Rick Steves Pushes Oregon Pot Legalization; Louisville’s Big Mulching Effort
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin: Delinquent property taxpayers are a problem for any city. In Milwaukee, that problem has necessitated that the city borrow $33 million to fill the budget gap caused by unpaid property taxes .
Leadership Change at Natural Gas Advocacy Group
Natural Gas Vehicles for America named Matthew Godlewski as the group’s next president. He will succeed Rich Kolodziej who has served for 18 years as the advocacy group’s president.
Dump truck driver accused of causing fatal drunken…
Bond was set at $100,000 Wednesday for a dump truck driver accused of causing a chain reaction crash that killed a man near La Crosse. 36-year-old Francis Rychtik Senior of Arpin was charged with 5 felonies in a July pileup that killed 29-year-old Jaso…
Greece jails Romanian trucker pending crash trial
A Romanian truck driver involved in a 35-car highway pileup in northern Greece that killed five motorists and injured dozens has been remanded in prison pending trial for multiple manslaughter. The 39-year-old man told judicial authorities his brakes f…
Valley council discusses range of options for truck parking – Thu, 09 Oct 2014 PST
About a dozen people showed up Tuesday evening to hear the Spokane Valley City Council debate possible restrictions on parking of semitrucks, tractors and trailers in residential neighborhoods. City attorney Cary Driskell presented four options for rew…
America’s Road Team Captains Win ATA Healthy Trucker Challenge at MC&E
“This was a great way to promote healthy habits and get the competitive juices flowing while here at MC&E,” said Road Team Captain All told, ATA’s leadership, the Road Team and attendees walked, jogged or ran 1,136,738 steps – equating to 569 miles…
Drivers’ concerns lead to arrest of drunk trucker
Constable Sookhai, left, administers a breathalyser test on a truck driver stopped on the south-bound lane of the Solomon Hochoy Highway, Couva, yesterday. Also in the photo are Sgt Ramdhanie, Cpl Ali, Const Mohammed and Wpc Skinner, who were on their …
Poll Gauges American Attitudes Toward Trucking Image, Infrastructure Funding
SAN DIEGO It looks like the trucking industry’s efforts to educate the general public about the safety and vital nature of trucking may be working, based on results of a new national poll released Monday at the American Trucking Associations’ Managemen…
Fleet Engineers Hires Marketing VP
Fleet Engineers hired Kenneth D. Griswold as the company’s vice president of sales and marketing, a veteran with decades in the transportation marketing industry. Griswold will be heading the internal and external sales and marketing duties, focusing o…
Daimler Trucks North America to Offer Integrated Safety Systems
Detroit Assurance will let customers fully integrate their Detroit powertrain and safety system, resulting in a higher level of safety and performance, according to the company. DTNA says it is the first truck OEM to design and offer a proprietary suit…