Eleven kilos of hashish found with trucker coming from Iraq
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 14: Customs officers at Abdally border foiled the attempt of an Asian truck driver to smuggle 11 kilograms of hashsih hidden in metal flasks for filling gas. Sources from the Customs Department revealed the suspect came from Safwan, Ir…
Trainee in Big Rig Licensing Mill Tells His Story
Unless you are a well-seasoned highway driver, whenever a big truck pulls up beside you or behind you, some motorists feel intimidated. After all, the consequences of a crash with a big rig means you lose.
Pedal to Metal: Bragg trucker school extended
Flash Flood Watch: from 6AM Tuesday until 6AM Wednesday for all counties in WNC except Cherokee and Clay Counties. Be prepared to move to higher ground in flood-prone areas.
Trucker charged after rig tips
A Brampton truck driver has been charged with having an insecure load after a tractor-trailer tipped over in Lakeshore, Ontario last Wednesday. OPP officers say the truck was eastbound on Essex County Road 22 at 1:55 p.m. when the driver attempted to t…
Big-truck ‘licensing mills’ put public at risk
Courses at $999 or less evade government scrutiny, giving would-be truckers just enough training to earn a big-rig licence, Star investigation reveals. Hwy. 401 eastbound express lanes were closed east of Morningside Ave. in the early hours of Aug. 15 …
Police Reports
At 11:46 a.m. Monday, police arrested Jeff Parsons, 43, of Wheeling for driving suspended with a DUI charge. Parsons was placed in the West Virginia Northern Regional Jail.
Congressmen Air Concern About Sleep Apnea Training
Two congressmen have told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that some of the organizations providing sleep apnea training to medical examiners are teaching the wrong material. President Obama last year signed a law requiring the agency to…
PG&E Requires CNG Tank Inspections by Dec. 12
Concerned that compressed natural gas tanks in customers’ vehicles might not be sufficiently safe, Pacific Gas & Electric is requiring inspections as a condition of continued use of the company’s filling stations. PG&E says vehicle fuel cylinde…
Johnson’s Corner won’t change, much
As one of Colorado’s most popular mom-and-pop operations folds into corporate ownership , employees and customers of Johnson’s Corner worry its homespun atmosphere soon may become obsolete. “Sure, we had plenty of concerns that the new people would run…
Truck driving jobs plentiful as economy recovers
JOBS AVAILABLE: Paid training, retirement savings match, health insurance, job security, and annual pay that starts at $43,000 and can climb to $60,000. Truckers are in great demand – a sign of an improving economy and growing demand for goods.