FMCSA Orders South Dakota Carrier, Driver Out of Service
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared a Mitchell, South Dakota-based trucking company and its owner-driver to be imminent hazards to public safety and ordered both to immediately cease all interstate and intrastate commercial ope…
Digging into Obama’s Highway Package
The roads-and-bridges reauthorization package will be sent to Capitol Hill “within the coming weeks,” said DOT, as a “resubmission” of the Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure…
Truck orders moderate in January
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Preliminary orders for Classes 5-8 vehicles fell 21% in January from December’s near-record order intake, but were still 5% stronger than last January. ACT Research says preliminary figures show an order intake of 53,200 Classes 5-8 vehicles,…
Controversial Truck Driver Rules Put Spotlight On Safety
New truck driving rules have truckers saying they don’t mind the long hours, but they want to choose their hours off. Devastating trucking accidents put trucking safety issues front and center recently.
Michael Jackson retiring as Western Star g.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Western Star boss Michael Jackson is retiring March 31. The general manager of Western Star Truck Sales has held that position since 2009, and has spent 10 with the company in various other roles. “The Western Star…
Western star hosts fifth annual tough challenge
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Western Star Truck Sales announced today that it will be hosting its fifth annual “Western Star Truck Get Tough Challenge” at the 2015 World of Concrete event this week in Las Vegas, Nev. The challenge is…
Trucker charged in Trooper Cunniff’s 2013 death
State Police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a Canadian truck driver, more than a year after the fatal accident that killed Trooper David Cunniff. Gary R. Blakley, 66, of Ontario Province, was charged with three felonies – aggravated criminally negl…
DTNA’s Elite Support network adds 150th Dealer
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Daimler Truck North America network of Freightliner and Western Star Elite Support Certified dealers hit a milestone this month with the addition of 150th dealer: New West Truck Centres in Calgary, Alta. Is it the Elite Support…
Trucker Crashes in Alabama While Pulling out Tooth
Alabama authorities say a tractor-trailer crashed on Interstate 20 near Tuscaloosa because the driver lost control while he was pulling one of his teeth. The Alabama Highway Patrol says the truck driver told troopers he had taken his hands off the whee…
International WorkStar now available with Cummins ISB6.7 engine
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 3, 2015 – International Truck announced today that the International WorkStar vocational truck is now available with a Cummins ISB6.7 engine. It is the second truck model to feature the engine since December 2013. “Adding the market-accepted…