Real-World Fuel Economy Challenge Hits the Road in September
Run for Less particpants will begin the contest by running normal routes and end with a drive to the new NACV Show in Atlanta this September. Photo: Ryder System The North American Council for Freight Efficiency and the Carbon War Room, in partnership …
Minnesota Hay Donations Arrive to Help Kansas Wildfire Victims
Neighbors helping neighbors is just what farmers do when others are in need, even when those neighbors are hundreds of miles away. On Monday, more than 700 bales of hay donated by farmers in Mower, Dodge, Steele, and Freeborn counties left in a 16-truc…
Trucker arrested after 58 pounds of cocaine found
El Paso County sheriff’s deputies arrested a truck driver allegedly found with 58 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 10. Trucker arrested after 58 pounds of cocaine found El Paso County sheriff’s deputies arrested a truck driver allegedly found with 58 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 10. Check out this story on ElPasoTimes.com: http://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/06/trucker-arrested-after-58-pounds-cocaine-found/100133078/ A truck driver was arrested Tuesday after 58 pounds of cocaine were found during a traffic stop on Interstate 10, El Paso County sheriff’s officials said.
Trucker arrested for soliciting sex with sheriff’s deputy posing online as teen girl
WINCHESTER, Ind. – A truck driver from Randolph County faces sex charges after he was arrested Tuesday when he showed up to meet what he thought was a 15-year-old girl.
Russian media wrongly accused a Muslim man of the St. Petersburg bombing. It nearly ruined his life.
A woman places flowers at a memorial site for the victims of the St. Petersburg blast on Wednesday. For several hours, the face of the St. Petersburg suicide bomber was pretty much the one many Russians expected it to be: a young man with a long, thick…
I-85 collapse won’t affect trucking much: DAT
ATLANTA, Ga. — Atlanta’s I-85 bridge collapse won’t affect spot market truckload freight much, according to Ken Harper, marketing director at DAT Solutions. In a recent blog post, Harper explained how the bridge which collapsed after a major fire on March…
Supreme Court Won’t Review Truck Driver’s Apnea-Test Lawsuit
The Supreme Court has decided not to hear a truck driver’s appeal against a lower-court decision that found a motor carrier had the right to screen certain drivers for obstructive sleep apnea. In October, 2013, the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Robert Parker, who had sued Crete Carrier Corp. back in 2013 on the grounds that its apnea-screening protocol violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
NACFE and partners launch roadshow to showcase fuel efficiency
New York, N.Y. — Shell, PepsiCo, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE), and Carbon War Room (CWR) announced today that is has launched Run on Less, a first-of-its-kind cross-country roadshow to showcase advancements in fuel efficiency. The event, set…
Embracing the Role of the Mentor
Kelli Saunders explains the benefits of being a mentor and mentee.
Economic Watch: Private Employment Jumps, Service Sector Growth Slows
Private sector employers in the U.S. added the most jobs during March in more than two years, according to figures released Wednesday, while a separate reported showed economic activity in the service sector has eased a bit. There were 263,000 job addi…