Trucker Buddies of the Month Honored at MATS
LOUISVILLE, KY — Twelve Trucker Buddies were honored at the Mid-America Trucking Show in March. The drivers were selected based on nominations from their classes and teachers highlighting their dedication to excellence of the Trucker Buddy program.
Louisville Construction Projects Causes Truck Detours
A barrier replacement project on I-65 in Louisville, Ky. will close the left lanes of the roadway. Trucks will be required to detour the area to minimize congestion.
Connecticut DOT Studies I-95 Tools, Looking at Congestion Pricing
The Connecticut Department of Transportation will look into the possibility of adding a “value priced” toll to I-95 between Greenwich and New Haven in a effort to relieve congestion on the highway.
LMTA Initiates Program to Cultivate Trucking Leadership in Louisiana
The Louisiana Motor Transport Association has established a leadership training program that helps develop state leadership to meet future challenges and growth in the transportation industry.
Alaska, Producers Reach Agreement on Point Thomson Natural Gas
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell and a group of gas producers have reached an agreement to begin commercializing North Slope natural gas resources within the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act.
Trucker Buddies of the Month Honored at MATS
Twelve Trucker Buddies were honored at the Mid-America Trucking Show in March. The drivers were selected based on nominations from their classes and teachers highlighting their dedication to excellence of the Trucker Buddy program.
Leland Martin to Perform at Joplin Truckers Jamboree
A perennial favorite among drivers, guitarist and singer Leland Martin is will be the featured entertainer at the 16th Annual Joplin Truckers Jamboree.
Truckers pledge to join fuel-tanker drivers and enforce petrol blockade
Militant truck drivers who brought fuel supplies to a standstill by blockading oil refineries 12 years ago said that they were prepared to repeat their protest in support of striking hauliers.
El Pasoans hope to get inventions on Walmart’s shelves through contest
Danny Portillo demonstrates a prototype of DP’s Trucker’s Table invention in the garage of his nephew’s East El Paso home.
A matter of national security
Stacks of notes cover my old desk, full of ideas for columns yet unwritten. Some will make great stories, others, less great.