Weekend snow proved treacherous for some truck drivers
While some residents in Edgewood said they were glad to finally see some snow, it proved treacherous for many truck drivers. One trucker was on his way to Baltimore from Los Angeles, but he said the sleet started to cover I-40 as early as 11 p.m. Satur…
PeopleNet and ALK Track the Capitol Christmas Tree
PeopleNet and its sister company ALK are making it possible this year to track the Capitol Christmas Tree in real time on its 2,000-mile journey to Washington D.C. The two companies are providing real-time tracking of the Capitol Christmas tree by usin…
Trailer Dealers Association Appoints New President
The National Trailer Dealers Association inducted Nick Lambevski as the organization’s 25th president at the Annual NTDA Convention in La Quinta, Calif. Lambevski was presented with the presidential gavel by previous president Mike Shuemake.
Portion of I-49 Completed in Arkansas, Louisiana
The final segment of a new interstate has been completed connecting the cities of Texarkana, Ark., and Shreveport, La. The 10-mile segment of road will be designated as Interstate 49, replacing what was Highway 549 in Arkansas.
Three Plead Guilty in Separate Household Goods Moving Cases
Two men pleaded guilty to charges on Nov. 10 in federal court in Philadelphia for conspiracy to commit extortion and aiding and abetting for their role in a household goods moving scheme. Mohammad Hamdan, also known as Alex Hamdan, of Raleigh, North Ca…
Thieves turn stolen cards into illegal fuel ring
An ingenious way thieves get cash from your stolen credit card numbers is by stealing, then selling huge amounts of gasoline, right from the pump. They use specially-outfitted vehicles; vans that look normal from the outside, but inside are nothing but…
In Long Beach and Los Angeles port labor dispute, Mayor Eric Garcetti to meet with trucking company
Mayor Eric Garcetti planned to meet this afternoon with officials from Total Transportation Services to discuss a labor dispute between the short-haul company and Los Angeles/Long Beach port truck drivers, who allege they’re being misclassified as cont…
France: Wild cat on the prowl but it’s not a tiger
Two women convicted earlier this year of kicking and beating a 23-year-old woman who died after the brawl outside a popular California nightclub face up to 11 years in state prison at their sentencing hearing Friday. Two women convicted of voluntary ma…
Survey Finds Relatively Few Drivers Feel Harassed
Few truck drivers feel they are harassed by their employers or shippers, and drivers who use electronic logs experience no more harassment than those who use paper logs. Those are the key findings of a survey by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis…
‘Vampire-fanged’ trucker who held women as sex slaves and drilled …
Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature. Please read our Legal Terms & Policies A ‘vampire-fanged’ Utah truck-driver accused of sexually abusing and beating two women he held capt…