FMCSA Awards $1 Million in Grants for Training Veterans as Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Tuesday said it awarded $1 million in grants to nine technical and community colleges across the country to help train nearly 400 returning military veterans for jobs as commercial bus and truck driver…
Big-rig with 44,000 pounds of Miller High Life beer stolen from truck stop
A truck driver broke down in tears on Tuesday while telling Channel 9 about the thieves who drove off with his semi full of beer from an Orange County truck stop. The victim’s truck and at least one other were swiped Monday from a truck stop on South O…
Hardin Co. trucker injured in log truck crash in Greensburg
A Hardin County truck driver is recovering from injuries he suffered when the log truck he was driving in Greensburg, Kentucky was involved in a serious crash. According to Kentucky State Police, Don Wilcox of Rineyville lost control of the log truck w…
Big-rig with 44,000 pounds of Miller High Life beer stolen from Orlando truck stop
A truck driver broke down in tears on Tuesday while telling Channel 9 about the thieves who drove off with his semi full of beer from an Orange County truck stop. The victim’s truck and at least one other were swiped Monday from a truck stop on South O…
Record Truck Tonnage Remains Steady in September, Up from Year Earlier
The amount of truck tonnage hauled in the U.S. during September was unchanged from the month before remaining at a record high level , according to new American Trucking Associations figures. Its seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index remaine…
Trucker jailed on sex assault charges
A Michigan truck driver is in the Washington County jail on sex assault charges after his arrest Monday at a Bentleyville truck stop.
Werner Enterprises Reports 22% Net Income Increase
It totaled $26 million compared to $21.3 million a year ago for the Nebraska-based operation. Total revenue increased 8% to $552 million from $511.7 during the same time, pushing earnings per diluted share 24% higher to 36 cents from 29 cents.
Cargo Volume at Port of Los Angeles Highest Since 2008
Overall cargo volume also increased 9% compared to September 2013, totaling 775,133 twenty-foot equivalent units. The increased volume reflects peak season volumes and larger vessels calling at the facility, according to port management.
Finalists Selected for America’s Road Team
American Trucking Associations named 32 professional truck drivers as finalists for the 2015 America’s Road Team captains. America’s Road Team is a group of drivers with good safety records picked to represent the trucking industry.
American trucker nabbed at Osoyoos border crossing with child porn
What was meant to be a quick delivery in Canada has turned into an extended stay for an American truck driver caught at the Osoyoos border crossing with child pornography on his personal computer. Sidney Byron Van Valkenburgh, 49, was sentenced Monday …