Route 35 vote postponed in West Virginia
Officials with the West Virginia Parkways Authority have pushed their vote back a week on a toll project that truckers say would be very expensive if approved. OOIDA Life Member Scott Cadle is helping to lead a group in opposition to the toll road. He …
MoDOT considers converting aging rest areas to truck-only sites
The Missouri Department of Transportation is urging truck drivers to comment on its plan to convert two of its aging rest areas into truck parking-only sites. DeAnne Rickabaugh, a MoDOT spokesperson, told Land Line, that electronic comments will be acc…
New Mexico bill would ease a cross-border truck rule
While a potential future cross-border trucking program is getting a lot of attention nationally, an issue that could get notice in the New Mexico House is an effort to boost commercial activity coming from Mexico.
Randy Houser and Keith Anderson to perform at 2011 MATS
The Mid-America Trucking Show has announced who will be performing at Freedom Hall during the 2011 show. Mobil Delvac is sponsoring the complimentary concert on Friday, April 1. Headlining the show is country music artist Randy Houser, and Grammy-nomin…
UPS Boosting Dividend
Two days after posting a big fourth-quarter profit, UPS Inc. said it is boosting its dividend by 5 cents per share.
Delta says fuel prices will drive fare increases
A Delta Connection plane lands as a Delta jet taxis at Logan International Airport in Boston.
60 mpg Seat Commercial Hatch – Just What US Businesses Need?
This little worker is Seat’s new Ibiza SC commercial car, which was developed specifically by Seat to cater to small businesses, couriers, restaurants, and anyone else who uses their car for work.
Maybe it’s just me, but I think it’s brilliant.
Power …
Class 8 orders make ‘modest’ gains in January
NASHVILLE, Ind. — FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing January Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM’s at 27,009 units, a modest 1% increase over the strong December activity. [Full Story]
Italian designers envision amazing Solar Wind bridge
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc., Solar, Europe/EU
Bridges and wind turbines seem to be a match made in heaven; most bridges are generally quite tall where wind speeds are much higher and are often in exposed mountainous areas where significan…
In town for the long haul
When The Travel Centers of America truck stop at Morris filled up Tuesday night, truckers were directed to the Walmart parking lot, where they set until late afternoon Wednesday because of the closure of Interstate 80.