Milk producer fined after investigation of trucker’s fatal fall
A dairy processing cooperative in Wisconsin where a driver fell to his death last summer “willfully ignored” federal safety laws that require adequate fall protection for drivers, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Admi…
New lead in murder of trucker Truman Smith
Today, East St. Louis Police named a person of interest in the murder investigation of truck driver Truman L. Smith. Smith, 40, of Irondale, MO, was fatally shot during an apparent robbery outside the gates of Fresh Warehousing in East St. Louis, IL, w…
New law requires CARB to spell out fines for truck, other citations
CARB increased air quality violation citations from 1,535 in 2002 to more than 4,000 and $16 million in fines in 2009 – the last full year of data posted. CARB recently published a plan detailing how it will comply with a new law that requires “all…
California bills cover CARB, ports, photo tickets
A variety of issues that address concerns of California truck drivers are under consideration at the statehouse. The bills cover issues that include ports, CARB, photo enforcement.
WIT’s Voie meets with LaHood and Ferro
Women who drive trucks have the ear of the secretary of transportation according to the president and CEO of Women In Trucking. Ellen Voie and WIT Chair Leigh Foxall, both OOIDA members, were recently invited to meet with Transportation Secretary Ray L…
Members of Congress Blast HOS Proposal
Nearly 150 members of Congress urged the Obama administration to drop its proposed hours-of-service rule and keep the current work rules for truck drivers.
FBI offers $5K reward in laser incident near BWI
Federal officials are offering a reward in the case of a laser beamed at a commercial aircraft approaching Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Oil Closes Over $100 a Barrel for First Time Since 2008
Oil closed over $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since September 2008, Bloomberg reported.
Toyotas Yaris hybrid concept anticipates B-segment hybrid strategy with first downsizing of HSD; Prius +
Yaris HSD concept. Click to enlarge.
Making its world debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the Yaris HSD concept anticipates Toyota’s intention to bring its full hybrid Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) technology to the B-segment, the biggest volume s…
Groups push health care for truckers
By eTrucker Staff The Healthy Trucking Association of America and the Convenient Care Association announced plans to launch a nationwide program aimed at making high-quality health care more accessible and affordable for professional truck drivers.