Goodyear To Announce 31st Highway Hero At Mid-America Trucking Show
Finalists for the 31st Goodyear Highway Hero Award include a driver who rescued a two-year-old boy from a flame-engulfed car, a trucker who rescued a teenage driver who was trapped in a car at the bottom of a ravine, a driver who used his truck’s boom …
Safety Advisors Post Wish List for Highway Bill
An advisory panel is encouraging federal regulators to push for several dozen safety reforms in the upcoming highway bill, ranging from changing how drivers are paid to establishing an entirely new approach to hours of service.
Truckers keep an eye on N. GA weather
Truck driver Patrick Smith was stuck in that traffic jam two weeks ago for more than 30 hours.
I-88 Fatal Crash Trucker Named “Hazard to Public Safety”
The United States Department of Transportation declared a Chicago-area truck driver an “imminent hazard to public safety” Tuesday, because of his role in a fiery crash which left a tollway worker dead two weeks ago.
Truckers: ‘Best thing to do is park’
At the Pilot truck stop south of Newnan late Monday, the Weather Channel was on and plenty of drivers were stopping to watch the forecast.
Using single-trip permits for out-of-province work could cause trouble
CALGARY, Alta. — Alberta-based oilfield services companies that are using single-trip permits to conduct work in neighbouring provinces may be doing it wrong. And it could cost them a bundle of money.
DOE Projects Fuel Prices to Continue to Drop
The U.S. Energy Department projects lower prices for diesel fuel this year and in 2015 compared to the average cost in 2013, according to its just-released Short-Term Energy Outlook.
Truckers plow past region’s record snow
Almost every city within a day’s drive is way above average for snowfall this winter.
Breaking News: Federal budget highlights infrastructure spending, dedicated gas tax fund
OTTAWA, Ont.–The 2014 Economic Action Plan (Federal Budget), officially released today at 4 p.m. by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, offers dedicated funds for infrastructure, public private partnerships and gas taxes.
Forward Air Profit Up for 2013, Dips Slightly in Fourth Quarter
Trucking company Forward Air has reported financial results showing a small increase in net income and revenue for all of last year while profit during the final three months of 2013 was close to that from a year earlier.