Mother: Truck driver remains in Mexican prison
An article published in Saturday’s edition of El Diario de El Paso reporting that an American truck driver imprisoned in Veracruz, Mexico, has been released and is back home in Dallas is false, according to the driver’s mother.
NTSB’S Most Wanted List Includes Mandatory Collision Avoidance, Aims at Distracted Driving
The National Transportation Safety Board released its 2013 Most Wanted List, with six of the 10 issues focusing on highway travel. Particular priorities of interest to the trucking industry include mandating vehicle collision avoidance technology, p…
10.4 million Trucks Entered U.S. Last Year
In 2011, 10.4 million trucks entered the United States from Canada and Mexico, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
10.4 million Trucks Entered U.S. Last Year
In 2011, 10.4 million trucks entered the United States from Canada and Mexico, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
FMCSA Proposes Tough Sanctions for Carriers That Repeatedly Disregard Safety Rules
Safety regulators want to impose the ultimate penalty, loss of registration, on truck and bus operations that show egregious disregard for the rules.The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says that every year a small number of carriers try …
Fuel Truck Driver Reports Axe Threat In Greenburgh
A tank truck driver carrying fuel to Westchester County gas stations reported to Greenburgh police that he was threatened on two occasions while making deliveries.
Navistar Making it Easier for Sandy-Stricken Customers
Navistar International has set up a disaster relief program to help in Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts to get International Truck customers on the East Coast back in business as soon as possible.
A shortage of pilots? Really?
A shortage of pilots? Really? At least one influential aviation figure begs to differ. Retired airline captain-turned-aviation-analyst, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger — yes, that “Sully” — says the airlines are crying wolf, trying to get regulators …
Burr Ridge annexes truck business
The Village Board approved an annexation agreement Monday that brings Compass Truck Sales on North Frontage Road into the village limits, avoiding a threatened forced annexation.
Officers on the Lookout for Tired Truckers
Northwestern North Dakota is swamped by truck traffic and being a truck driver is not for the feint of heart.