US scraps onerous, costly equipment reporting requirement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US government yesterday scrapped a requirement that would see trucking companies file equipment inspection reports, whether or not defects were present, Bloomberg News reported.
Truckers say Pa.’s roads are actually in pretty good shape
Most days of his life, Edward Vera has a long way to go and a short time to get there.
Truck stop sting yields 6 arrests
A suspected prostitute apparently didn’t get the hint, police said, after she was arrested on charges of soliciting a sex deal at a truck stop using a CB radio on Wednesday night.
Saskatoon’s Circle Drive South project now open to traffic
SASKATOON, Sask. — Saskatoon’s largest infrastructure project, construction of the Circle Drive South project, is now open to traffic.
Clean diesel technology paying off: Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. — EPA10 generation engines now make up 11% of all heavy truck registrations in the US, and have reduced fuel consumption by as much as 560 million gallons while keeping 5.7 million tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere.
Freightliner makes LED headlights standard
NAPA, Calif. — Freightliner has announced LED headlamps are now standard on its Cascadia and Cascadia Evolution models.
Man executed in Texas for shooting two truckers
A former financial analyst was put to death Wednesday in Texas for killing two truck drivers during a half-hour burst of road rage in 1998.
Texas executes man who killed truckers in road rage
AUSTIN ? ?Texas on Wednesday executed a man convicted of killing two truck drivers in a fit of road rage after one of the drivers pulled a truck in front of his motorcycle on the highway.
Saddle Creek building fourth generation natural gas Freightliners; now has 12 million miles of nat-gas experience
NAPA, Calif. — To say integrating natural gas trucks into your fleet involves a lengthy learning curve is an understatement. Just ask Mike DelBovo, president of Saddle Creek Transportation, which is currently designing its fourth generation…
MTA partners with Trucks for Change network
WINNIPEG, Man. — The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) has teamed up with Trucks for Change network to provide charities in Manitoba with trucking services.