Boston Announces Daytime Hazmat Ban

The Massachusetts transportation department announced a ban on trucks carrying hazardous materials through Boston between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m., a move that trucking interests say could worsen safety, not improve it.

FTR Shippers Conditions Index Steadies in March

FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index for March did not show much change from the previous month. The index currently stands at -5.3, representing a moderately unfavorable condition for shippers that is expected to persist until the onset of the …

FTR Shippers Conditions Index Steadies in March

FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index for March did not show much change from the previous month. The index currently stands at -5.3, representing a moderately unfavorable condition for shippers that is expected to persist until the onset of the …

Fuel Prices Keep Falling, Greek Economy Affects Oil Prices

Diesel and gasoline prices dropped for the fifth straight week, but oil prices continue to fall due to concerns over Europe, particularly Greece’s economy.Diesel fuel prices dropped by by an average of 5.3 cents to $4.004 a gallon, according the the …

Police: Trucker outside cab when he died

A crew with the Colorado Department of Transportation drills out a plug from the Interstate 70 bridge in Avon where a tractor-trailer crashed Sunday morning, sending a fireball hundreds of feet into the sky.

Pa. truck driver charged in deadly NJ crash

Prosecutors in New Jersey have filed aggravated manslaughter charges against a Pennsylvania trucker who they say was sleep-deprived and driving under the influence of methamphetamine when he caused a deadly crash last month.