Economic Watch: Producer Prices Retreat, Consumer Sentiment Best Since 2007
Prices at the wholesale level in November gave up all the gains made the month before, led by declining energy costs, while consumers in the U.S. are feeling better than they have in many years. The 0.2% drop in the Producer Price Index followed a 0.2 …
Sentence Handed Down in Drug, Alcohol Testing Fraud Case
A Tennessee woman has been sentenced in federal court in to four years probation and eight months home detention following her conviction of mail fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud trucking companies over drug and alcohol test results of driv…
TA Partners with Homeland Security to Fight Human Trafficking
TravelCenters of America announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign which combats and raises awareness of human trafficking. The DHS will use TravelCenters’ widespread network of 250 truck stops to spread the wo…
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake reveals $8.7 million expansion project
ELYRIA, Ohio — Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake has announced a multiyear $8.7 million expansion project at its Bowling Green, Ky. facility today. The company manufactures Bendix brand-named air disc and drum brakes in Bowling Green. “For more than a decade,…
Trucker who initiated Antwerp crash that killed 6 sentenced to 30 days in jail
The Pennsylvania truck driver who initiated a multicar crash on Route 11 that killed six people in July 2012 was sentenced Friday in Town Court to 30 days in the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building. James A. Mills Jr., 45, Myerstown, Pa., received t…
Casselberry trucker critical after being crushed by 5-ton storage pod in N.Y.
A 38-year-old Casselberry truck driver remains in critical condition today after she was crushed by a 10,000-pound storage pod in New York on Thursday. Alicia Henderson was rushed to Upstate University Hospital after the accident at a storage-pod facil…
Traffic stop at Holland Tunnel leads to arrest for Staten Island trucker
A truck driver from Port Richmond was arrested after he was pulled over for a traffic violation at the Holland Tunnel and a subsequent search revealed he was driving with a suspended license and had an outstanding warrant from Pennsylvania, Port Author…
Launching Trucker Radio News & Talk
TORONTO, Ont. — Trucknews.com, a Transportation Media property, is partnering with Alexis Broadcasting to produce a weekly trucking radio and talk program, available online. Trucker Radio News & Talk will expand upon the current Trucker Radio program that airs weekly…
Ryder looking to help concrete fleets manage fuelling requirements
HOUSTON, Texas — Ryder Fuel Services has published a new white paper that examines how the company can help concrete mixer fleets better manage their fuelling requirements. Automated Fuel Management Services Deliver Results and Profitability to the Concrete Industry was…
Tracy Morgan hardship disputed
The driver of a truck which crashed into Tracy Morgan’s limo is reportedly disputing the comic’s claim for financial hardship. The driver of a truck which crashed into Tracy Morgan ‘s limo is disputing the comic’s claim for financial hardship.