Great Dane plant hits 100,000th trailer milestone

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Great Dane’s manufacturing facility in Terre Haute, Ind. has recently completed its 100,000th trailer. The plant celebrated the milestone with a ceremony and press conference Feb. 1. [Full Story]

House Panel Kills Truck Weight Increase

An increase in federal truck size and weight limits did not survive a House committee vote yesterday. Members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 33 to 22to study the increased limit, rather than actually increasing it.

Trucker in Fiery Crash Was on Drugs

The truck driver who careened off a bridge north of Santa Barbara Jan. 12, almost taking a local teacher and her daughters with him , was high on methamphetamine at the time of the fiery accident.