New Fed Regulations Reduce Truck Drivers’ Work Hours
Effective July 1, truck drivers can only operate for 70 hours a week and will be forced to take more breaks and rest before getting on the road.
Road Test: Kenworth updates natural gas offerings
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — According to Kenworth’s national sales manager for specialty markets, Andy Douglas, the third annual update on Kenworth’s natural gas progress has customers approaching the topic more proactively. Attitudes are…
Road Test: Kenworth debuts short-sleeper T680
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A 52-inch sleeper variant of Kenworth’s new-generation T680 was available to drive at a mid-July Kenworth customer event at its Chillicothe, Ohio plant.
I80 truck stop hosts the Truckers Jamboree
At the Trucker’s Jamboree, the Walcott i80 truck stop wants to show their appreciation for all the truckers that come through all year long.
Man in King’s Island arrest had 4K rounds of ammo
First Alert Weather Alert: Flood Warning expires at 2:52 PM on 7/18, issued at 2:52 PM Brunswick, GA MASON, Ohio — A 37-year-old Texas trucker accused of trying to snatch a child at Kings Island had three guns and 4,000 rounds of ammunition in his tru…
Another View: New rules keep truckers in it for the long haul
But they are people, not automatic-pilot devices. That fact is coming into conflict with another common trait: Truckers are pretty independent-minded, which has led to a lawsuit against new federal regulations limiting drivers to no more than 11 consec…
Caught on Film: The Dark World of Truck Stop Sex Workers
“The truth is, making the movie was a really traumatic experience. I suspect I may have developed some mild PTSD.”
Truck driver hit on Perkins Road
A man hit a truck driver who got out of his semi on the busy street about 10:15.
Regulations Cause Problems For Truck Drivers
It’s all because in 2010 more than 3,675 people died in accidents involving large trucks.
Trucker convicted in crash that killed NC mental health director
A logging truck driver was convicted Friday of running over the chief of North Carolina’s mental health services last year as the man was riding a bicycle in north Raleigh.