Canadian company granted full NationaLease membership
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — NationaLease has expanded its network of independent trucking companies with three new companies having been approved for full membership, including one Canadian firm. [Full Story]
Megabus to roll into Akron transit center
Megabus, which offers city-to-city bus fares as low as $1, is coming to Akron. The company will announce today that it is expanding its Pittsburgh hub and adding trips to nine new cities, including Akron.
Mitsubishi Fuso starts limited production at Japanese plant
LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has started limited vehicle assembly today at its main Kawasaki, Japan plant, following a shutdown as a result of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. [Full Story]
Labor Issues
Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program protect workers and limit them to four years of work, says the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council.
Trucker pleads guilty before SD trial begins
A North Carolina truck driver scheduled to stand trial Tuesday on three felony charges instead pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.
Trucker pleads guilty before SD trial begins
Eds: Updates with new plea; APNewsNow. PIERRE, S.D. A North Carolina truck driver scheduled to stand trial Tuesday on three felony charges instead pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.
La. trucker pleads not guilty in fatal Ill. wreck
A truck driver has pleaded not guilty in a wreck on Interstate 57 in eastern Illinois that killed three Mississippi women last year.
Two charged with prostitution at truck stop
Two people were charged late Monday with engaging in prostitution at a truck stop in Graham.
Salt Lake Truck Show
[ August 11, 2011 to August 13, 2011. ] National Kidney Foundation sponsor, at Thanksgiving Point, (800) 877-1320, www.saltlaketruckshow.com.
John Crozman named TCA Highway Angel
Long Haul Trucking owner-operator saves couple from winter blizzard.