Truckers strike: fuel, cash shortage
Motorist Nkululeko Mosh told The Mercury he was turned away from the Shell garage in Isipingo Rail because there was no unleaded fuel.
Will Trucks Use New 85-mph Texas Toll Road?
A 41-mile stretch of toll road in central Texas will soon offer the fastest speed limit in the nation, but the state trucking association says truck drivers probably won’t be big customers.
Court puts cap on violence
A delivery truck was set alight allegedly by truck drivers in Kempton Park this week.
Truck Driver Training Program Announces Part-time, Evening classes; Lifts Age Restriction
The Clearfield County Career & Technology Center is making it easier for people to obtain their commercial driver license in a step toward obtaining a better, family-sustaining career.
After some bumpy roads, local trucking firm growing
“I trained in a 1972 GMC,” Cary recalled. “It had no bunk and no passenger seat.” The family called the tractor-trailer rig “Old Red.” In place of a passenger seat, “We put two concrete blocks with a Styrofoam pad,” he said.
Jobs from Utica Shale extend beyond drilling
The economic push Ohio is expected to get from the Utica Shale, an underground rock layer packed with lucrative hydrocarbons, may extend beyond drilling companies and landowners to people not even directly involved.
Africa: Protests Over Pay in Algeria and South Africa
Unresolved wage disputes are likely to lead police auxiliaries in Algeria and truckers in South Africa to demonstrate in coming days or weeks.
LCV Parking and Teaching Etiquette
If we had a loonie for every time we got an email or phone call about the lack of courtesy among today’s truck drivers, every Friday would be Office Pizza Day.
Truck Driver Social Media Convention Oct. 27-28
The Truck Driver Social Media Convention is scheduled to be held in Kansas City, Mo., Oct.
Pilot Flying J Pledges to Raise $100,000 for Wreaths Across America
With some help from professional drivers across the nation, Pilot Flying J has pledged to raise $100,000 to honor the nation’s fallen heroes by supporting Wreaths Across America.