Oregon bills cover emissions, indemnification, medical certification
Trucking is the subject of three Oregon bills that address emissions rules, indemnification and medical certification requirements.
Tennessee bills cover ticket cameras, truck rules, rest areas
Tennessee lawmakers are addressing multiple issues of interest to truck drivers. The issues include ticket cameras, federal truck rules, loose loads, rest areas and fuel haulers.
Second U.S. ‘Convoy for a Cure’ planned in 2011
For the past two years, OOIDA Life Member Cindy Stowe of Wills Point, TX, has hosted U.S. Cure convoys in Texas to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. She told Land Line on Wednesday, April 6, that a second convoy has been added in th…
Hungry for more Pork Chop Diaries?
If you really want to experience the Mid-America Trucking Show, there is a right way and a wrong way. LL Associate Editor David Tanner tells you how to get the most out of the show in his latest addition to the 2011 Pork Chop Diaries blog.
ConocoPhillips lube now available at Pilot
ConocoPhillips lubers are now available at Pilot Flying J locations.
Flatbed and dry van pay increases
Drivers can earn an additional 2 cents per mile pulling flatbed and dry van loads for Nashville, Tenn.,-based carrier Western Express.
Ice Road Truckers star backs N.W.T. Tory
Alex Debogorski, the Yellowknife-based star of the TV series Ice Road Truckers , says he is throwing his support behind Western Arctic Conservative candidate Sandy Lee.
U.S. 395 widening on schedule, might have reduced accidents
Northbound freeway between Moana Lane and Interstate 80 will be widened from three lanes to seven at the widest point.
Oil Hits New 30-Month High Near $109 a Barrel
Oil rose 49 cents Wednesday to a new 30-month high, closing the trading day at $108.83 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported.
Pa. State Police Issue 790 Hazmat Citations
Pennsylvania State Police said Wednesday that its officers inspected nearly 1,600 commercial vehicles transporting hazardous materials and issued 790 citations during a one-day enforcement in late March.