Trucking News - March 2009
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Ormond Beach Love’s: 30-minute parking limit during Bike Week
03/02/2009 - 11:27:39 am - The Love’s in Ormond Beach, FL, will limit truck parking to 30 minutes starting Friday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 8, during Bike Week. This location typically has ...
Colorado House OKs road funding bill; tolls, truck fee increases included
03/02/2009 - 11:28:33 am - The Colorado House has narrowly approved a bill that includes the option of charging tolls to access existing free routes. By a margin of 34-31, House lawmakers voted ...
Illinois truckers credited for stopping bill to double base plate fee
03/02/2009 - 11:30:26 am - An Illinois state lawmaker gives credit to truckers for helping sideline a bill that would have doubled the fees for base plates in the state. Rep. Rich Brauer serves ...
MATS: One week left to preregister online
03/02/2009 - 11:31:45 am - The Mid-America Trucking Show is less than three weeks away and falls slightly earlier in March than this past year. The show will be held Thursday through Saturday, March ...
Utah trucker called hero for driving off with burning trailer
03/04/2009 - 10:09:10 am - Police and fire officials in Ripon, CA, credit a trucker with preventing a potential disaster. The Modesto Bee reported that 49-year-old Randy Jack of Salt Lake City ...
Scam alert for Ohio trucking businesses
03/04/2009 - 10:09:42 am - OOIDA’s Business Assistance Department is advising small business truckers to be on the lookout for a letter pushing an unneeded service. Doreen Weakley of OOIDA’s ...
Volvo: 2010 emissions standards add nearly $10,000 to truck stickers
03/04/2009 - 10:11:16 am - With the rollout of 2010 engines nearing, Volvo Trucks North America became the first OEM to announce its new pricing structure for the EPA compliant equipment. Volvo ...
VDOT announces public meetings on plan to close 25 rest areas
03/06/2009 - 9:47:17 am - As Virginia’s cash-poor budget looks to make up for an estimated $2.6 billion shortfall in transportation revenue, the Virginia Department of Transportation is pushing ...
Illinois bills would boost fines for idling violations, end collection of truck fee
03/06/2009 - 9:48:27 am - A legislative effort in Illinois is likely to make the blood of truckers boil a bit while another bill seems more likely to receive applause. Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-Des ...
Truckers score an eagle, which is below par but recovering nicely
03/06/2009 - 9:49:51 am - Contrary to first news reports, an eagle that flew through the windshield of a tractor-trailer on I-80 in Nevada on Monday, March 2, appears to be recovering nicely and may be ...
Truck missing after brazen rig-jacking in California
03/06/2009 - 9:50:33 am - A California trucker is alive but shaken after three men in two separate trucks ran him off the road, then tied him up and stole his tractor-trailer. It happened early ...
Flying J adds two locations to fuel network
03/09/2009 - 1:16:30 pm - Two new Flying J locations will give truckers more fuel stops and add a total of 166 more parking spaces to its North American network. On March 3, Flying J opened a ...
New Arkansas laws intended to limit driver distractions
03/09/2009 - 1:17:31 pm - Arkansas lawmakers have said “no” to driver distractions this year at the statehouse. Gov. Mike Beebe signed into law bills that address one of the pet peeves of ...
Tough call: Mercer cuts 200 leased truckers
03/09/2009 - 1:18:43 pm - The trucking industry was hit with another round of job cuts recently – sidelining yet another group of owner-operators. Dale Corum, general manager at Mercer ...
New Hampshire plans to cut nine rest stops; no truck parking affected
03/11/2009 - 10:23:22 am - In an effort to save money, the state of New Hampshire announced plans to eliminate nine of its 16 rest stops. Fortunately for truckers, none of the sites on the chopping ...
Wyoming chain law changes advance to governor
03/11/2009 - 10:24:30 am - A bill on its way to the governor’s desk in Wyoming would specify how truck drivers must equip tires with chains. It includes hefty fines for violations. Gov. Dave ...
SC trio arrested for trucker’s murder at abandoned gas station
03/11/2009 - 10:25:11 am - Three young men are under arrest in South Carolina in connection with the fatal shooting of a trucker who pulled into the parking lot of an abandoned gas station off ...
Safety groups ask court to overturn HOS
03/11/2009 - 10:25:59 am - Yet another chapter in the hours-of-service saga began today when four groups filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit asking that the ...
Alabama Senate OKs bill to regulate hauling of steel coils
03/12/2009 - 12:39:36 pm - The Alabama Senate has approved a bill to address the problem with steel coil “fall-offs” in the state. It now moves to the House. The push for steel coil ...
Former CFO for Continental Express sentenced for fraud
03/12/2009 - 12:40:18 pm - The former chief financial officer of one Arkansas-based motor carrier has been sentenced to 16 months behind bars. Todd Tiefel was sentenced this past week to serve 16 months ...
Family of slain NY trucker wants to make sure this doesn’t happen again
03/12/2009 - 12:41:44 pm - The family of a 35-year-old slain truck driver plans to turn the senseless tragedy into an opportunity to educate state and federal lawmakers about some of the dangers ...
MO bill restricts red light cameras, has trucking-related provisions
03/12/2009 - 12:43:03 pm - A bill awaiting final approval on the floor of the Missouri Senate includes several trucking provisions. The most notable provision in the bill would put new restrictions on ...
Trucker kills intruder in Knoxville, TN
03/12/2009 - 12:43:44 pm - Near Knoxville, TN, a 68-year-old trucker who was sleeping in his berth awakened to a noise and then shot and killed an intruder early this morning as the man was climbing ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Cross-border trucking program cut
03/12/2009 - 12:44:44 pm - The so-called pilot program allowing trucks from Mexico full access to the U.S. is once again running on fumes. The Senate voted late Tuesday, March 10, to cut funding ...
OOIDA members, others blast VDOT’s rest area closure plan
03/15/2009 - 8:02:07 pm - Virginia’s cost-cutting proposal to trim nearly $12 million from its budget by shuttering 25 of its 41 rest areas isn’t sitting well with truckers and some state lawmakers ...
Truckers mourn loss of slain NY trucker
03/15/2009 - 8:03:11 pm - Truckers around the country are mourning the senseless loss of one of their own. More than 1,000 people, including some drivers the family of slain trucker Jason ...
ALERT: Truckers warned about U.S.-Mexico border violence
03/15/2009 - 8:05:01 pm - U.S. truckers are asked to be on the alert to growing violence on the Southwest U.S. border with Mexico. The Highway ISAC issued an “unclassified” alert the first ...
Today’s tax tip: Per diem
03/17/2009 - 12:12:34 pm - Twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday from now until April 15, we will bring you tax tips from PBS Tax and Bookkeeping Service. Howard Abrams and PBS have been providing income ...
OOIDA members organize show truck event in Texas
03/17/2009 - 12:13:53 pm - Down in Texas where the claim to fame is to do everything big – it seems all the more appropriate a group of OOIDA members and some friends are hosting a “large car” ...
Trucker drowns in Ohio floodwaters
03/17/2009 - 12:14:50 pm - Searchers in Putnam County, OH, this morning found the body of a trucker who drowned after he drove into swift floodwaters Wednesday night, March 11, then abandoned his truck ...
Trucker cleared in fatal shooting in Knoxville, TN
03/17/2009 - 12:15:34 pm - Prosecutors in Knox County, TN, say a 68-year-old trucker has been cleared of any wrongdoing after he shot and killed a man who was trying to break into his truck early ...
Shell Rotella SuperRigs coming to Missouri
03/20/2009 - 10:29:05 am - One of the biggest show truck competitions is coming to Missouri this year. Shell Rotella has announced that its SuperRigs Show Truck competition will take place in Oak Grove, ...
Trucker saves woman from crash
03/20/2009 - 10:29:43 am - In a bit of positive news, a truck driver from Monroeville, WV, is being hailed as a hero after using his truck to save the life of a woman who suffered a heart attack at the ...
Cross-border trucking program with Mexico
03/20/2009 - 10:30:46 am - It’s officially done. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has pulled the plug on the cross-border trucking program with Mexico. In a notice posted in the ...
Missouri creates new ‘travel safe zone’
03/23/2009 - 6:37:28 am - If you travel Interstate 55 in Missouri, be aware that the state DOT has created a new “travel safe zone” on a five-mile stretch south of St. Louis. Fines for ...
Wyoming governor signs new chain law requirement
03/23/2009 - 6:38:23 am - Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed a bill into law that specifies how truck drivers in Wyoming must equip tires with chains. The new rule takes effect July 1. Wyoming law now ...
OOIDA media recognized at TWNA Communication Awards
03/23/2009 - 6:41:28 am - OOIDA media staff were recognized Thursday evening in Louisville as among the “best” at the trucking industry’s communication awards. Managing Editor Sandi Soendker ...
Goodyear’s Highway Hero is Jorge Sanchez
03/23/2009 - 6:42:55 am - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has honored Colorado truck driver Jorge Orozco Sanchez with the 26th Goodyear North American Highway Hero Award, in recognition of his effort in ...
Ohio lawmakers take up transportation budget, uniform speeds
03/25/2009 - 1:21:23 pm - Negotiations are expected to begin in the Ohio General Assembly Tuesday, March 24, on a two-year transportation plan. Among the notable provisions in the bill is a measure ...
Mexican trucker strike called off
03/25/2009 - 1:21:50 pm - The Monday, March 23, strike by Mexican motor carriers was called off thanks to an 11th hour deal struck between the National Chamber of Autotransporte de Carga – Canacar -- ...
Florida legislation seeks to prevent increases to truck size and weight
03/25/2009 - 1:24:12 pm - If two Florida state lawmakers get their way, the federal government would extend the freeze on increases of size and weights of commercial motor vehicles throughout the U.S ...
Virginia lawmakers approve notable truck bills
03/28/2009 - 12:05:51 pm - Gov. Tim Kaine signed a bill into law that makes Virginia one of about 30 states to offer an incentive for truckers to reduce idling. It takes effect July 1, 2009 ...
MATS weathers stormy economy
03/28/2009 - 12:06:49 pm - Prior to the opening of the show, exhibitors and attendees anxiously awaited the release of the 38th chapter in the legend of Mid-America Trucking Show. As the curtain was ...
Bill aims to freeze truck size, weights on interstates
03/28/2009 - 12:09:56 pm - Given the state of the nation’s infrastructure, a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to lock down the current size and weight of trucks and trailers ...
CVSA Roadcheck set for June
03/28/2009 - 12:11:24 pm - The annual inspection blitz conducted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is set for June 2-4 in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. More than 8,500 inspectors in 1,850 ...
Economy leads to fewer trucks on Oklahoma Turnpike
03/31/2009 - 10:17:31 am - Trucking miles are down on the Oklahoma Turnpike so far in 2009 and officials say the national economy is the primary reason. All 10 turnpikes in the Oklahoma Turnpike ...
Mississippi outlaws red-light cameras
03/31/2009 - 10:18:19 am - Mississippi lawmakers have put a stop to the use of red-light cameras in the state. Other states also are looking into rule changes on camera use. Gov. Haley Barbour ...
$23.7 million awarded in truck crash case
03/31/2009 - 10:20:43 am - Jurors in Will County, IL – just outside Chicago – have awarded plaintiffs $23.7 million in compensation following a truck wreck five years ago in which two people were ...
MO bill restricts red-light cameras, has trucking-related provisions
03/31/2009 - 10:21:52 am - The Missouri Senate approved a bill that would put new restrictions on the use of cameras to ticket motorists who run red lights. The bill, which now moves to the House, also ...
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03/02/2009 - 11:27:39 am - The Love’s in Ormond Beach, FL, will limit truck parking to 30 minutes starting Friday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 8, during Bike Week. This location typically has ...
Colorado House OKs road funding bill; tolls, truck fee increases included
03/02/2009 - 11:28:33 am - The Colorado House has narrowly approved a bill that includes the option of charging tolls to access existing free routes. By a margin of 34-31, House lawmakers voted ...
Illinois truckers credited for stopping bill to double base plate fee
03/02/2009 - 11:30:26 am - An Illinois state lawmaker gives credit to truckers for helping sideline a bill that would have doubled the fees for base plates in the state. Rep. Rich Brauer serves ...
MATS: One week left to preregister online
03/02/2009 - 11:31:45 am - The Mid-America Trucking Show is less than three weeks away and falls slightly earlier in March than this past year. The show will be held Thursday through Saturday, March ...
Utah trucker called hero for driving off with burning trailer
03/04/2009 - 10:09:10 am - Police and fire officials in Ripon, CA, credit a trucker with preventing a potential disaster. The Modesto Bee reported that 49-year-old Randy Jack of Salt Lake City ...
Scam alert for Ohio trucking businesses
03/04/2009 - 10:09:42 am - OOIDA’s Business Assistance Department is advising small business truckers to be on the lookout for a letter pushing an unneeded service. Doreen Weakley of OOIDA’s ...
Volvo: 2010 emissions standards add nearly $10,000 to truck stickers
03/04/2009 - 10:11:16 am - With the rollout of 2010 engines nearing, Volvo Trucks North America became the first OEM to announce its new pricing structure for the EPA compliant equipment. Volvo ...
VDOT announces public meetings on plan to close 25 rest areas
03/06/2009 - 9:47:17 am - As Virginia’s cash-poor budget looks to make up for an estimated $2.6 billion shortfall in transportation revenue, the Virginia Department of Transportation is pushing ...
Illinois bills would boost fines for idling violations, end collection of truck fee
03/06/2009 - 9:48:27 am - A legislative effort in Illinois is likely to make the blood of truckers boil a bit while another bill seems more likely to receive applause. Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-Des ...
Truckers score an eagle, which is below par but recovering nicely
03/06/2009 - 9:49:51 am - Contrary to first news reports, an eagle that flew through the windshield of a tractor-trailer on I-80 in Nevada on Monday, March 2, appears to be recovering nicely and may be ...
Truck missing after brazen rig-jacking in California
03/06/2009 - 9:50:33 am - A California trucker is alive but shaken after three men in two separate trucks ran him off the road, then tied him up and stole his tractor-trailer. It happened early ...
Flying J adds two locations to fuel network
03/09/2009 - 1:16:30 pm - Two new Flying J locations will give truckers more fuel stops and add a total of 166 more parking spaces to its North American network. On March 3, Flying J opened a ...
New Arkansas laws intended to limit driver distractions
03/09/2009 - 1:17:31 pm - Arkansas lawmakers have said “no” to driver distractions this year at the statehouse. Gov. Mike Beebe signed into law bills that address one of the pet peeves of ...
Tough call: Mercer cuts 200 leased truckers
03/09/2009 - 1:18:43 pm - The trucking industry was hit with another round of job cuts recently – sidelining yet another group of owner-operators. Dale Corum, general manager at Mercer ...
New Hampshire plans to cut nine rest stops; no truck parking affected
03/11/2009 - 10:23:22 am - In an effort to save money, the state of New Hampshire announced plans to eliminate nine of its 16 rest stops. Fortunately for truckers, none of the sites on the chopping ...
Wyoming chain law changes advance to governor
03/11/2009 - 10:24:30 am - A bill on its way to the governor’s desk in Wyoming would specify how truck drivers must equip tires with chains. It includes hefty fines for violations. Gov. Dave ...
SC trio arrested for trucker’s murder at abandoned gas station
03/11/2009 - 10:25:11 am - Three young men are under arrest in South Carolina in connection with the fatal shooting of a trucker who pulled into the parking lot of an abandoned gas station off ...
Safety groups ask court to overturn HOS
03/11/2009 - 10:25:59 am - Yet another chapter in the hours-of-service saga began today when four groups filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit asking that the ...
Alabama Senate OKs bill to regulate hauling of steel coils
03/12/2009 - 12:39:36 pm - The Alabama Senate has approved a bill to address the problem with steel coil “fall-offs” in the state. It now moves to the House. The push for steel coil ...
Former CFO for Continental Express sentenced for fraud
03/12/2009 - 12:40:18 pm - The former chief financial officer of one Arkansas-based motor carrier has been sentenced to 16 months behind bars. Todd Tiefel was sentenced this past week to serve 16 months ...
Family of slain NY trucker wants to make sure this doesn’t happen again
03/12/2009 - 12:41:44 pm - The family of a 35-year-old slain truck driver plans to turn the senseless tragedy into an opportunity to educate state and federal lawmakers about some of the dangers ...
MO bill restricts red light cameras, has trucking-related provisions
03/12/2009 - 12:43:03 pm - A bill awaiting final approval on the floor of the Missouri Senate includes several trucking provisions. The most notable provision in the bill would put new restrictions on ...
Trucker kills intruder in Knoxville, TN
03/12/2009 - 12:43:44 pm - Near Knoxville, TN, a 68-year-old trucker who was sleeping in his berth awakened to a noise and then shot and killed an intruder early this morning as the man was climbing ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Cross-border trucking program cut
03/12/2009 - 12:44:44 pm - The so-called pilot program allowing trucks from Mexico full access to the U.S. is once again running on fumes. The Senate voted late Tuesday, March 10, to cut funding ...
OOIDA members, others blast VDOT’s rest area closure plan
03/15/2009 - 8:02:07 pm - Virginia’s cost-cutting proposal to trim nearly $12 million from its budget by shuttering 25 of its 41 rest areas isn’t sitting well with truckers and some state lawmakers ...
Truckers mourn loss of slain NY trucker
03/15/2009 - 8:03:11 pm - Truckers around the country are mourning the senseless loss of one of their own. More than 1,000 people, including some drivers the family of slain trucker Jason ...
ALERT: Truckers warned about U.S.-Mexico border violence
03/15/2009 - 8:05:01 pm - U.S. truckers are asked to be on the alert to growing violence on the Southwest U.S. border with Mexico. The Highway ISAC issued an “unclassified” alert the first ...
Today’s tax tip: Per diem
03/17/2009 - 12:12:34 pm - Twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday from now until April 15, we will bring you tax tips from PBS Tax and Bookkeeping Service. Howard Abrams and PBS have been providing income ...
OOIDA members organize show truck event in Texas
03/17/2009 - 12:13:53 pm - Down in Texas where the claim to fame is to do everything big – it seems all the more appropriate a group of OOIDA members and some friends are hosting a “large car” ...
Trucker drowns in Ohio floodwaters
03/17/2009 - 12:14:50 pm - Searchers in Putnam County, OH, this morning found the body of a trucker who drowned after he drove into swift floodwaters Wednesday night, March 11, then abandoned his truck ...
Trucker cleared in fatal shooting in Knoxville, TN
03/17/2009 - 12:15:34 pm - Prosecutors in Knox County, TN, say a 68-year-old trucker has been cleared of any wrongdoing after he shot and killed a man who was trying to break into his truck early ...
Shell Rotella SuperRigs coming to Missouri
03/20/2009 - 10:29:05 am - One of the biggest show truck competitions is coming to Missouri this year. Shell Rotella has announced that its SuperRigs Show Truck competition will take place in Oak Grove, ...
Trucker saves woman from crash
03/20/2009 - 10:29:43 am - In a bit of positive news, a truck driver from Monroeville, WV, is being hailed as a hero after using his truck to save the life of a woman who suffered a heart attack at the ...
Cross-border trucking program with Mexico
03/20/2009 - 10:30:46 am - It’s officially done. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has pulled the plug on the cross-border trucking program with Mexico. In a notice posted in the ...
Missouri creates new ‘travel safe zone’
03/23/2009 - 6:37:28 am - If you travel Interstate 55 in Missouri, be aware that the state DOT has created a new “travel safe zone” on a five-mile stretch south of St. Louis. Fines for ...
Wyoming governor signs new chain law requirement
03/23/2009 - 6:38:23 am - Gov. Dave Freudenthal signed a bill into law that specifies how truck drivers in Wyoming must equip tires with chains. The new rule takes effect July 1. Wyoming law now ...
OOIDA media recognized at TWNA Communication Awards
03/23/2009 - 6:41:28 am - OOIDA media staff were recognized Thursday evening in Louisville as among the “best” at the trucking industry’s communication awards. Managing Editor Sandi Soendker ...
Goodyear’s Highway Hero is Jorge Sanchez
03/23/2009 - 6:42:55 am - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has honored Colorado truck driver Jorge Orozco Sanchez with the 26th Goodyear North American Highway Hero Award, in recognition of his effort in ...
Ohio lawmakers take up transportation budget, uniform speeds
03/25/2009 - 1:21:23 pm - Negotiations are expected to begin in the Ohio General Assembly Tuesday, March 24, on a two-year transportation plan. Among the notable provisions in the bill is a measure ...
Mexican trucker strike called off
03/25/2009 - 1:21:50 pm - The Monday, March 23, strike by Mexican motor carriers was called off thanks to an 11th hour deal struck between the National Chamber of Autotransporte de Carga – Canacar -- ...
Florida legislation seeks to prevent increases to truck size and weight
03/25/2009 - 1:24:12 pm - If two Florida state lawmakers get their way, the federal government would extend the freeze on increases of size and weights of commercial motor vehicles throughout the U.S ...
Virginia lawmakers approve notable truck bills
03/28/2009 - 12:05:51 pm - Gov. Tim Kaine signed a bill into law that makes Virginia one of about 30 states to offer an incentive for truckers to reduce idling. It takes effect July 1, 2009 ...
MATS weathers stormy economy
03/28/2009 - 12:06:49 pm - Prior to the opening of the show, exhibitors and attendees anxiously awaited the release of the 38th chapter in the legend of Mid-America Trucking Show. As the curtain was ...
Bill aims to freeze truck size, weights on interstates
03/28/2009 - 12:09:56 pm - Given the state of the nation’s infrastructure, a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to lock down the current size and weight of trucks and trailers ...
CVSA Roadcheck set for June
03/28/2009 - 12:11:24 pm - The annual inspection blitz conducted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is set for June 2-4 in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. More than 8,500 inspectors in 1,850 ...
Economy leads to fewer trucks on Oklahoma Turnpike
03/31/2009 - 10:17:31 am - Trucking miles are down on the Oklahoma Turnpike so far in 2009 and officials say the national economy is the primary reason. All 10 turnpikes in the Oklahoma Turnpike ...
Mississippi outlaws red-light cameras
03/31/2009 - 10:18:19 am - Mississippi lawmakers have put a stop to the use of red-light cameras in the state. Other states also are looking into rule changes on camera use. Gov. Haley Barbour ...
$23.7 million awarded in truck crash case
03/31/2009 - 10:20:43 am - Jurors in Will County, IL – just outside Chicago – have awarded plaintiffs $23.7 million in compensation following a truck wreck five years ago in which two people were ...
MO bill restricts red-light cameras, has trucking-related provisions
03/31/2009 - 10:21:52 am - The Missouri Senate approved a bill that would put new restrictions on the use of cameras to ticket motorists who run red lights. The bill, which now moves to the House, also ...
