Trucker accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting woman appears in court
Earlier this month, the victim told police the trucker brought her to Washington County from Ohio, where she was able to escape at a truck stop in Bentleyville. At Wednesday’s hearing, police told a judge that the woman, who is also a mother, was assau…
Recalls Issued for More Than 3,000 Volvo Trucks
According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration bulletin, bolts holding the disc brake caliper to the backing plate may not have been tightened to the specified torque. This could cause the disc brake caliper to detach from the backing pl…
PERC Showcases Propane Technologies in Video Series
The Propane Education and Research Council released a series of videos highlighting companies that are developing and commercializing new propane technologies. The video series is called Clean American Innovation and gives a behind-the-scenes look at m…
Des Plaines Gets New Ozinga CNG Station
Martin Ozinga IV, president of Ozinga Energy, opens the new public CNG station at 200 Jarvis Ave. in Des Plaines, Ill. Photo: Jim Park Ozinga Energy has added a fourth CNG filling site to its Chicago-area network.
P.A.M. Transportation Records Record Earnings
Dry-van truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services reported record profit in the third quarter of the year, more than doubling from the same time a year ago to $5.1 million. Diluted earnings per share were 63 cents in the most recent quarter, com…
Saia Profit Shoots Up More Than 26%
The mainly less-than-truckload carrier Saia Inc. has reported an increase in its third quarter earnings due to significant gains in tonnage and shipments. The Georgia-based operation saw net profit increase to $16.3 million from $12.9 million a year ea…
Economic Watch: Durable Goods Activity Slows, Consumers Upbeat
An advance report shows shipments of durable goods increased just slightly last month while new orders fell for the second straight month. The U.S. Commerce Department said on Tuesday shipments increased 0.1% following an August drop of 1.8%, while up …
Second Con-way Terminal Joins Teamsters; Two Vote No
The Teamsters Union has gotten the go-ahead from workers at a second Con-way Freight terminal to represent them in talks with company management, but were turned back at two other locations in votes all supervised by the National Labor Relations Board….
Frequent Phone Use May Not Raise Accident Rate
Drivers who frequently use cell phones behind the wheel have more near-misses or crashes than other drivers, according to new research, but near-crash or crash rates of individual drivers don’t increase the more they use their phones. The Insurance Ins…
Coca-Cola Beefs Up Hybrid Van Fleet
The Coca-Cola Company plans to more than double the number of hybrid full-size vans in its service fleet by early 2015 and eventually reach a 10 percent replacement level for the fleet, the company’s fleet manager told AutomotiveFleet.com. Coca-Cola is…