Diesel Exhaust Found to be ‘Negligible’ Contributor to One Type of Pollution
Contrary to what the scientific community expected, the exhaust fumes from gasoline vehicles are a bigger polluter than diesel exhaust when it comes to a specific type of pollution, according to a new study.
I-75 South Closed in NE Tennessee for About Two Weeks
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has closed both lanes of Interstate 75 South in Campbell County in northeast Tennessee on the Kentucky border, due the collapse of a section of embankment.
I-75 South Closed in NE Tennessee for About Two Weeks
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has closed both lanes of Interstate 75 South in Campbell County in northeast Tennessee on the Kentucky border, due the collapse of a section of embankment.
What are drivers thinking before they get rammed at railroad crossings?
“Stop, Look and Listen.” You’d think professional truck drivers, of all people, would heed that warning at railroad crossings, but not all of them do.
FMCSA Stops Plan to Determine Accountability in CSA Crash Data
By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week reversed course on a long-planned correction in its CSA safety enforcement system.
Bridgestone Launches Project to Develop Sustainable Source of Natural Rubber
Bridgestone Corp. has plans for a research project in the U.S. to develop the Guayule plant as a commercially viable, renewable source of high-quality natural rubber.
‘I felt I had to tell the truth’ Trucker: Woman killed in…
A truck driver who had been sitting in traffic next to the woman who died shortly after an Amtrak train slammed into her car says he doesn’t think the woman was trying to beat the train.
Crashes down on Highway 5A
One of many accidents on Highway 5A in April 2010 included this mishap in which a truck lost its load of lumber.
Teamsters oppose new border crossing standards for Mexican truckers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Teamsters Union filed a legal reply brief last week in its lawsuit against the United States Department of Transportation’s pilot program that is opening the Mexican border to potentially dangerous trucks, something a local Tea…
One on One: Jennifer Singer, President, Alberta Construction Trucking Association
Jennifer Singer, ops manager at Ron Singer Truck Lines in Calgary, is the third-generation Singer in the family construction-trucking business.