Missouri DOT Launches Big Trucks Campaign
The Missouri Department of Transportation is asking motorists to drive more safely around trucks — and for truck drivers to slow down and pay attention — with its new Big Trucks Campaign.
Port of Long Beach, OOCL Sign $4.6 Billion, 40-Year Lease Agreement
By TruckingInfo Staff The Port of Long Beach and shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line signed a $4.6 billion, 40-year lease agreement this week for OOCL to lease the port’s new Middle Harbor , currently under construction.
Thinking big on infrastructure
Kudos to U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins for daring to think big when it comes to infrastructure.
Toll’s US truckies vote to unionise
US truck drivers at Australian transport giant Toll Group’s Los Angeles port facility have claimed a “landslide” victory in their vote to unionise.
Shale jobs for truckers abound
Eugene Martinez inspects a truck during training for drivers at Frac Tech, now called FTI International, on Friday, April 6, 2012.
Truck driver Mike Hawthorne whose mother was a midwife delivers THIRD baby while on the job
A truck driver whose mother was a midwife has delivered a baby on the side of the road – his third while on the job.
Fourth-Quarter Driver Turnover Makes Surprise Drop
After a year of quarterly increases, the turnover rate for truck drivers at large truckload fleets unexpectedly dipped one percentage point to an annualized rate of 88%, according to American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello.
Automatic transmissions now an option for Ontario Class A road tests
TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has responded to a request from the Ontario Trucking Association to modernize the Class A road-test by allowing all prospective, upgrading or renewing commercial drivers the option…
MTO may delay Ontario’s CB radio ban by five years
TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Ministry of Transportation may extend the exemption for hand-held, two-way radio usage under the province’s 2009 distracted driving law for an additional five years.
TeleType Releases First Server Based Truck Routing App for Android Smartphones
Boston, MA, April 11, 2012 — — Recognizing the specialized navigation needs of truck drivers, TeleType pioneered the use of portable GPS for truck navigation beginning in 2008.