Melbourne trucker survives fireball

A 35-year-old Melbourne truck driver is lucky to be alive after his petrol tanker burst into a massive fireball at a petrol station in the suburb of Rowville.

Cellphone ban for truckers inspires mixed opinions

Underwriters, trucking companies and industry groups have mixed opinions on the merits and potential impact of a new federal rule prohibiting commercial truckers and bus drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving.

Occupiers plan Monday rally at port

Hundreds of members of the Occupy movements in Los Angeles, Long Beach and Orange County are preparing to converge Monday at the nation’s busiest port complex in an attempt to draw attention to perceived economic disparity and a host of social issues.

Pakistani truckers back supply route blockade

CHAMAN, Pakistan — Sleeping in a freezing cab, running out of money and worried about militant attacks, Ghulab is one of thousands of truck drivers stranded as a result of Pakistan’s blockade of the Afghan border to NATO and U.S. war supplies.They and…