UPS Buys 48 LNG Tractors for Southwest Corridor Operations
United Parcel Service has ordered 48 road tractors that will burn liquified natural gas while pulling trailers up and down Interstate 15 between southern California and northern Utah.
OOIDA opposes hand-held phone restriction
OOIDA continues to support a federal ban on texting while driving for commercial operators, but the Association opposes the next step being taken by the FMCSA to restrict drivers’ use of hand-held mobile phones.
Wyoming OKs federal truck rules
A new law in Wyoming adopts federal truck rules and ensures the state doesn’t lose out on some government funding. Gov. Matt Mead has signed into law a bill to put the state in accordance with the FMCSA’s 2012 medical certification requirements.
Bill calls for heavier trucks
Two U.S. representatives have introduced a bill in the House that calls for allowable weight limits on trucks to be increased. Historically, attempts to increase truck weight have been met with opposition.
Bill would end Georgia 400 tolls
In response to a decision to keep charging tolls on a roadway north of Atlanta, one Georgia state lawmaker wants to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell, has introduced a bill that would prohibit the State Road and Tollway A…
Texas trucker exonerated after felony charge dropped
In August 2009, OOIDA Senior Member Thaddeus Mathews purchased a new chrome bumper for his 1996 Kenworth. Since Sept. 4, 2009, the bumper has been in the possession of the Hillsboro, TX police department – a small town squad that twice failed to make…
MATS preregistration free before March 1
The 40th anniversary of MATS is on everybody’s calendar for March 31-April 2 at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, KY. The deadline is Feb. 24 if you want to receive your badge in the mail. After March 1, it will cost you $10 – either to prere…
From the LL blog: Daytona 500 – the real reason it’s on my calendar
Trucker-columnist Bob “Cowpoke” Martin says the Daytona 500 is more than just a date for a big race. It means that winter is behind us, spring is on the way – and that means good truckin’ and fun places to see on the way.
10 children taken to hospital after wreck involving school bus
Ten school children were treated at a hospital Wednesday morning after a truck driver with no operator’s license plowed into the rear of a stopped school bus on N.C. 55.
UPS expands service to 10 Asian ports
United Parcel Service, Inc. will expand its Ocean Freight service to 10 more Asian ports, the company announced.