Trucking News - June 2011
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MoDOT converts aging rest areas into truck-only parking sites
06/03/2011 - 12:55:26 pm - The Missouri Department of Transportation was scheduled to tear down two aging rest areas at mile marker 168 at Mineola on Interstate 70 on Tuesday, May 31. However, ...
Trailers donated by Con-way helping in Joplin
06/03/2011 - 12:56:17 pm - Trucking companies are doing their part to help the people of tornado-ravaged Joplin, MO. Joplin-based Con-way Freight donated some of its undamaged trailers for ...
Krabby Patties? Fake trucking company makes $400,000 crab haul
06/03/2011 - 12:57:17 pm - A cargo theft gang has been blamed for the recent theft of nearly a half million dollars worth of crab meat that was supposed to be headed from Los Angeles to Seattle ...
Trucker Charity Inc. rallies for Joplin relief
06/03/2011 - 12:58:24 pm - With help from Joplin-based Con-way Inc. and Walmart, Trucker Charity Inc. had a successful donation drive for Joplin relief last weekend. Lance Wood, an OOIDA life ...
Roadcheck to focus on HOS violations
06/03/2011 - 12:59:16 pm - Considering that 70 percent of HOS violations are “form and manner” violations, this would be a good week to take a long hard look at your logbooks. The CVSA annual ...
Con-way to contribute $100,000 to Joplin disaster relief
06/03/2011 - 1:00:34 pm - Con-way Inc. announced Thursday it was making a $100,000 charitable contribution to support disaster relief efforts in Joplin, MO, which was devastated by one of the most ...
Time for a vacation? CVSA Roadcheck coming June 7-9
06/07/2011 - 11:16:44 am - Roadcheck 2011, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 72-hour safety blitz, is scheduled for June 7-9, 2011. CVSA sponsors Roadcheck with participation by the Federal ...
States act on ticket cameras
06/07/2011 - 11:19:38 am - Use of technology to enforce traffic rules is an annual point of contention at statehouses. This year is no different with lawmakers in multiple states addressing whether the ...
Winning SuperRigs one of life’s ‘greatest moments’
06/07/2011 - 11:22:12 am - Being named Best of Show at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs is a huge honor; that almost goes without saying. But for the 2011 Best of Show winner, Jeremy Heiderscheit, it ranks ...
Louisiana House OKs bills to complete I-49 in state
06/13/2011 - 10:39:34 am - A top transportation priority in Louisiana is halfway through the statehouse. The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of two bills to get work completed on the ...
Port of L.A. asks Swift, other carriers for Clean Truck cash refund
06/13/2011 - 10:40:45 am - In the end, those millions of dollars in free money for a few major motor carriers did have strings attached. The Port of Los Angeles distributed $44 million in ...
Maryland’s double whammy for truck tolls
06/13/2011 - 10:42:05 am - So yeah, about that $15 truck toll you currently pay on some Maryland bridges. In two years, those same tolls could be $48 a pop as part of a steep set of increases announced ...
$1 million theft from C.R. England school results in 2-year prison term
06/13/2011 - 10:43:09 am - A financial controller with C. R. England stole more than $1 million from megacarrier C.R. England over a three-year period by skimming the company’s truck driving school ...
Indiana laws cover truck rules, work zone safety
06/13/2011 - 10:44:37 am - Indiana lawmakers approved two bills that are of interest to truck drivers. One new law addresses payment of the motor carrier fuel use tax, weight violations and medical ...
Make truck cabs safer, associations urge
06/13/2011 - 10:45:27 am - Truckers and carriers are calling on a federal regulatory agency to protect drivers by making truck cabs safer. While the federal government continues to focus on ...
Pricey truck tow bills get tower barred from Joplin
06/16/2011 - 4:03:44 pm - The Missouri Attorney General has restricted a Kansas City-based tower from working in Joplin following several complaints of price gouging and deceptive business practices ...
Colorado law sets statewide idling rule
06/16/2011 - 4:05:19 pm - new law in Colorado is intended to limit unnecessary idling of trucks. The city and county of Denver now limit idling to 10 minutes each hour. Gov. John Hickenlooper ...
Louisiana lawmakers OK vision waiver to drive intrastate
06/16/2011 - 4:06:56 pm - A bill nearing passage at the Louisiana statehouse would bring the state closer in line with federal rules on driving truck with limited vision. The Senate voted ...
First ever trucker social media convention planned for October
06/22/2011 - 12:24:56 pm - Web-based social media is an area that is fast becoming the interactive playground of the world. Importantly, social media offers an avenue of communication and quick info ...
Couple pleads guilty to pilfering company money, sinking carrier
06/22/2011 - 12:26:31 pm - An Ohio couple has pleaded guilty to stealing $1.3 million from a trucking company they partially owned. The motor carrier eventually sank, leaving 55 people unemployed ...
More states act to reduce ‘distracted driving’
06/22/2011 - 12:28:02 pm - The list of states to prohibit all drivers from texting while at the wheel continues to grow. Maine recently became the 33rd state to outlaw the practice. Meanwhile, ...
Connecticut scraps plans to close key rest areas
06/22/2011 - 12:29:01 pm - More than a week after announcing plans to close two rest areas on July 1 and another five sites in 2012, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has decided to keep ...
Family trucking business sentenced for hauling hazmat without authority
06/22/2011 - 12:30:16 pm - A husband and wife trucking business was busted not long ago hauling hazmat loads after being issued an out-of-service order in 2008 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...
Carrier disappears, jury acquits driver arrested for cocaine smuggling
06/22/2011 - 12:31:35 pm - Bizarre circumstances surrounded a drug trafficking arrest last year from the get-go. The company for which the driver worked quietly folded without a trace and didn’t even ...
Texas adopts uniform speeds, all day
06/28/2011 - 5:32:05 pm - A new law in Texas that takes effect this fall allows truckers and other drivers to travel at the same speed, night and day. The new speed rule is welcome news at the ...
Northern border supervisor at FMCSA pleads guilty to bribery
06/28/2011 - 5:33:52 pm - A former FMCSA supervisor has pleaded guilty for taking at least $60,000 in bribes to help some companies avoid and delay truck inspections – and to target rival Canadian ...
FMCSA border inspector in TX indicted for taking bribes
06/28/2011 - 5:35:03 pm - A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration enforcement officer has been indicted for accepting bribes in exchange for Level 1 CVSA decals. The decals, issued by the ...
Texas law covers idling issues
06/28/2011 - 5:36:08 pm - A new law in Texas allows certain trucks to idle without truckers having to worry about setting their stopwatch. Gov. Rick Perry signed into law a bill to permit trucks ...
Reward offered for information on trucker’s murder in North Carolina
06/28/2011 - 5:37:02 pm - In Kinston, NC, the Sutton Brick Co. is offering a $10,000 reward for information on the murder of one of its flatbed truck drivers. Police say 63-year-old Elwood Hill ...
Pennsylvania bill would allow local radar
06/28/2011 - 5:38:00 pm - A renewed effort at the Pennsylvania statehouse would allow local police to use radar to nab speeders. Pennsylvania is the only state in the country that prohibits ...
Colorado truckers to get a break
06/28/2011 - 5:38:57 pm - A new law slated to take effect in about one week is touted as a way to create greater parity for Colorado trucking companies with surrounding states. To encourage ...
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06/03/2011 - 12:55:26 pm - The Missouri Department of Transportation was scheduled to tear down two aging rest areas at mile marker 168 at Mineola on Interstate 70 on Tuesday, May 31. However, ...
Trailers donated by Con-way helping in Joplin
06/03/2011 - 12:56:17 pm - Trucking companies are doing their part to help the people of tornado-ravaged Joplin, MO. Joplin-based Con-way Freight donated some of its undamaged trailers for ...
Krabby Patties? Fake trucking company makes $400,000 crab haul
06/03/2011 - 12:57:17 pm - A cargo theft gang has been blamed for the recent theft of nearly a half million dollars worth of crab meat that was supposed to be headed from Los Angeles to Seattle ...
Trucker Charity Inc. rallies for Joplin relief
06/03/2011 - 12:58:24 pm - With help from Joplin-based Con-way Inc. and Walmart, Trucker Charity Inc. had a successful donation drive for Joplin relief last weekend. Lance Wood, an OOIDA life ...
Roadcheck to focus on HOS violations
06/03/2011 - 12:59:16 pm - Considering that 70 percent of HOS violations are “form and manner” violations, this would be a good week to take a long hard look at your logbooks. The CVSA annual ...
Con-way to contribute $100,000 to Joplin disaster relief
06/03/2011 - 1:00:34 pm - Con-way Inc. announced Thursday it was making a $100,000 charitable contribution to support disaster relief efforts in Joplin, MO, which was devastated by one of the most ...
Time for a vacation? CVSA Roadcheck coming June 7-9
06/07/2011 - 11:16:44 am - Roadcheck 2011, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 72-hour safety blitz, is scheduled for June 7-9, 2011. CVSA sponsors Roadcheck with participation by the Federal ...
States act on ticket cameras
06/07/2011 - 11:19:38 am - Use of technology to enforce traffic rules is an annual point of contention at statehouses. This year is no different with lawmakers in multiple states addressing whether the ...
Winning SuperRigs one of life’s ‘greatest moments’
06/07/2011 - 11:22:12 am - Being named Best of Show at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs is a huge honor; that almost goes without saying. But for the 2011 Best of Show winner, Jeremy Heiderscheit, it ranks ...
Louisiana House OKs bills to complete I-49 in state
06/13/2011 - 10:39:34 am - A top transportation priority in Louisiana is halfway through the statehouse. The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of two bills to get work completed on the ...
Port of L.A. asks Swift, other carriers for Clean Truck cash refund
06/13/2011 - 10:40:45 am - In the end, those millions of dollars in free money for a few major motor carriers did have strings attached. The Port of Los Angeles distributed $44 million in ...
Maryland’s double whammy for truck tolls
06/13/2011 - 10:42:05 am - So yeah, about that $15 truck toll you currently pay on some Maryland bridges. In two years, those same tolls could be $48 a pop as part of a steep set of increases announced ...
$1 million theft from C.R. England school results in 2-year prison term
06/13/2011 - 10:43:09 am - A financial controller with C. R. England stole more than $1 million from megacarrier C.R. England over a three-year period by skimming the company’s truck driving school ...
Indiana laws cover truck rules, work zone safety
06/13/2011 - 10:44:37 am - Indiana lawmakers approved two bills that are of interest to truck drivers. One new law addresses payment of the motor carrier fuel use tax, weight violations and medical ...
Make truck cabs safer, associations urge
06/13/2011 - 10:45:27 am - Truckers and carriers are calling on a federal regulatory agency to protect drivers by making truck cabs safer. While the federal government continues to focus on ...
Pricey truck tow bills get tower barred from Joplin
06/16/2011 - 4:03:44 pm - The Missouri Attorney General has restricted a Kansas City-based tower from working in Joplin following several complaints of price gouging and deceptive business practices ...
Colorado law sets statewide idling rule
06/16/2011 - 4:05:19 pm - new law in Colorado is intended to limit unnecessary idling of trucks. The city and county of Denver now limit idling to 10 minutes each hour. Gov. John Hickenlooper ...
Louisiana lawmakers OK vision waiver to drive intrastate
06/16/2011 - 4:06:56 pm - A bill nearing passage at the Louisiana statehouse would bring the state closer in line with federal rules on driving truck with limited vision. The Senate voted ...
First ever trucker social media convention planned for October
06/22/2011 - 12:24:56 pm - Web-based social media is an area that is fast becoming the interactive playground of the world. Importantly, social media offers an avenue of communication and quick info ...
Couple pleads guilty to pilfering company money, sinking carrier
06/22/2011 - 12:26:31 pm - An Ohio couple has pleaded guilty to stealing $1.3 million from a trucking company they partially owned. The motor carrier eventually sank, leaving 55 people unemployed ...
More states act to reduce ‘distracted driving’
06/22/2011 - 12:28:02 pm - The list of states to prohibit all drivers from texting while at the wheel continues to grow. Maine recently became the 33rd state to outlaw the practice. Meanwhile, ...
Connecticut scraps plans to close key rest areas
06/22/2011 - 12:29:01 pm - More than a week after announcing plans to close two rest areas on July 1 and another five sites in 2012, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has decided to keep ...
Family trucking business sentenced for hauling hazmat without authority
06/22/2011 - 12:30:16 pm - A husband and wife trucking business was busted not long ago hauling hazmat loads after being issued an out-of-service order in 2008 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...
Carrier disappears, jury acquits driver arrested for cocaine smuggling
06/22/2011 - 12:31:35 pm - Bizarre circumstances surrounded a drug trafficking arrest last year from the get-go. The company for which the driver worked quietly folded without a trace and didn’t even ...
Texas adopts uniform speeds, all day
06/28/2011 - 5:32:05 pm - A new law in Texas that takes effect this fall allows truckers and other drivers to travel at the same speed, night and day. The new speed rule is welcome news at the ...
Northern border supervisor at FMCSA pleads guilty to bribery
06/28/2011 - 5:33:52 pm - A former FMCSA supervisor has pleaded guilty for taking at least $60,000 in bribes to help some companies avoid and delay truck inspections – and to target rival Canadian ...
FMCSA border inspector in TX indicted for taking bribes
06/28/2011 - 5:35:03 pm - A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration enforcement officer has been indicted for accepting bribes in exchange for Level 1 CVSA decals. The decals, issued by the ...
Texas law covers idling issues
06/28/2011 - 5:36:08 pm - A new law in Texas allows certain trucks to idle without truckers having to worry about setting their stopwatch. Gov. Rick Perry signed into law a bill to permit trucks ...
Reward offered for information on trucker’s murder in North Carolina
06/28/2011 - 5:37:02 pm - In Kinston, NC, the Sutton Brick Co. is offering a $10,000 reward for information on the murder of one of its flatbed truck drivers. Police say 63-year-old Elwood Hill ...
Pennsylvania bill would allow local radar
06/28/2011 - 5:38:00 pm - A renewed effort at the Pennsylvania statehouse would allow local police to use radar to nab speeders. Pennsylvania is the only state in the country that prohibits ...
Colorado truckers to get a break
06/28/2011 - 5:38:57 pm - A new law slated to take effect in about one week is touted as a way to create greater parity for Colorado trucking companies with surrounding states. To encourage ...
