$500 Million in Grants Made Available for Transportation Projects
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that $500 million will be made available for surface-transportation projects under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery competitive-grant program. This is the seventh round of t…
Jordanian truckers claim Syrian rebels stole their vehicles, cargoes on border
A number of Jordanian truck drivers complained that their goods and trucks were stolen from the Jordanian-Syrian border by people claiming they were members of the Free Syrian Army on Thursday. Truck drivers began gathering at the Jaber border crossing…
Syrian rebels abduct Lebanese truck drivers on Jordan border
Drivers of commercial trailer trucks strand at the Nasib crossing, that has been closed since Tuesday, in the town of Jaber, north of Mafraq, Jordan, Thursday, April 2, 2015. AP Photo/Raad Adayleh) BEIRUT: Suspected Nusra Front militants were holding a…
UPS to Add 1,400 CNG Vehicles, Fueling
UPS plans to add 1,400 compressed natural gas tractors and delivery vehicles in the coming year as well as 15 fueling stations to support them, the Atlanta-based parcel delivery company has announced. UPS plans to deploy the new vehicles in 15 cities i…
Successful Launch for Trucker Training
Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey has graduated its second class of truck drivers, and the third class has just begun. The college recently launched a CDL- program, and recent graduates say they are looking forward to starting their new ca…
Vans Surge as Spot Freight Availability Increases
Flatbed markets remained strong and van markets surged as overall spot freight availability rose 12% and capacity stayed flat, according to the latest numbers from DAT Solutions. Van and reefer spot market rates were unchanged from the previous week at…
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Police: Trucker kidnapped, raped women over 7-year period
A Georgia truck driver has been charged with rape, kidnapping and making terroristic threats for alleged attacks on women that police said took place over a seven-year period. According to a news release from Floyd County police, Lester Owensby Pauley,…
Appeal filed over acquittal of trucker accused of killing Edmonton sex worker
Crown prosecutors in Alberta have filed an appeal over the acquittal of an Ontario truck driver in the death of an Edmonton sex worker. “It also resulted in significant harm to her family and the community and the [Alberta Crown Prosecution Service] co…
Fuel additive gets attention with strong showing at PIT’s Energotest
CALGARY, Alta. — When PE Fuels Solutions approached Performance Innovation Transport to get its fuel additive included in the popular Energotest trials of fuel-saving products, company president Christine Teschl was initially greeted with some skepticism. Fuel additives don’t have a…