Republic Services Partners With Clean Energy Renewable Fuels to Recover Landfill Gas
Solid waste operator Republic Services Inc. announced an agreement to recover landfill gas from its North Shelby Landfill in Millington, Tenn., for multiple uses — including as a vehicle fuel for its growing natural gas-powered fleet.
Dale ‘Truckin’ Bozo’ Sommers, Trucking Radio Personality, Dead at 68
Dale “The Truckin’ Bozo” Sommers, a longtime trucking radio personality, died Friday morning in a Florida hospice.
Nearly $243 Billion Spent on Transportation in 2009
Federal and state government expenditures on transportation were almost $243 billion in 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
New gym at Flying J in Dallas caters to long-haul truckers
The parking lot of a Pilot Flying J truck stop in Dallas is home to the first in a chain of fitness centers targeted at truck drivers, whose sedentary careers can lead to health problems.
Companies, truck stops use perks to retain dwindling number of long-haul drivers
Truck stops like this TA Travel Center in Lodi have improved their food offerings and other amenities to attract as many drivers as possible.
Trucker exits cab, is fatally hit on shoulder of I-35W in Richfield
A 51-year-old semitrailer truck driver was struck and killed Friday night after he stopped and got out of his cab on the side of a busy highway in Richfield, according to the State Patrol.
Trucker narrowly avoids disaster
A trailer containing metal casters sits in a construction lane of I-270 southbound on the West Side.
Locals say well-known cyclist killed in Ukiah crash ‘nice guy’
A bicyclist who was struck and killed in a Friday morning collision with a big rig near downtown Ukiah is believed to be a man well-known in the cycling community, in part for his regular morning, pre-work bike rides, two local bike shop owners said.
Trucker struck, killed while looking at flat tire on I-35W
A truck driver who stopped along Interstate 35W in Richfield to look at a blown tire was hit by a car and killed.
Eaton UltraShift Plus now available with Westport’s 15L LNG engine
GALESBURG, Mich. — Eaton has announced its UltraShift Plus automated transmission is now available in trucks spec’d with the Westport HD 15-litre liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine.