An endorsement for Bombardier, and U.S. business
Pierre Beaudoin, Bombardier Inc., heralded an historic order for its executive jets this week from Warren Buffett’s NetJets Inc.
North American Surface Trade Up Nearly 14% Year Over Year in December
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 13.8 percent higher in December 2010 than in December 2009, reaching $66.5 billion, according to the Bureau of Trans…
Charlie Daniels to perform at Super Show
Daniels will take the stage at the Charlotte Motor…
U.S., Mexico agree on trucking plan
A cross-border trucking agreement would allow Mexi…
Delta Flight Attendants Sue Over Profit-Sharing
Six flight attendants for Delta Air Lines Inc. are suing the airline because their profit-sharing checks were smaller because of a union dispute.
Road miles increase, fatality rate at 60-year low
Americans drove 3 trillion miles in 2010, a big increase over the previous year and the third-highest total on record, and yet highway fatalities remain at the lowest rate in nearly 60 years. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday, Mar…
Milk producer fined after investigation of trucker’s fatal fall
A dairy processing cooperative in Wisconsin where a driver fell to his death last summer “willfully ignored” federal safety laws that require adequate fall protection for drivers, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Admi…
New lead in murder of trucker Truman Smith
Today, East St. Louis Police named a person of interest in the murder investigation of truck driver Truman L. Smith. Smith, 40, of Irondale, MO, was fatally shot during an apparent robbery outside the gates of Fresh Warehousing in East St. Louis, IL, w…
New law requires CARB to spell out fines for truck, other citations
CARB increased air quality violation citations from 1,535 in 2002 to more than 4,000 and $16 million in fines in 2009 – the last full year of data posted. CARB recently published a plan detailing how it will comply with a new law that requires “all…
California bills cover CARB, ports, photo tickets
A variety of issues that address concerns of California truck drivers are under consideration at the statehouse. The bills cover issues that include ports, CARB, photo enforcement.