Driving Volvo’s Optimized Series VNM 430 regional haul tractor
DUBLIN, Va. – When it comes to removing weight from a Class 8 truck, how do you determine the value of a single pound removed? That’s one of the questions Volvo sought to answer when optimizing its regional haul tractors for lighter…
12 tons of marijuana: Stowed marijuana in cargo haul, ‘weed bricks’ in trailer
Finding 12 tons of marijuana might sound like a joke initially, but a special task force discovered a literal $7 million worth of stowed marijuana in a massive pot cargo haul this week.
Toronto Transportation Club elects 2014 executive committee
TORONTO, Ont. – It was business before pleasure for the Toronto Transportation Club (TTC). The TTC held its Annual General Meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre before the evening gala – which voted in a new executive…
Regulation too costly, truckers say
Worried about the high cost of modifying diesel engines to comply with a state regulation intended to reduce emissions, some local truckers say a recent year-long extension isn’t enough.
Truckers Stranded On I-35E For Second Night
“There are certain things that a driver has no control over, and this is one of them,” said Stephen Tisdale, a trucker from Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Truck drivers thankful for Ponder man’s help
Help was on the way for Bonnie Reeves Friday night when she and her team driver, Don Bailey, were caught in the bumper-to-bumper traffic along Interstate 35. They were traveling back from Florida when they got stuck along the interstate on their way to…
FMCSA Revokes Around 2,000 Freight Broker Licenses
Nearly 10% of the nation’s freight brokers no longer have their licenses following new federal regulations that took effect requiring a higher bonding amount.
NYC good Samaritans risk it all to save strangers
A personal trainer jumps down onto the subway tracks to save an unconscious man as a train barrels down.
NYC good Samaritans risk it all to save strangers
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OOIDA Files Lawsuit Over California Truck Regulations
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, against the California Air Resources Board on Friday, in connection with the Truck and Bus Regulation.