Congress Passes Highway Bill; House Bill Would Block EOBR Mandate
The House and Senate passed the highway reauthorization bill Friday afternoon. The bill easily cleared both chambers: The House vote was 373-52, and the Senate vote was 74-19. It now goes to President Obama, who is expected to sign it.
NPTC Safety Conference Scheduled for September
The National Private Truck Council will hold its National Safety Conference Sept. 13-14 at the Hyatt Dulles in Herndon, Va.
How to Spec for Fuel Efficiency
You can’t rightly expect a driver to do all the heavy lifting when it comes to fuel economy. It takes a huge amount of discipline to stay on top of the driving, but given the right tools, even a mediocre driver will do reasonably well.
JX Peterbilt- Green Bay Names New General Manager
Dan Shoemaker was appointed general manager of JX Peterbilt – Green Bay, located in DePere, Wis.
Gillard govt called to put brakes on increase
THERE have been calls for the Gillard Government to put the brakes on massive increases to the road user charges scheduled to take effect from July 1. The proposed 10.4 percent hike in the road user charges comes on top of the carbon tax and comes at a…
Upper and Lower Nazareth townships disagree over shared road
Officials from Upper Nazareth and Lower Nazareth townships are at odds over the need for a weight limit on a shared road.
California trucker charged after GWB stop in NJ
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says its police caught a California truck driver who allegedly wrapped his license plates with duct tape in a bid to evade tolls.
DOT Shuts Down Tennessee Trucking Company
The U.S. DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week shut down a Tennessee-based trucking company, Three Angels Farms, after an extensive review found multiple federal violations in hours-of-service compliance, driver qualification requ…
Truck-driving school start date changed
The start date for a joint BCCC and Pamlico Community College truck driver-training program has been changed.
Truckers scramble to find enough workers
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