Trucking News - June 2009
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Minnesota law bans large trucks from Stillwater Lift Bridge
06/02/2009 - 11:35:33 am - A new law in Minnesota makes a lift bridge northeast of Minneapolis off-limits to truck drivers. Previously SF1091, the new rule restricts the length of commercial ...
Minnesota adopts speeding-while-passing rule, primary seat belt law
06/02/2009 - 11:36:49 am - A new law in Minnesota allows drivers to travel 10 mph over the speed limit while passing on certain two-lane highways. Also included in the bill is a provision allowing for ...
Passport requirement in effect Monday, June 1
06/02/2009 - 11:38:05 am - Starting Monday, June 1, anyone who crosses the border into the U.S. from Canada or Mexico for any reason is required to show a passport or another approved document ...
Truckers fight city council in Hobart, IN, over parking ordinance
06/02/2009 - 11:38:46 am - As more cities and states attempt to eliminate truck parking in their communities by closing vital rest areas, frustrated truckers are determined to fight back. The ...
Truckers, duck: Oregon proposes California-style emissions rules
06/02/2009 - 11:39:38 am - The Oregon Legislature is one step away from approving a California-style retrofit law that would require fairings, single-wide tires, and other equipment aimed at being ...
City council meeting set for June 3 to discuss truck parking in Hobart, IN
06/04/2009 - 12:47:44 pm - final vote is expected on Wednesday, June 3, on a proposed ordinance that would prevent truckers from parking overnight at retail parking lots in Hobart, IN ...
Much ado about nothing: Texas transportation overhaul bill dies
06/04/2009 - 12:48:04 pm - Despite weeks of rhetoric from lawmakers about the importance of reaching agreement on a major transportation bill, the Texas Legislature wrapped up their regular session ...
Minnesota ‘clean diesel’ grant apps accepted until June 25
06/04/2009 - 12:49:05 pm - Truckers from Minnesota have a new opportunity to obtain money for diesel truck retrofits and APUs. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has announced a $1.57 million ...
Oklahoma deals with Pikepass snafu
06/04/2009 - 12:49:54 pm - The Oklahoma Transportation Authority has been receiving an unusually high volume of complaint calls because the state’s new license plates are not yet synched up with the ...
Illinois lawmakers OK boost to idling fines, fail to end truck fee
06/04/2009 - 12:50:53 pm - Two bills that truckers who drive in Illinois have been tracking for the past few months have met different fates at the statehouse. The Illinois General Assembly ...
Highway Trust Fund is almost broke
06/04/2009 - 12:51:35 pm - The nation’s Highway Trust Fund, which helps pay for roads and bridges, will go broke in two months unless the U.S. Congress supplies emergency funding. The Obama ...
Wisconsin budget’s oil company tax creates concern
06/08/2009 - 12:09:12 am - A first-of-its-kind effort to tax big oil companies, which is attached to the proposed Wisconsin 2009-2011 budget, is causing a great stir. The Owner-Operator ...
Ferro nominated to head FMCSA
06/08/2009 - 12:10:00 am - The head of the Maryland Motor Truck Association is the Obama administration’s pick to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Anne Ferro’s nomination ...
Canacar sues U.S. government
06/08/2009 - 12:10:45 am - The Mexican trucking association Canacar has made good on its threat and early this week filed a $6 billion lawsuit against the U.S. government. Canacar is alleging the ...
California truckin’: delays, detours and inspections on I-80
06/08/2009 - 12:12:00 am - Already faced with demanding deadline schedules, some truckers say nighttime road work on Interstate 80 near the Nevada-California state line is making their jobs a logistical ...
Tennessee prohibits ‘texting’ while driving
06/10/2009 - 1:34:48 pm - Tennessee is the latest state to outlaw texting while driving. The ban takes effect July 1. Distracted driving is one of the bigger detriments to road safety. The new ...
Road-rage shooting leaves trucker injured
06/10/2009 - 1:35:54 pm - Police in Indiana are asking for the public’s help in finding the suspect of an alleged road rage shooting that left one truck driver injured. Police in Floyd County, ...
Maine’s transportation committee approves two-year fuel tax increase
06/10/2009 - 1:37:19 pm - A Maine legislative panel voted to pursue a temporary nickel increase in the state’s fuel tax rate to prop up declining revenue and slumping available funds for roads. But ...
Colorado enacts law to increase tax breaks, truck grants
06/10/2009 - 1:38:03 pm - Colorado recently approved tax exemptions and a grant program in an effort to reduce truck emissions and become more truck friendly. This past week, Colorado Gov. Bill ...
Competition drives ATA’s highway agenda
06/10/2009 - 1:39:11 pm - The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association isn’t buying the arguments behind various points in ATA’s newly unveiled reworked highway agenda. The American ...
Mexican truck smuggling 73 migrants thwarted at border
06/15/2009 - 8:48:10 am - A 50-year-old Mexican man is in federal custody after allegedly smuggling 73 Mexican nationals into the U.S. in his truck’s trailer Saturday evening, June 6 ...
Wisconsin adds new ‘recovery act’ clean diesel grant program
06/15/2009 - 8:48:56 am - Trucking companies with offices in Wisconsin can apply for up to $100,000 each in grants for emissions-cutting equipment upgrades. The Wisconsin American Recovery and ...
Louisiana Legislature OKs bill to limit left-lane use
06/15/2009 - 8:50:09 am - A bill on its way to the governor’s desk would allow law enforcement officers in Louisiana to ticket drivers who hold up traffic by lingering in the left lane. If signed ...
Hampton Roads meeting to include First Observer training
06/15/2009 - 8:51:02 am - Saturday’s meeting of the Owner Operators Coalition of Virginia will include member benefits and training for a new trucking security program. The OOCVA, which has ...
Truckers wary of fuel price spikes as experts miss mark in June DOE forecast
06/15/2009 - 8:51:58 am - A year ago, many truckers were forced to choose between food and fuel as the price of diesel hit a record high of $4.764 per gallon in mid-July. With freight rates ...
SuperRigs kicking off Thursday
06/18/2009 - 12:12:30 pm - The fun and competition for the 27th Annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs kicks off Thursday at the Oak Grove Petro in Oak Grove, Mo. Contestants in the 27th annual Shell ...
Feds seize $2.4 million worth of pot at U.S.-Mexican border
06/18/2009 - 12:13:25 pm - Border Patrol agents at Laredo, TX stopped six marijuana smuggling attempts over a recent weekend, June 5-7, including one tractor trailer from Mexico with nearly 3,000 pounds ...
Experts miss mark in DOE fuel forecast, truckers wary
06/18/2009 - 12:14:13 pm - A year ago, many truckers were forced to choose between food and fuel as the price of diesel hit a record high of $4.764 per gallon in mid-July. With freight rates ...
Decision expected on rest area closures, lifting of two-hour time limit in VA
06/18/2009 - 12:15:09 pm - A final decision is expected in the next day or so on the 19 rest areas that are on the chopping block in Virginia. The announcement will be made at the Commonwealth ...
Three tons of pot in tractor trailer stopped at U.S.-Mexican border
06/21/2009 - 12:19:13 am - Border Patrol agents stopped one tractor trailer with nearly $5 million worth of marijuana in Texas on June 6. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border ...
FDA issues warning on certain Zicam cold remedies
06/21/2009 - 12:20:10 am - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is telling consumers to stop using three Zicam products marketed over-the-counter as cold remedies because they could cause users to lose ...
VA to shutter 19 rest areas, will eliminate two-hour time limit
06/21/2009 - 12:21:08 am - OOIDA members went to the mat to keep all of the rest areas open in Virginia, but financial concerns seem to outweigh truckers’ safety concerns. The Commonwealth ...
U.S. Marshals seek help of truckers in endangered child case
06/21/2009 - 12:22:35 am - U.S. Marshals in Ohio are asking for truckers’ help in locating a 3-year-old girl, her mother and an escaped sex offender. Authorities believe the child is in danger ...
Semi loaded with pharmaceutical drugs stolen from Tennessee TA
06/21/2009 - 12:23:21 am - Thieves in Tennessee apparently needed only minutes to steal a tractor-trailer loaded with $10 million in pharmaceuticals from a truck stop this week. According to the ...
Diesel jumps another 4.4 cents to $2.616
06/23/2009 - 8:47:42 am - During the past three weeks, the national average has shot up more than 26 cents per gallon for diesel. According to the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration ...
OOIDA, First Observer at Las Vegas truck show
06/23/2009 - 8:48:37 am - Truckers near the Las Vegas area have a reason to stop in at the Great West Truck Show this weekend – Thursday through Saturday, June 25-27 – other than shiny trucks and ...
OOIDA members among those receiving Wisconsin grant money
06/23/2009 - 8:49:23 am - Several OOIDA members and Land Line readers received grant money for APUs, direct-fire heaters, battery-powered HVAC systems and reefer repowers through the 2008 Wisconsin ...
Brad Caton takes first place in emotional SuperRigs
06/23/2009 - 8:52:29 am - More than 75 truckers brought their trucks to Shell Rotella SuperRigs in hopes of taking home top honors and maybe scoring a spot on the calendar. But after two and a half ...
Stolen truck, trailer found in Miami minus cargo
06/24/2009 - 9:32:44 am - Authorities recovered a stolen truck and trailer this week in Miami – without its load of paint. The rig was stolen earlier this week from West Concord Road in ...
Oklahoma, Florida outlaw ‘first responders’ fee
06/24/2009 - 9:33:48 am - A new law in Oklahoma puts a stop to communities in the state charging a fee when police and fire personnel respond to vehicle accidents. The ban on “accident taxes” took ...
Tennessee pulls testing rights for another CDL office
06/24/2009 - 9:34:29 am - Another third-party testing facility for commercial driver’s licenses has been fired by the State of Tennessee. On Monday, June 22, the Tennessee Department of Safety ...
Intermodal chassis regs now in effect; compliance deadlines to follow
06/24/2009 - 9:35:20 am - Picking through a pile of unusable intermodal chassis may very well become a thing of the past because of a new regulation implemented by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...
OOIDA media earns 11 awards for outstanding print/radio reporting
06/26/2009 - 9:25:30 am - On an international level, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association media – print, Web and radio – represents the best in trucking journalism. Regional ...
Wisconsin preps for proposed statewide idling limit
06/26/2009 - 9:26:18 am - Wisconsin may not have California’s air quality problems, but that’s not stopping the state from preparing for its first idling restriction. The Wisconsin Clean ...
Colorado, North Carolina prohibit ‘texting’ while driving
06/26/2009 - 9:27:00 am - With summertime approaching and lawmakers in many states wrapping up their work for the year, there is a wave of support in statehouse across the country to outlaw texting ...
Hot fuel on agenda for national conference
06/26/2009 - 9:28:14 am - A national council that sets standards for consumer products is once again poised to tackle the issue of fuel temperature at its annual conference. Automatic ...
New Jersey bill mandating snow-free vehicles on the move
06/26/2009 - 9:29:14 am - A bill nearing passage in the New Jersey Assembly would get tough with drivers who fail to clear snow and ice off their vehicles. The rule would apply to commercial and ...
Transportation’s future: status quo ‘not an option’
06/26/2009 - 9:30:00 am - Transportation leaders on Capitol Hill say the status quo for highway and infrastructure programs is no longer cutting it. The House Transportation and Infrastructure ...
Texas database will ID uninsured drivers
06/29/2009 - 2:47:51 pm - A database created by several agencies in Texas to crack down on uninsured motorists is celebrating its first year of operation. Texasure.com, which officially went ...
New Hampshire OKs vehicle registrations to fund road repairs
06/29/2009 - 2:48:45 pm - The New Hampshire House has given its approval to a roughly $11.5 billion state budget after the Senate approved it. The budget includes higher vehicle registrations to ...
Senate committee prefers short-term transportation fix
06/29/2009 - 2:49:33 pm - A U.S. Senate committee is throwing support behind a White House plan to forgo sweeping transportation reform this year in favor of an 18-month extension of the current system ...
Bobby Wayne Lindamood Sr. dies in ATV accident
06/29/2009 - 2:50:32 pm - If you were at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs contest in Missouri last week, you saw two show trucks owned by Lindamood Demolition. One truck was exhibited by Jake Lindamood and ...
Effective July 1, large trucks banned from Stillwater Lift Bridge
06/29/2009 - 2:51:21 pm - As of Wednesday, July 1, a lift bridge northeast of Minneapolis will be off-limits to truck drivers. Linda Marotz of DL & S Carriers in Stillwater, said the ban is long ...
OOIDA opposes cap and trade proposal
06/29/2009 - 2:52:21 pm - The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association issued a Call to Action Friday morning, asking its nearly 160,000 members to call their legislators and tell them to vote no ...
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06/02/2009 - 11:35:33 am - A new law in Minnesota makes a lift bridge northeast of Minneapolis off-limits to truck drivers. Previously SF1091, the new rule restricts the length of commercial ...
Minnesota adopts speeding-while-passing rule, primary seat belt law
06/02/2009 - 11:36:49 am - A new law in Minnesota allows drivers to travel 10 mph over the speed limit while passing on certain two-lane highways. Also included in the bill is a provision allowing for ...
Passport requirement in effect Monday, June 1
06/02/2009 - 11:38:05 am - Starting Monday, June 1, anyone who crosses the border into the U.S. from Canada or Mexico for any reason is required to show a passport or another approved document ...
Truckers fight city council in Hobart, IN, over parking ordinance
06/02/2009 - 11:38:46 am - As more cities and states attempt to eliminate truck parking in their communities by closing vital rest areas, frustrated truckers are determined to fight back. The ...
Truckers, duck: Oregon proposes California-style emissions rules
06/02/2009 - 11:39:38 am - The Oregon Legislature is one step away from approving a California-style retrofit law that would require fairings, single-wide tires, and other equipment aimed at being ...
City council meeting set for June 3 to discuss truck parking in Hobart, IN
06/04/2009 - 12:47:44 pm - final vote is expected on Wednesday, June 3, on a proposed ordinance that would prevent truckers from parking overnight at retail parking lots in Hobart, IN ...
Much ado about nothing: Texas transportation overhaul bill dies
06/04/2009 - 12:48:04 pm - Despite weeks of rhetoric from lawmakers about the importance of reaching agreement on a major transportation bill, the Texas Legislature wrapped up their regular session ...
Minnesota ‘clean diesel’ grant apps accepted until June 25
06/04/2009 - 12:49:05 pm - Truckers from Minnesota have a new opportunity to obtain money for diesel truck retrofits and APUs. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has announced a $1.57 million ...
Oklahoma deals with Pikepass snafu
06/04/2009 - 12:49:54 pm - The Oklahoma Transportation Authority has been receiving an unusually high volume of complaint calls because the state’s new license plates are not yet synched up with the ...
Illinois lawmakers OK boost to idling fines, fail to end truck fee
06/04/2009 - 12:50:53 pm - Two bills that truckers who drive in Illinois have been tracking for the past few months have met different fates at the statehouse. The Illinois General Assembly ...
Highway Trust Fund is almost broke
06/04/2009 - 12:51:35 pm - The nation’s Highway Trust Fund, which helps pay for roads and bridges, will go broke in two months unless the U.S. Congress supplies emergency funding. The Obama ...
Wisconsin budget’s oil company tax creates concern
06/08/2009 - 12:09:12 am - A first-of-its-kind effort to tax big oil companies, which is attached to the proposed Wisconsin 2009-2011 budget, is causing a great stir. The Owner-Operator ...
Ferro nominated to head FMCSA
06/08/2009 - 12:10:00 am - The head of the Maryland Motor Truck Association is the Obama administration’s pick to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Anne Ferro’s nomination ...
Canacar sues U.S. government
06/08/2009 - 12:10:45 am - The Mexican trucking association Canacar has made good on its threat and early this week filed a $6 billion lawsuit against the U.S. government. Canacar is alleging the ...
California truckin’: delays, detours and inspections on I-80
06/08/2009 - 12:12:00 am - Already faced with demanding deadline schedules, some truckers say nighttime road work on Interstate 80 near the Nevada-California state line is making their jobs a logistical ...
Tennessee prohibits ‘texting’ while driving
06/10/2009 - 1:34:48 pm - Tennessee is the latest state to outlaw texting while driving. The ban takes effect July 1. Distracted driving is one of the bigger detriments to road safety. The new ...
Road-rage shooting leaves trucker injured
06/10/2009 - 1:35:54 pm - Police in Indiana are asking for the public’s help in finding the suspect of an alleged road rage shooting that left one truck driver injured. Police in Floyd County, ...
Maine’s transportation committee approves two-year fuel tax increase
06/10/2009 - 1:37:19 pm - A Maine legislative panel voted to pursue a temporary nickel increase in the state’s fuel tax rate to prop up declining revenue and slumping available funds for roads. But ...
Colorado enacts law to increase tax breaks, truck grants
06/10/2009 - 1:38:03 pm - Colorado recently approved tax exemptions and a grant program in an effort to reduce truck emissions and become more truck friendly. This past week, Colorado Gov. Bill ...
Competition drives ATA’s highway agenda
06/10/2009 - 1:39:11 pm - The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association isn’t buying the arguments behind various points in ATA’s newly unveiled reworked highway agenda. The American ...
Mexican truck smuggling 73 migrants thwarted at border
06/15/2009 - 8:48:10 am - A 50-year-old Mexican man is in federal custody after allegedly smuggling 73 Mexican nationals into the U.S. in his truck’s trailer Saturday evening, June 6 ...
Wisconsin adds new ‘recovery act’ clean diesel grant program
06/15/2009 - 8:48:56 am - Trucking companies with offices in Wisconsin can apply for up to $100,000 each in grants for emissions-cutting equipment upgrades. The Wisconsin American Recovery and ...
Louisiana Legislature OKs bill to limit left-lane use
06/15/2009 - 8:50:09 am - A bill on its way to the governor’s desk would allow law enforcement officers in Louisiana to ticket drivers who hold up traffic by lingering in the left lane. If signed ...
Hampton Roads meeting to include First Observer training
06/15/2009 - 8:51:02 am - Saturday’s meeting of the Owner Operators Coalition of Virginia will include member benefits and training for a new trucking security program. The OOCVA, which has ...
Truckers wary of fuel price spikes as experts miss mark in June DOE forecast
06/15/2009 - 8:51:58 am - A year ago, many truckers were forced to choose between food and fuel as the price of diesel hit a record high of $4.764 per gallon in mid-July. With freight rates ...
SuperRigs kicking off Thursday
06/18/2009 - 12:12:30 pm - The fun and competition for the 27th Annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs kicks off Thursday at the Oak Grove Petro in Oak Grove, Mo. Contestants in the 27th annual Shell ...
Feds seize $2.4 million worth of pot at U.S.-Mexican border
06/18/2009 - 12:13:25 pm - Border Patrol agents at Laredo, TX stopped six marijuana smuggling attempts over a recent weekend, June 5-7, including one tractor trailer from Mexico with nearly 3,000 pounds ...
Experts miss mark in DOE fuel forecast, truckers wary
06/18/2009 - 12:14:13 pm - A year ago, many truckers were forced to choose between food and fuel as the price of diesel hit a record high of $4.764 per gallon in mid-July. With freight rates ...
Decision expected on rest area closures, lifting of two-hour time limit in VA
06/18/2009 - 12:15:09 pm - A final decision is expected in the next day or so on the 19 rest areas that are on the chopping block in Virginia. The announcement will be made at the Commonwealth ...
Three tons of pot in tractor trailer stopped at U.S.-Mexican border
06/21/2009 - 12:19:13 am - Border Patrol agents stopped one tractor trailer with nearly $5 million worth of marijuana in Texas on June 6. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border ...
FDA issues warning on certain Zicam cold remedies
06/21/2009 - 12:20:10 am - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is telling consumers to stop using three Zicam products marketed over-the-counter as cold remedies because they could cause users to lose ...
VA to shutter 19 rest areas, will eliminate two-hour time limit
06/21/2009 - 12:21:08 am - OOIDA members went to the mat to keep all of the rest areas open in Virginia, but financial concerns seem to outweigh truckers’ safety concerns. The Commonwealth ...
U.S. Marshals seek help of truckers in endangered child case
06/21/2009 - 12:22:35 am - U.S. Marshals in Ohio are asking for truckers’ help in locating a 3-year-old girl, her mother and an escaped sex offender. Authorities believe the child is in danger ...
Semi loaded with pharmaceutical drugs stolen from Tennessee TA
06/21/2009 - 12:23:21 am - Thieves in Tennessee apparently needed only minutes to steal a tractor-trailer loaded with $10 million in pharmaceuticals from a truck stop this week. According to the ...
Diesel jumps another 4.4 cents to $2.616
06/23/2009 - 8:47:42 am - During the past three weeks, the national average has shot up more than 26 cents per gallon for diesel. According to the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration ...
OOIDA, First Observer at Las Vegas truck show
06/23/2009 - 8:48:37 am - Truckers near the Las Vegas area have a reason to stop in at the Great West Truck Show this weekend – Thursday through Saturday, June 25-27 – other than shiny trucks and ...
OOIDA members among those receiving Wisconsin grant money
06/23/2009 - 8:49:23 am - Several OOIDA members and Land Line readers received grant money for APUs, direct-fire heaters, battery-powered HVAC systems and reefer repowers through the 2008 Wisconsin ...
Brad Caton takes first place in emotional SuperRigs
06/23/2009 - 8:52:29 am - More than 75 truckers brought their trucks to Shell Rotella SuperRigs in hopes of taking home top honors and maybe scoring a spot on the calendar. But after two and a half ...
Stolen truck, trailer found in Miami minus cargo
06/24/2009 - 9:32:44 am - Authorities recovered a stolen truck and trailer this week in Miami – without its load of paint. The rig was stolen earlier this week from West Concord Road in ...
Oklahoma, Florida outlaw ‘first responders’ fee
06/24/2009 - 9:33:48 am - A new law in Oklahoma puts a stop to communities in the state charging a fee when police and fire personnel respond to vehicle accidents. The ban on “accident taxes” took ...
Tennessee pulls testing rights for another CDL office
06/24/2009 - 9:34:29 am - Another third-party testing facility for commercial driver’s licenses has been fired by the State of Tennessee. On Monday, June 22, the Tennessee Department of Safety ...
Intermodal chassis regs now in effect; compliance deadlines to follow
06/24/2009 - 9:35:20 am - Picking through a pile of unusable intermodal chassis may very well become a thing of the past because of a new regulation implemented by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...
OOIDA media earns 11 awards for outstanding print/radio reporting
06/26/2009 - 9:25:30 am - On an international level, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association media – print, Web and radio – represents the best in trucking journalism. Regional ...
Wisconsin preps for proposed statewide idling limit
06/26/2009 - 9:26:18 am - Wisconsin may not have California’s air quality problems, but that’s not stopping the state from preparing for its first idling restriction. The Wisconsin Clean ...
Colorado, North Carolina prohibit ‘texting’ while driving
06/26/2009 - 9:27:00 am - With summertime approaching and lawmakers in many states wrapping up their work for the year, there is a wave of support in statehouse across the country to outlaw texting ...
Hot fuel on agenda for national conference
06/26/2009 - 9:28:14 am - A national council that sets standards for consumer products is once again poised to tackle the issue of fuel temperature at its annual conference. Automatic ...
New Jersey bill mandating snow-free vehicles on the move
06/26/2009 - 9:29:14 am - A bill nearing passage in the New Jersey Assembly would get tough with drivers who fail to clear snow and ice off their vehicles. The rule would apply to commercial and ...
Transportation’s future: status quo ‘not an option’
06/26/2009 - 9:30:00 am - Transportation leaders on Capitol Hill say the status quo for highway and infrastructure programs is no longer cutting it. The House Transportation and Infrastructure ...
Texas database will ID uninsured drivers
06/29/2009 - 2:47:51 pm - A database created by several agencies in Texas to crack down on uninsured motorists is celebrating its first year of operation. Texasure.com, which officially went ...
New Hampshire OKs vehicle registrations to fund road repairs
06/29/2009 - 2:48:45 pm - The New Hampshire House has given its approval to a roughly $11.5 billion state budget after the Senate approved it. The budget includes higher vehicle registrations to ...
Senate committee prefers short-term transportation fix
06/29/2009 - 2:49:33 pm - A U.S. Senate committee is throwing support behind a White House plan to forgo sweeping transportation reform this year in favor of an 18-month extension of the current system ...
Bobby Wayne Lindamood Sr. dies in ATV accident
06/29/2009 - 2:50:32 pm - If you were at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs contest in Missouri last week, you saw two show trucks owned by Lindamood Demolition. One truck was exhibited by Jake Lindamood and ...
Effective July 1, large trucks banned from Stillwater Lift Bridge
06/29/2009 - 2:51:21 pm - As of Wednesday, July 1, a lift bridge northeast of Minneapolis will be off-limits to truck drivers. Linda Marotz of DL & S Carriers in Stillwater, said the ban is long ...
OOIDA opposes cap and trade proposal
06/29/2009 - 2:52:21 pm - The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association issued a Call to Action Friday morning, asking its nearly 160,000 members to call their legislators and tell them to vote no ...
