on the road. As he lay down, Darrell asked his wife, Shawn, to call Annabelle ...
Pennsylvania may limit idling statewide; Massachusetts pursues effort
06/26/2007 - 1:02:07 am - A bill in the Pennsylvania House is intended to reduce unnecessary idling of large trucks throughout in the state. In most instances, drivers idling their trucks while ...
Long Beach port truckers plan convoy ‘demonstration’
06/27/2007 - 2:17:54 pm - A group of independent truckers who haul in and out of the Port of Long Beach plans to put a convoy of 100 trucks or more on the Harbor Freeway during morning rush hour on ...
New Texas law gives small business more say
06/27/2007 - 2:18:26 pm - Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed a bill into law intended to aid small businesses in the state, including trucking operations. The new law, previously HB3430, requires ...
Investigators claim corruption at St. Louis trucking school
06/27/2007 - 2:19:24 pm - Federal investigators say the owner of a St. Louis trucking school bribed a third-party CDL administrator to approve CDL exams for some 600 of his students, many of whom were ...
Trucking stocks on the rise amidst company privatization rumors
06/27/2007 - 2:20:00 pm - Publicly held stocks some trucking companies are going up – partially because, the Houston Chronicle reports, investors hope the companies will go private and offer top dollar ...
New Missouri law provides tax breaks for certain trucks
06/27/2007 - 2:20:46 pm - Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt has signed a bill into law that includes a provision that offers tax breaks for certain trucks. It also modifies rules for household movers ...
New Virginia laws to improve road safety take effect July 1
06/28/2007 - 11:22:07 am - A couple of new laws in Virginia that are intended to address highway safety concerns take effect Sunday, July 1. The first one targets alcohol-related reckless drivers ...
New York, other states prefer computerized driver’s licenses to passports
06/28/2007 - 11:22:56 am - New York is poised to follow the state of Washington into a new era of border security and personal identification. It’s called an enhanced driver’s license, and it ...
Anonymous Ohio dump truck driver rescues two from fire
06/28/2007 - 11:23:33 am - In the small town of Carey, OH – located southeast of Finley – a dump truck driver is being credited with rescuing two girls from a burning apartment building. The ...
Missouri bills die – focus was on trucks, road safety
06/28/2007 - 11:24:23 am - The recently completed legislative session in Missouri closed the book on several bills of interest to truck drivers. Among those bills were efforts that included incentives ...
Port truckers protest
06/28/2007 - 11:24:54 am - According to KABC-TV, the convoy appeared to involve about 20 trucks instead of the 100 that organizers had claimed as a goal. It’s not clear who the organizers were, although ...
Nashville police seek truckers’ help in shooting investigation
06/28/2007 - 11:25:32 am - Police in Nashville are seeking the help of truckers in locating a person of interest in their investigation of a dead woman whose body was found at a truck stop early Tuesday ...
New Jersey bill mandates snow-free vehicles
06/28/2007 - 11:26:14 am - A New Jersey Senate panel has approved a bill that would have the state get tough with drivers who fail to clear snow and ice off their vehicles. The rule would apply to ...
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06/02/2007 - 2:20:33 am - For the second straight year, Miami drivers have earned their city the title of “road rage capital” of the nation. According to a press release, AutoVantage – a ...
Truck with $5.1 million in drugs stolen in Arkansas
06/02/2007 - 2:21:06 am - Authorities in Forrest City, AR, are looking into the reported theft of a tractor-trailer loaded with millions of dollars in pharmaceuticals. According to The ...
Driver distraction bills signed into law in Washington state
06/02/2007 - 2:21:46 am - Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed two bills into law that are intended to limit driver distractions. Another new law increases the testing fee for commercial driver’s ...
Tonnage down, despite increase in consumer confidence
06/02/2007 - 2:22:04 am - The total number of tons of freight moved by truck was down in April by a little more than 2 percent compared to March, according to a monthly survey by the American Trucking ...
Truckin’ Bozo moderator, friend to truckers dies
06/02/2007 - 2:23:09 am - Barb Wyatt, long-time moderator of the Truckin’ Bozo Interactive Forum, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007. She was 70. “Barb was a first-class lady. Devoted to truckers and ...
New Texas law focuses on elderly drivers
06/04/2007 - 9:54:30 pm - Elderly drivers in Texas will face increased scrutiny under legislation signed by Gov. Rick Perry. Oregon and Wisconsin lawmakers have considered similar efforts recently ...
Louisiana bills seek funds to complete I-49 in state
06/04/2007 - 9:54:59 pm - The Louisiana House has approved a pair of bills that would supply funds to complete the state’s portion of Interstate 49. A separate bill also would dedicate revenue for the ...
New Oklahoma law intended to speed up truck permitting
06/04/2007 - 9:55:37 pm - Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has signed a bill into law that is intended to modernize the state’s truck permitting system. The new law, previously SB410, earmarks a portion ...
Congress calls big oil to the Hill for ‘hot fuel’ hearing
06/04/2007 - 9:56:34 pm - OOIDA Foundation Project Leader John Siebert has been called to testify on Capitol Hill on the issue of “hot fuel.” Siebert said the June 8 hearing, called by the U.S. ...
TravelCenters of America acquires Petro
06/04/2007 - 9:57:21 pm - There’s been a big shake-up in the world of truck stops. Travel Centers of America has announced it acquired Petro Stopping Centers in a $700 million deal that involves ...
International Roadcheck ’07 begins Tuesday
06/05/2007 - 10:45:01 am - Don’t forget – the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance`s International Roadcheck inspection program starts Tuesday and runs through Thursday. The annual roadside ...
Missouri HHG mover bill advances to governor; other bills of note fail passage
06/06/2007 - 9:05:34 am - Before lawmakers in Missouri wrapped up their regular session last month they sent a bill to the governor’s desk that is intended to aid household movers. Several other bills ...
Fire destroys MD trucking company
06/06/2007 - 9:05:57 am - A six-alarm fire Sunday night destroyed the offices and warehouse of a trucking company that’s operated in the Baltimore, MD, area for more than 100 years. The building ...
Texas trucker tears trailer roof in Manhattan tunnel
06/06/2007 - 9:06:30 am - A Texas trucker unwittingly made headlines after destroying his company trailer by dragging it a mile and a half through New York’s Lincoln Tunnel. According to the New ...
Connecticut bill would increase weigh station hours
06/06/2007 - 9:07:07 am - A Connecticut legislative panel has advanced a bill intended to increase safety on the state’s roadways by keeping truck weigh stations open longer hours. The roots of ...
Road safety bills die, stall in Delaware
06/06/2007 - 9:08:08 am - An effort intended to improve safety on roadways in Delaware by restricting drivers’ cell phone use has died. Another bill to toughen the state’s open container law is stalled ...
Mandatory Highway Watch provision cancelled in GA
06/06/2007 - 9:09:19 am - Truckers in Georgia no longer have to take a one-hour training session on homeland security to get or renew their CDL. The Highway Watch program, which is funded with ...
Bid to end split speed limit moves to Illinois governor
06/06/2007 - 9:10:02 am - For the third time in recent years, legislation headed to Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s desk could bring an end to split speed limits in Illinois. The margin of support in the ...
Six die in botched smuggling operation
06/08/2007 - 9:45:29 am - Six people died in a tractor-trailer Monday in southern Mexico Monday during a human smuggling operation gone awry. According to The Associated Press, the victims were ...
Truck Show Las Vegas started Thursday
06/08/2007 - 9:46:23 am - If you happen to be traveling through Las Vegas this weekend, it might be a good time to stop – and not just for the slots and cheap buffets. The 2007 Truck Show Las ...
Effort to expand truck enforcement sent to Texas governor
06/08/2007 - 9:46:58 am - A bill sent to Texas Gov. Rick Perry is intended to allow more police to enforce truck rules. Texas law now allows police in cities with populations of 100,000 or more ...
‘Fleet Owner’ editor dies in swimming accident
06/08/2007 - 9:47:38 am - The trucking industry lost a promising young journalist last Friday when 27-year-old Terry Nguyen was swept under by a riptide while swimming off Delray Beach in Florida. ...
New Jersey truckers can claim $17,000 in free idling reduction money
06/08/2007 - 9:49:05 am - Help may be on the way for New Jersey-based truckers whose profits are shrinking during hot weather and rising fuel prices. Beginning this spring, certain New ...
Roadcheck turns up non-English-speaking driver
06/08/2007 - 9:50:09 am - Wednesday, June 6, is the second day of CVSA’s International Roadcheck, with an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 officers pulling trucks over for inspections in the U.S. and Canada ...
Trucker Buddy Founder Gary King passes away
06/11/2007 - 2:15:13 pm - If you ask a typical forth grade student if he or she recognizes the name Gary King, you will probably get a blank stare. But, if you ask one of the children who have been ...
Trucker’s body found in river leaves investigators few clues
06/12/2007 - 12:07:58 pm - Sheriff’s officials in Elmore County, ID, hope the trucking community can help them determine how one trucker died last month. The body of Dewey Lee, 42, of Rawlings WY ...
As Roadcheck wraps up, inspection stories begin rolling in
06/12/2007 - 12:09:08 pm - The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Roadcheck 2007 came to a close on Thursday and reports from inspection points are starting to come in about the results of the annual ...
California trucker shot in road rage incident
06/12/2007 - 12:10:20 pm - A 43-year-old San Pedro, CA, trucker remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday after being shot in an apparent road rage incident in Long Beach early Friday ...
Trucks being checked for explosives residue during NYC inspections
06/14/2007 - 3:02:14 pm - Ever had your tires swabbed during a road-side inspection? According to The Associated Press, New York City police have added that to their checklist on some ...
No charges in wheelchair-truck incident
06/14/2007 - 3:03:49 pm - A trucker who unknowingly pushed a man in a wheelchair for four miles down a Michigan road will not be charged in relation to the incident. According to the Kalamazoo ...
J.B. Hunt sues pickup truck driver
06/14/2007 - 3:04:32 pm - It’s usually the four-wheeler who sues the trucker after a wreck. But Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt Transport is suing two Canton, MS, men after a Hunt truck collided with the back ...
Texas bills with eye on trucking rules now law, others advance to governor
06/14/2007 - 3:05:23 pm - Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed a couple of bills into law that are of interest. Two other bills await a decision by the governor. One new law is intended to curb ...
Trucker jumps from burning cab to save himself
06/17/2007 - 12:37:36 am - A driver reportedly saved himself from being hurt or killed by jumping from his truck’s burning cab. According to Quad Cities Online, trucker Jimmy Nicholas of ...
Truck manufacturers oppose CAFE standards in Senate bill
06/17/2007 - 12:38:31 am - As U.S. senators prepare to debate a large-scale energy bill, truck and engine manufacturers are speaking out against proposed fuel-mileage standards for heavy trucks ...
CARB collected $1 million-plus from trucking companies in 2006
06/17/2007 - 12:40:45 am - The California Air Resources Board wrote 1,992 citations, collected $6.7 million in penalties and inspected 17,000 heavy-duty vehicles in 2006 to enforce emission laws, ...
Now that’s a hot tamale
06/17/2007 - 12:42:00 am - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized one-and-a-half tons of undeclared Mexican white cheese and a half-ton of frozen pork from a Mexican truck pulling a reefer ...
History Channel to air series on ‘Ice Road Truckers’
06/17/2007 - 12:42:48 am - The story of six truckers who drive 18-wheelers on Canada’s ice roads is coming to The History Channel this weekend. The 10-week series will chronicle two months of the ...
Smithway sale to Western Express approved
06/17/2007 - 12:43:28 am - The stockholders of Smithway Motor Xpress have approved the company’s sale to Western Express for about $90 million. Both companies are truckload operations and run ...
Good Samaritan trucker shielded crashed motorcyclist
06/19/2007 - 9:27:45 am - Roberto Gauna saw the motorcycle crash into a car in front of him, slam into a traffic barrier, roll back into the northbound lanes and come to a halt on Interstate 45 in ...
OOIDA launches new ‘hot fuel’ Web site
06/19/2007 - 9:28:34 am - In an effort to educate the general public about the issue of “hot fuel,” the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has taken its fight to the Internet. The ...
Several trucking bills put on hold in Illinois
06/19/2007 - 9:29:19 am - A bill in the Illinois House that intended to allow some large trucks access on local roads in the state has stalled. A handful of other truck-related bills also have been ...
Michigan bills would end tax exemptions for rolling stock
06/19/2007 - 9:30:10 am - An initiative in the Michigan House intends to give the state another avenue to collect taxes on the trucking industry. In 1985, the state began providing interstate ...
Transport Canada releases overview of Canadian transport
06/20/2007 - 12:20:26 pm - In 2006, trucks accounted for 61 percent of trade between the U.S. and Canada. That’s the finding from Transport Canada – the Canadian equivalent to the U.S. National ...
Alabama OKs bill exempting farm trucks from federal regs
06/20/2007 - 12:21:11 pm - Gov. Bob Riley signed a bill into law in Alabama to exempt farm trucks from some federal safety regulations. The change could cause the state to miss out on some federal funds ...
Trucker called ‘hero’ after fatal accident
06/20/2007 - 12:21:58 pm - Eyewitnesses to a fatal tanker-truck crash near Bradford, Ontario, Canada, on Monday are calling the trucker who died in the wreck a hero. According to the Toronto Star ...
ATA says driver turnover on the rise
06/20/2007 - 12:22:29 pm - Driver turnover among large truckload carriers increased in the first three months of this year, according to the American Trucking Association. The ATA reports the ...
Bring on the chicken lights?
06/20/2007 - 12:24:37 pm - Truckers who add lights around the three-lamp identification cluster now have a free pass to do so – or do they? In a June 11 Federal Register notice, the Federal Motor ...
Groups to issue report card on cross-border program
06/20/2007 - 12:27:40 pm - Organizations representing U.S. truck drivers, safety advocates and motorists will issue a “report card” and a study detailing how the Bush administration is defying Congress ...
Pennsylvania bill would outlaw text messaging while driving
06/22/2007 - 10:29:57 am - An effort in the Pennsylvania House is intended to make the state’s roadways safer by banning devices that allow drivers to text message while at the wheel. Another bill would ...
Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition is well under way
06/22/2007 - 10:30:36 am - The 25th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition for working trucks begins Thursday, June 21, in Joplin, MO, at the Petro. Owner-operators from across the U.S. and Canada ...
Connecticut bill to increase weigh station hours dies
06/22/2007 - 10:31:17 am - A bill intended to increase safety on Connecticut roadways by keeping truck weigh stations open longer hours has died. The roots of the legislative effort can be traced ...
New Texas law expands truck enforcement
06/22/2007 - 10:31:53 am - Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed a bill into law intended to allow more police in the state to enforce truck rules. The new law takes effect Sept. 1. Currently, Texas ...
Senate committee aims to close loopholes in biodiesel blending
06/22/2007 - 10:33:01 am - Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance hope to close a loophole to stop foreign traders of fuel from taking advantage of subsidies earmarked for the biodiesel ...
OOIDA members sweep SuperRigs top honors
06/26/2007 - 12:54:05 am - Members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association swept the 25th Annual Rotella SuperRigs Best of Show honors. The 25th Annual Rotella SuperRigs ran from ...
Red-light camera restrictions OK’d in Texas
06/26/2007 - 12:55:11 am - Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed a series of bills into law that put restrictions on red light cameras in the state. One new law – SB1119 – could force cities in Texas ...
Trucking family deals with loss of young husband, father
06/26/2007 - 1:01:03 am - Darrell Nunley called home on Friday, June 1, as he did every night before bed when out on the road. As he lay down, Darrell asked his wife, Shawn, to call Annabelle ...
Pennsylvania may limit idling statewide; Massachusetts pursues effort
06/26/2007 - 1:02:07 am - A bill in the Pennsylvania House is intended to reduce unnecessary idling of large trucks throughout in the state. In most instances, drivers idling their trucks while ...
Long Beach port truckers plan convoy ‘demonstration’
06/27/2007 - 2:17:54 pm - A group of independent truckers who haul in and out of the Port of Long Beach plans to put a convoy of 100 trucks or more on the Harbor Freeway during morning rush hour on ...
New Texas law gives small business more say
06/27/2007 - 2:18:26 pm - Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed a bill into law intended to aid small businesses in the state, including trucking operations. The new law, previously HB3430, requires ...
Investigators claim corruption at St. Louis trucking school
06/27/2007 - 2:19:24 pm - Federal investigators say the owner of a St. Louis trucking school bribed a third-party CDL administrator to approve CDL exams for some 600 of his students, many of whom were ...
Trucking stocks on the rise amidst company privatization rumors
06/27/2007 - 2:20:00 pm - Publicly held stocks some trucking companies are going up – partially because, the Houston Chronicle reports, investors hope the companies will go private and offer top dollar ...
New Missouri law provides tax breaks for certain trucks
06/27/2007 - 2:20:46 pm - Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt has signed a bill into law that includes a provision that offers tax breaks for certain trucks. It also modifies rules for household movers ...
New Virginia laws to improve road safety take effect July 1
06/28/2007 - 11:22:07 am - A couple of new laws in Virginia that are intended to address highway safety concerns take effect Sunday, July 1. The first one targets alcohol-related reckless drivers ...
New York, other states prefer computerized driver’s licenses to passports
06/28/2007 - 11:22:56 am - New York is poised to follow the state of Washington into a new era of border security and personal identification. It’s called an enhanced driver’s license, and it ...
Anonymous Ohio dump truck driver rescues two from fire
06/28/2007 - 11:23:33 am - In the small town of Carey, OH – located southeast of Finley – a dump truck driver is being credited with rescuing two girls from a burning apartment building. The ...
Missouri bills die – focus was on trucks, road safety
06/28/2007 - 11:24:23 am - The recently completed legislative session in Missouri closed the book on several bills of interest to truck drivers. Among those bills were efforts that included incentives ...
Port truckers protest
06/28/2007 - 11:24:54 am - According to KABC-TV, the convoy appeared to involve about 20 trucks instead of the 100 that organizers had claimed as a goal. It’s not clear who the organizers were, although ...
Nashville police seek truckers’ help in shooting investigation
06/28/2007 - 11:25:32 am - Police in Nashville are seeking the help of truckers in locating a person of interest in their investigation of a dead woman whose body was found at a truck stop early Tuesday ...
New Jersey bill mandates snow-free vehicles
06/28/2007 - 11:26:14 am - A New Jersey Senate panel has approved a bill that would have the state get tough with drivers who fail to clear snow and ice off their vehicles. The rule would apply to ...
