Intermodal Rail Traffic Sets New Records
According to the Association of American Railroads, it totaled 1,381,749 containers and trailers, up 4.9%, or 64,071 units, over October 2013. Also, the weekly average of 276,350 containers and trailers during the month was the highest ever while Octob…
Truck drivers say they’ll boycott over truck stop rejection
A town is divided after Story City council members rejected a proposed Love’s truck stop, and now truck drivers are calling for a boycott. A town divided! After council members in Story City vote down a proposed Love’s truck stop.
San Antonio trucker sentenced in child sex case
A long-haul truck driver from San Antonio has been sentenced to 33 years in federal prison in a child sex case. The San Antonio Express-News reports 52-year-old Pelly Lee Mason was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to interstate transportation o…
DOT Spells Out Climate Change Plan
The Department of Transportation has a long-term commitment to make climate change and variability part of its planning and infrastructure management process. “Building resilience to climate and weather-related risk is common sense management to protec…
Trucking group seeks exemption from federal work regulations to ease…
Port congestion is getting out of control as truckers are waiting hours to get in to terminals to load containers. Containers stack up at APM Terminals in Long Beach.
Port slowdown continues, threatening ag products
As the slowdowns continue at the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma, workers are being sent home, agriculture containers full of food are at risk of rotting and truck drivers are at a standstill, losing money as the hours tick by. The International Longshore …
Tyred Waitress Ends Up In Hospital
Working a 12-hour shift as a waitress at a truck stop can be tiring experience for anybody, but being knocked flat by a massive lorry tyre was the last thing Russian woman Valeria Ibrahimova had in mind when she turned up for work this week. The 38-yea…
N.J. trucker held woman against her will in Vermont, police say
A truck driver from New Jersey was arrested in Vermont on Tuesday night after police said he held a woman in his truck against her will. Police received an emergency call around 9 p.m. from a female stating that she was in a tractor-trailer and wanted …
Republicans Will Take Charge of Senate Transportation Committees
The Republican sweep in the mid-term elections changes the players but it is too soon to know how it will affect transportation policy. Republicans strengthened their hold on the House with a projected 244 seats out of 435.
Economic Watch: Job Creation Above 200,000 for Seventh Straight Month
The U.S. job market continues improving with a new report showing private sector employment increased by 230,000 jobs from September to October, the biggest gain since June. The figures from payroll processing company ADP and its National Employment Re…