Sudden Drop In Pressure Forces Emergency Landing
One passenger said it was a “real quick blast, like a gun.” Another called it “pandemonium.” Still another described watching a flight attendant and another passenger pass out, their heads striking the seats in front of them as they lost consciousness.
Scania unveils Euro 6 heavy-duty engines
Scania Euro 6 engine and aftertreatment system. Click to enlarge.
Scania is unveiling 440 and 480 hp (324 and 353 kW) 13-liter Euro 6-compliant engines. The engines combine a range of technical solutions to meet the more stringent emission requirem…
Judge tosses Union Pacific, Idahoan Foods dispute
A federal judge has dismissed a dispute between Union Pacific and Idahoan Foods over a 2009 derailment the railroad claimed was caused by dehydrated mashed potato product.
I-10 near Tucson to be closed
Both directions of I-10 east of Tucson will be shut down from 9 p.m. April 8 until 7 a.m. April 9.
Daley cites union contract in truckers paid to sit around
Mayor Daley tried Friday to answer the $18 million question posed by his inspector general: why City Hall tolerates having 200 motor truck drivers “paid to do nothing” but drive crews to their work sites and wait in the vehicle until they finish.
Southwest flight to Phoenix diverted to Yuma
Authorities say a Southwest Airlines flight from Phoenix to Sacramento, Calif., was diverted to Yuma due to rapid decompression in the plane.
Mayor Daley: Hard to end union rule on loafing truckers
The Chicago Tribune reports: Mayor Richard Daley said today that Teamsters Union work rules that allow city truck drivers to loaf or sleep in their vehicles have been impossible to change because “you have to give and take” in contract negotiations.
Mix-up diverts Asheville flight
An apparent clerical error kept a US Airways Express flight from landing between 1 and 2 a.m. Thursday morning at Asheville Regional Airport after the airport’s control tower closed for the night.
EOBR bill introduced in U.S. Senate
OOIDA responded to the announcement by U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor, D-AR, and Lamar Alexander, R-TN, on Thursday that they were introducing a bill to mandate electronic on-board recorders for interstate commercial motor carriers. “With all due respect to S…
OOIDA Member Tilden Curl honored as 2010 Goodyear Highway Hero
From among four finalists, trucker Tilden Curl accepted the 2010 Goodyear North America Highway Hero award at the Truck Writers of North America awards event during the Mid-America Trucking Show Thursday night. He was awarded a $10,000 U.S. Savings Bon…