Shell CEO Expects Natural Gas Prices to Rise
Shell’s chief executive told The Financial Times the company expects natural gas prices in the U.S., which are currently at 10-year lows, to double by 2015.In an interview, chief executive Peter Voser said Shell is using a price of $4 to $6 per milli…
FMCSA Shares 2012-2016 Strategic Plan
The core of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s strategic plan for the next five years is to press ahead with rules and reforms it already has under way.
Isuzu Moves to Shorten Modification Cycles, Trim Delivery Costs
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. introduced a new process that will cut turn-around times on modification requests for gasoline-powered NPR-HD trucks, while reducing dealer transit costs.
NPTC Honors Driver for Humanitarian Efforts
The National Private Truck Council awarded Kevin Weaver, a driver with the Upstate Niagara Cooperative who operates out of Buffalo, N.Y., with its Humanitarian Award during the group’s Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition recently in…
Altoona Police confirm alleged prostitute was with husband
The Altoona Police Department worked with the Iowa Department of Human Services and Oklahoma DHS to determine there was insufficient evidence to sustain a charge of child endangerment against a woman accused of prostitution at a truck stop last week, a…
Nussbaum Announces Driver Pay Increase
Nussbaum Transportation, Normal, Ill., announced a 1-cent-per-mile pay increase for company drivers, effective June 3.
DOT Orders BM&L Trucking to Shut Down
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered Alabama-based BM&L Trucking, affiliated company IDM Transportation Inc. and its owners to immediately cease all transportation services based on serious s…
NHTSA Proposes Stability Control Mandate
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed a first-ever federal motor vehicle safety standard to require electronic stability control (ESC) systems on large commercial trucks and buses.
YRC Freight Announces Driver Hiring Initiative
YRC Freight, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, plans to hire 200 over-the-road drivers in cities across the U.S.,
Trucker gets prison sentence in plea deal for officers’ assault
A truck driver charged with assaulting officers after police said he broke into an Ambridge, Beaver County, home has accepted a plea deal of 18-36 months in prison.