Trucking News - November 2009
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Brochure intended to help truckers around restricted routes in NY
11/02/2009 - 8:07:31 am - There's ongoing confusion for truckers in New York about driving along certain routes. The problem has drawn the attention of multiple agencies, as well as Gov. David ...
Election Day questions address transportation issues
11/02/2009 - 8:08:44 am - On Tuesday, Nov. 3, ballots in communities throughout the country will address a wide array of topics. Land Line recently took a look at transportation-related initiatives on ...
CSA 2010: Your new company, driver safety ‘credit report’
11/02/2009 - 8:10:36 am - With technology morphing the way we live our lives at warp speed, it’s no big surprise that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided to go high-tech with ...
Joey Holiday plans big road trip in 2010
11/02/2009 - 8:11:54 am - Joey and Vicky Holiday of Truck It Records are embarking on a special road tour in 2010. In fact, Vicky says they will be on the road all year, in celebration of their 15th ...
New Oklahoma left-lane law in effect Nov. 1
11/02/2009 - 8:13:20 am - Intended to increase safety on Oklahoma highways, a new rule that takes effect Sunday, Nov. 1, allows law enforcement officers to crack down on slowpokes who clog traffic by ...
North Carolina bills address road funding, older drivers
11/05/2009 - 10:34:31 am - When the North Carolina General Assembly closed for business this year, lawmakers left many notable bills hanging out until 2010. Among the bills of interest to truckers that ...
Arizona considers closing remaining rest areas
11/05/2009 - 10:35:12 am - The state of Arizona has already closed 13 of its 18 rest areas because of mounting budget woes, and the five rest areas still open may be on the chopping block ...
Rhode Island OK’s tougher drunken-driving rule, texting ban
11/05/2009 - 10:36:20 am - Rhode Island lawmakers wrapped up a two-day special session after addressing nearly 200 bills left over from the regular session. Among the bills to be approved are efforts to ...
I-40 in western NC could be closed for four months
11/05/2009 - 10:37:03 am - Drivers who normally use Interstate 40 in extreme western North Carolina can plan on being detoured more than a hundred miles out of the way. The highway, which is closed in ...
OOIDA members find better way to fight city council: get elected
11/05/2009 - 10:38:20 am - A year ago, when Los Angeles County officials started targeting truckers for parking their rigs at their residences, two OOIDA members decided to run for a seat on the ...
What Election Day means for trucking
11/05/2009 - 10:39:26 am - While Republicans were notching victories in the prized elections for the governor’s offices in New Jersey and Virginia, the majority of state legislative seats also were on ...
Sitton Motor Lines closing
11/09/2009 - 9:51:47 am - A 30-year-old trucking company in Joplin, MO, is laying off workers and will soon shut down for good according to the Springfield Business Journal. The privately owned ...
Trucking executive elected mayor of Cedar Rapids, IA
11/09/2009 - 9:52:37 am - The city of Cedar Rapids, IA, population 128,000, will soon have a trucking company executive as its mayor. Ron Corbett, a vice president at CRST, trounced his ...
Trucker found fatally shot in rig in Moreno Valley, CA
11/09/2009 - 9:53:18 am - A truck driver was found fatally shot in his rig while parked at a dirt lot in Moreno Valley, CA, early Wednesday morning, Nov. 4. Moreno Valley Police Sgt. Jamie ...
Texas voters OK limits on use of eminent domain
11/09/2009 - 9:54:30 am - Concerns about privatized toll roads spurred Texas voters to easily approve one proposition on the statewide ballot limiting the government’s eminent domain powers ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Senate confirms Ferro to lead FMCSA
11/09/2009 - 9:55:28 am - Anne Ferro, former president of the Maryland Motor Truck Association, has been confirmed as the next FMCSA administrator. The U.S. Senate confirmed Ferro late Thursday, ...
Wife blames ’06 tasing incident for trucking husband’s death
11/12/2009 - 1:45:26 pm - Professional truck driver Larry Works – husband, father and decorated veteran of the Vietnam War – died at home Monday, Nov. 9, after suffering a heart attack. He ...
Michigan recalls 55 state troopers
11/12/2009 - 1:46:27 pm - Michigan roadways soon should be a bit safer for travelers, thanks to the state recalling 55 troopers who had been laid off this summer to save money. Gov. Jennifer ...
Trucker Buddy drivers needed
11/12/2009 - 1:47:22 pm - The Trucker Buddy program needs a few good men and women, quite a few in fact. Since 1992, Trucker Buddy has been matching truckers with classrooms in schools across the ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Rather report nails the issues; ATA a no-show
11/12/2009 - 1:50:02 pm - Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Fighting the good fight on behalf of truckers involves more than just preaching to the choir. OOIDA was able to broaden its message of driver advocacy ...
Community where slain trucker was found has truck parking ban
11/16/2009 - 12:03:46 pm - Police officials have released the name of the slain trucker who was found fatally shot while parked at a dirt lot in Moreno Valley, CA. Albert Thomas, a 56-year-old ...
Nebraska looking for answers to road funding dilemma
11/16/2009 - 12:05:40 pm - Nebraska Department of Roads officials recently gave their annual briefing on the status of highway funding to a joint hearing of the Transportation and Telecommunications and ...
Truckers encouraged to comment on road ban plan in NY
11/16/2009 - 12:07:30 pm - Truckers have only 18 more days to comment on a proposed regulation that would prohibit them from using seven secondary roads in the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York ...
Massachusetts governor looks for green while going red
11/19/2009 - 10:34:18 am - Gov. Deval Patrick wants to add photo-red cameras to Massachusetts intersections. He has included a provision in the fiscal year 2010 budget bill that would authorize cities ...
Michigan House advances bill seeking revenue through unpaid tickets
11/19/2009 - 10:35:14 am - It’s no revelation that the pursuit of money for budgets is a major issue for states. It’s also no shock that the search for funding doesn’t end there. Local governments ...
FMCSA: Boston’s hazmat restrictions illegal
11/19/2009 - 10:35:47 am - Restrictions that the city of Boston has placed on hazmat haulers are illegal according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Several years ago, the city ...
Pennsylvania lawmaker urges DOT to reject I-80 tolling
11/19/2009 - 10:36:38 am - Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Sam Smith, R-Jefferson County, is urging U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to reject the state’s application to toll Interstate ...
U.S. DOT bans drug-testing company for five years
11/22/2009 - 6:21:32 pm - A private business in North Carolina that reviewed drug testing done on truckers and airline pilots has been ordered shut down for at least five years. The ban was made public ...
Wal-Mart banishes truckers from parking lot in Ephrata, PA
11/22/2009 - 6:22:30 pm - While the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Ephrata, PA, depends on truck drivers and trucks to deliver the goods they need to stock its shelves, the store has instituted a new policy ...
NJ amnesty bill: Time running out on effort to collect driver penalty fees
11/22/2009 - 6:24:00 pm - With a little less than two months remaining in the legislative session, time is running out for a measure in the New Jersey statehouse that is intended to help generate ...
South Carolina lawmaker feels need for speed
11/22/2009 - 6:25:15 pm - If a South Carolina state lawmaker gets his way, all vehicles on interstates in the state would get the go-ahead to zip along at higher speeds. Rep. Todd Rutherford, ...
Blue Water Bridge tolls to nearly double in January
11/22/2009 - 6:26:53 pm - Tolls for trucks crossing the Blue Water Bridge are scheduled to nearly double to $3.25 per axle starting in January 2010. The Michigan Department of Transportation has ...
SPECIAL REPORT: OOIDA sues Minnesota over CMV enforcement
11/22/2009 - 6:28:11 pm - More than six years’ worth of citations and out-of-service orders issued to truckers by the Minnesota Highway Patrol aren’t worth the paper they were written on, according ...
Wisconsin to replace three busy bridges ‘on weekends’
11/27/2009 - 12:31:50 pm - When Wisconsin officials say they intend to replace three bridges in Wisconsin’s busiest interchange during three weekends in the spring, they aren’t kidding around ...
WY trooper gets 15-year jail sentence over plot to kill trucker
11/27/2009 - 12:34:38 pm - A Wyoming man who used his position as a state trooper to kidnap and plan the killing of a company truck driver has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars. In January, ...
Security expert warns of smuggling via prescreened trucks
11/27/2009 - 12:35:27 pm - Prescreened Mexican trucks account for 6 percent of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism traffic, but account for half of all the security violations. One homeland ...
Dr. John McElligott opens 24-hour medical call center for truckers
11/30/2009 - 4:09:55 pm - Truck drivers who are short on time and have trouble finding doctor’s offices with truck parking have a new option available to them. Dr. John McElligott, who ...
Vermont bill intended to reduce truck idling
11/30/2009 - 4:10:42 pm - An effort at the statehouse would end Vermont’s distinction as the only New England state that doesn’t limit engine idling for most vehicles. The Green Mountain ...
New Jersey bill seeks help of truckers in reporting suspicious activity
11/30/2009 - 4:12:11 pm - Truck drivers are all too familiar with being the targets of legislative action. But an effort at the New Jersey statehouse bucks that apparent trend. A bill awaiting a ...
Tennessee two-step: PA, GA allow former Swift students to use CDLs again
11/30/2009 - 4:13:22 pm - Truckers who saw their Georgia and Pennsylvania CDLs yanked after a mysterious multilevel investigation into a Tennessee driving school have gained a three-month reprieve ...
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11/02/2009 - 8:07:31 am - There's ongoing confusion for truckers in New York about driving along certain routes. The problem has drawn the attention of multiple agencies, as well as Gov. David ...
Election Day questions address transportation issues
11/02/2009 - 8:08:44 am - On Tuesday, Nov. 3, ballots in communities throughout the country will address a wide array of topics. Land Line recently took a look at transportation-related initiatives on ...
CSA 2010: Your new company, driver safety ‘credit report’
11/02/2009 - 8:10:36 am - With technology morphing the way we live our lives at warp speed, it’s no big surprise that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided to go high-tech with ...
Joey Holiday plans big road trip in 2010
11/02/2009 - 8:11:54 am - Joey and Vicky Holiday of Truck It Records are embarking on a special road tour in 2010. In fact, Vicky says they will be on the road all year, in celebration of their 15th ...
New Oklahoma left-lane law in effect Nov. 1
11/02/2009 - 8:13:20 am - Intended to increase safety on Oklahoma highways, a new rule that takes effect Sunday, Nov. 1, allows law enforcement officers to crack down on slowpokes who clog traffic by ...
North Carolina bills address road funding, older drivers
11/05/2009 - 10:34:31 am - When the North Carolina General Assembly closed for business this year, lawmakers left many notable bills hanging out until 2010. Among the bills of interest to truckers that ...
Arizona considers closing remaining rest areas
11/05/2009 - 10:35:12 am - The state of Arizona has already closed 13 of its 18 rest areas because of mounting budget woes, and the five rest areas still open may be on the chopping block ...
Rhode Island OK’s tougher drunken-driving rule, texting ban
11/05/2009 - 10:36:20 am - Rhode Island lawmakers wrapped up a two-day special session after addressing nearly 200 bills left over from the regular session. Among the bills to be approved are efforts to ...
I-40 in western NC could be closed for four months
11/05/2009 - 10:37:03 am - Drivers who normally use Interstate 40 in extreme western North Carolina can plan on being detoured more than a hundred miles out of the way. The highway, which is closed in ...
OOIDA members find better way to fight city council: get elected
11/05/2009 - 10:38:20 am - A year ago, when Los Angeles County officials started targeting truckers for parking their rigs at their residences, two OOIDA members decided to run for a seat on the ...
What Election Day means for trucking
11/05/2009 - 10:39:26 am - While Republicans were notching victories in the prized elections for the governor’s offices in New Jersey and Virginia, the majority of state legislative seats also were on ...
Sitton Motor Lines closing
11/09/2009 - 9:51:47 am - A 30-year-old trucking company in Joplin, MO, is laying off workers and will soon shut down for good according to the Springfield Business Journal. The privately owned ...
Trucking executive elected mayor of Cedar Rapids, IA
11/09/2009 - 9:52:37 am - The city of Cedar Rapids, IA, population 128,000, will soon have a trucking company executive as its mayor. Ron Corbett, a vice president at CRST, trounced his ...
Trucker found fatally shot in rig in Moreno Valley, CA
11/09/2009 - 9:53:18 am - A truck driver was found fatally shot in his rig while parked at a dirt lot in Moreno Valley, CA, early Wednesday morning, Nov. 4. Moreno Valley Police Sgt. Jamie ...
Texas voters OK limits on use of eminent domain
11/09/2009 - 9:54:30 am - Concerns about privatized toll roads spurred Texas voters to easily approve one proposition on the statewide ballot limiting the government’s eminent domain powers ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Senate confirms Ferro to lead FMCSA
11/09/2009 - 9:55:28 am - Anne Ferro, former president of the Maryland Motor Truck Association, has been confirmed as the next FMCSA administrator. The U.S. Senate confirmed Ferro late Thursday, ...
Wife blames ’06 tasing incident for trucking husband’s death
11/12/2009 - 1:45:26 pm - Professional truck driver Larry Works – husband, father and decorated veteran of the Vietnam War – died at home Monday, Nov. 9, after suffering a heart attack. He ...
Michigan recalls 55 state troopers
11/12/2009 - 1:46:27 pm - Michigan roadways soon should be a bit safer for travelers, thanks to the state recalling 55 troopers who had been laid off this summer to save money. Gov. Jennifer ...
Trucker Buddy drivers needed
11/12/2009 - 1:47:22 pm - The Trucker Buddy program needs a few good men and women, quite a few in fact. Since 1992, Trucker Buddy has been matching truckers with classrooms in schools across the ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Rather report nails the issues; ATA a no-show
11/12/2009 - 1:50:02 pm - Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Fighting the good fight on behalf of truckers involves more than just preaching to the choir. OOIDA was able to broaden its message of driver advocacy ...
Community where slain trucker was found has truck parking ban
11/16/2009 - 12:03:46 pm - Police officials have released the name of the slain trucker who was found fatally shot while parked at a dirt lot in Moreno Valley, CA. Albert Thomas, a 56-year-old ...
Nebraska looking for answers to road funding dilemma
11/16/2009 - 12:05:40 pm - Nebraska Department of Roads officials recently gave their annual briefing on the status of highway funding to a joint hearing of the Transportation and Telecommunications and ...
Truckers encouraged to comment on road ban plan in NY
11/16/2009 - 12:07:30 pm - Truckers have only 18 more days to comment on a proposed regulation that would prohibit them from using seven secondary roads in the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York ...
Massachusetts governor looks for green while going red
11/19/2009 - 10:34:18 am - Gov. Deval Patrick wants to add photo-red cameras to Massachusetts intersections. He has included a provision in the fiscal year 2010 budget bill that would authorize cities ...
Michigan House advances bill seeking revenue through unpaid tickets
11/19/2009 - 10:35:14 am - It’s no revelation that the pursuit of money for budgets is a major issue for states. It’s also no shock that the search for funding doesn’t end there. Local governments ...
FMCSA: Boston’s hazmat restrictions illegal
11/19/2009 - 10:35:47 am - Restrictions that the city of Boston has placed on hazmat haulers are illegal according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Several years ago, the city ...
Pennsylvania lawmaker urges DOT to reject I-80 tolling
11/19/2009 - 10:36:38 am - Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Sam Smith, R-Jefferson County, is urging U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to reject the state’s application to toll Interstate ...
U.S. DOT bans drug-testing company for five years
11/22/2009 - 6:21:32 pm - A private business in North Carolina that reviewed drug testing done on truckers and airline pilots has been ordered shut down for at least five years. The ban was made public ...
Wal-Mart banishes truckers from parking lot in Ephrata, PA
11/22/2009 - 6:22:30 pm - While the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Ephrata, PA, depends on truck drivers and trucks to deliver the goods they need to stock its shelves, the store has instituted a new policy ...
NJ amnesty bill: Time running out on effort to collect driver penalty fees
11/22/2009 - 6:24:00 pm - With a little less than two months remaining in the legislative session, time is running out for a measure in the New Jersey statehouse that is intended to help generate ...
South Carolina lawmaker feels need for speed
11/22/2009 - 6:25:15 pm - If a South Carolina state lawmaker gets his way, all vehicles on interstates in the state would get the go-ahead to zip along at higher speeds. Rep. Todd Rutherford, ...
Blue Water Bridge tolls to nearly double in January
11/22/2009 - 6:26:53 pm - Tolls for trucks crossing the Blue Water Bridge are scheduled to nearly double to $3.25 per axle starting in January 2010. The Michigan Department of Transportation has ...
SPECIAL REPORT: OOIDA sues Minnesota over CMV enforcement
11/22/2009 - 6:28:11 pm - More than six years’ worth of citations and out-of-service orders issued to truckers by the Minnesota Highway Patrol aren’t worth the paper they were written on, according ...
Wisconsin to replace three busy bridges ‘on weekends’
11/27/2009 - 12:31:50 pm - When Wisconsin officials say they intend to replace three bridges in Wisconsin’s busiest interchange during three weekends in the spring, they aren’t kidding around ...
WY trooper gets 15-year jail sentence over plot to kill trucker
11/27/2009 - 12:34:38 pm - A Wyoming man who used his position as a state trooper to kidnap and plan the killing of a company truck driver has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars. In January, ...
Security expert warns of smuggling via prescreened trucks
11/27/2009 - 12:35:27 pm - Prescreened Mexican trucks account for 6 percent of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism traffic, but account for half of all the security violations. One homeland ...
Dr. John McElligott opens 24-hour medical call center for truckers
11/30/2009 - 4:09:55 pm - Truck drivers who are short on time and have trouble finding doctor’s offices with truck parking have a new option available to them. Dr. John McElligott, who ...
Vermont bill intended to reduce truck idling
11/30/2009 - 4:10:42 pm - An effort at the statehouse would end Vermont’s distinction as the only New England state that doesn’t limit engine idling for most vehicles. The Green Mountain ...
New Jersey bill seeks help of truckers in reporting suspicious activity
11/30/2009 - 4:12:11 pm - Truck drivers are all too familiar with being the targets of legislative action. But an effort at the New Jersey statehouse bucks that apparent trend. A bill awaiting a ...
Tennessee two-step: PA, GA allow former Swift students to use CDLs again
11/30/2009 - 4:13:22 pm - Truckers who saw their Georgia and Pennsylvania CDLs yanked after a mysterious multilevel investigation into a Tennessee driving school have gained a three-month reprieve ...
