2011 Fiat 500 Falls Short of 40 MPG
While 2011 marks the return of Fiat to America, the vanguard 500 already isn’t living up to the hype. The five-speed manual is rated at 30/38 MPG, while the six-speed automatic manages only a 27/34 rating.
40 MPG is the new magic number for small car…
As foreigners flee, Cairo airport a scene of chaos
Amid scenes of chaos at Cairo’s international airport, thousands of foreigners fled the unrest in Egypt, boarding special flights home or to nearby Mediterranean airports.
US Airways named third-safest airline
US Airways, based in Tempe, Ariz., operates its largest hub at Charlotte Douglas International Airport and has some 6,000 employees in the Queen City.
DeBlog: Are SUVs Safer In The Winter?
Another snowy morning, another morning with hundreds of vehicles in the ditch. How many of them were SUVs? We’ve all seen that crazy SUV driver flying down the interstate during a snowstorm.
Storm socks Midwest
Governors Jay Nixon of Missouri and Pat Quinn of I…
UCR enforcement begins Feb. 1
Individuals and companies operating commercial mot…
FMCSA presses forward with EOBR mandate for all trucks
All truckers subject to the hours-of-service regulations are targeted by a proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to mandate electronic on-board recorders in all trucks. OOIDA continues to challenge the agency’s insistence that E…
Midwest braces for ‘historic’ winter storm
The National Weather Service, the Federal Emergency Management Administration, and governors of the Midwestern states are telling residents and travelers it’s time to hunker down before a “historic” winter storm hits.
UCR enforcement to begin Tuesday, Feb. 1
Truckers who haven’t paid their Unified Carrier Registration Program fees yet are running out of time. Nationwide enforcement of the 2011 Unified Carrier Registration program fees will begin Feb. 1.
Scholarship applications must be postmarked by Feb. 1
High school seniors have one more day to submit their applications for financial assistance from the OOIDA-Mary Johnston Scholarship committee. Scholarship applications must be postmarked by Tuesday, Feb. 1, for the 2011-2012 school year.