Navistar to close foundry, source engine blocks and heads from suppliers
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Navistar International announced it will be closing its foundry operations in Indianapolis, Ind. The foundry produces engine blocks and heads for International engines. Navistar has chosen to instead source these components from suppliers, beginning in the first…
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Cape trucker hits pedestrian on I-75
The “Justice for Jessica” Facebook page set up in the wake of the brutal murder of Mississippi teen Jessica Chambers is getting a lot of attention, with people across the country voicing concerned for her family.The case is also drawing the attention o…
Icy I-80 causes truck to jackknife
State police cited a truck driver for speeding after his rig jackknifed on a slush-covered Interstate 80 last week. According to police, around 7:50 a.m. on Tuesday, the unidentified trucker was attempting to merge from I-380 south to I-80 East in Jack…
Wreaths Across Canada honours veterans in December
OTTAWA, Ont. — The month of November may be best known in Canada as the month to remember our nation’s fallen war veterans. But for Wreaths Across Canada, a non-profit organization, December is the more memorable month. On the first…
Controversial US hours-of-service reset provisions suspended for two years
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s official. Two of the more contentious elements of the US hours-of-service regulations put into place in 2013 has been suspended for two years as part of an omnibus spending bill voted through late Saturday night. Drivers…
Senate clears spending bill that suspends truckers’ rest rules
WASHINGTON – A provision that would suspend two rest rules for truckers was included in a $1 billion spending bill cleared by the U.S. Senate Saturday evening. Among the provisions included in the legislation is one authored by Sen. Susan Collins that …
Frost: A trucker’s true frustrations
Long before I began designing websites and writing for a living, I crisscrossed the country hauling freight in a semi truck. For nearly two decades.
Old Dominion LTL Expands in Two Locations
Old Dominion Freight Line has expanded its less-than-truckload services in Portland, Ore., and Chattanooga, Tenn. The company opened a brand new facility in Portland and renovated an existing service center in Chattanooga.
Government Funding Bill Rolls Back Trucker Rest Requirements
In June, the driver of this tractor-trailer reportedly fell asleep at the wheel, causing a wreck that dumped a cargo of beer cans into the median of Interstate 29 near Summit, S.D., according to the South Dakota Highway Patrol, which supplied this phot…