Truxpo organizers say booth space filling up fast
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Master Promotions is promising to bring “big rigs, big names and new developments” to Truxpo this year, as it prepares for its first year running the popular trucking trade show.
Jacksonville police vehicle hits pedestrian on Northside
A Jacksonville police officer hit a man who just gotten out of his truck pictured to the far back left.
EIA Lowers Forecasts for 2012 Diesel, Gasoline Prices
For 2012, the Energy Information Administration has lowered its forecasted price for diesel and gasoline, and it expects West Texas Intermediate crude oil to average about $95 per barrel over the second half of 2012.
Diesel exhaust causes cancer, health officials say
Breathing in diesel can be deadly. A cancer research group has officially named diesel fumes a carcinogen – they found it is just as dangerous as second-hand smoke.
ACT Lowers 2012 Class 8 Build Forecast
ACT Research lowered its Class 8 build expectations for the second half of the year due to continuing softness in demand. Expectations for medium-duty build were unchanged.
Retail Container Imports Expected to Increase 4.8% in June
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 4.8% in June compared with the same month last year, and year-over-year increases are expected to continue into the holiday season shipping cycle,
Accused kidnapper: Picked up teens in Toledo
A commercial truck driver who was arrested Saturday in Shelby County on suspicion of kidnapping two Kentucky teenagers and forcing at least one of them into prostitution remains in jail in northwest Ohio, according to officials.
Second Bridge Planned for Detroit-Canada Link
It’s looking like officials are closer to building a second bridge to link Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, lightening traffic at one of the most congested U.S.-Canadian border crossings. The new span would be downriver from the 83-year-old Ambassador Br…
ATA Demands FMCSA Release Study Used to Develop CSA Scoring System
American Trucking Associations is calling on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to release a study of the links between violations and crash risk used to develop its methodology for assigning carriers’ scores in its monitoring and measur…
Court Rules for Navistar Competitors in Clean Air Case
In a victory for Navistar’s competitors, a federal court said that the Environmental Protection Agency should not have allowed Navistar to pay penalties on engines that don’t meet clean air standards.