Berard Transportation, Emmert International Win SC&RA Hauling Awards
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association awarded the Hauling Job of the Year Awards to Berard Transportation, Loreauville, La., for a moving job and Emmert International, Clackamas, Ore., for both the Hauling over 160,000 Pounds category an…
NATO Event Likely to Cause Traffic Delays in Chicago This Weekend
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is hosting its 25th summit in Chicago this weekend, which will mean road closures and parking restrictions downtown as well as traffic delays and temporary road closures on major streets and Interstate hi…
Shell CEO Expects Natural Gas Prices to Rise
Shell’s chief executive told The Financial Times the company expects natural gas prices in the U.S., which are currently at 10-year lows, to double by 2015.In an interview, chief executive Peter Voser said Shell is using a price of $4 to $6 per milli…
FMCSA Shares 2012-2016 Strategic Plan
The core of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s strategic plan for the next five years is to press ahead with rules and reforms it already has under way.
Isuzu Moves to Shorten Modification Cycles, Trim Delivery Costs
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. introduced a new process that will cut turn-around times on modification requests for gasoline-powered NPR-HD trucks, while reducing dealer transit costs.
NPTC Honors Driver for Humanitarian Efforts
The National Private Truck Council awarded Kevin Weaver, a driver with the Upstate Niagara Cooperative who operates out of Buffalo, N.Y., with its Humanitarian Award during the group’s Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition recently in…
Altoona Police confirm alleged prostitute was with husband
The Altoona Police Department worked with the Iowa Department of Human Services and Oklahoma DHS to determine there was insufficient evidence to sustain a charge of child endangerment against a woman accused of prostitution at a truck stop last week, a…
Nussbaum Announces Driver Pay Increase
Nussbaum Transportation, Normal, Ill., announced a 1-cent-per-mile pay increase for company drivers, effective June 3.
DOT Orders BM&L Trucking to Shut Down
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered Alabama-based BM&L Trucking, affiliated company IDM Transportation Inc. and its owners to immediately cease all transportation services based on serious s…
NHTSA Proposes Stability Control Mandate
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed a first-ever federal motor vehicle safety standard to require electronic stability control (ESC) systems on large commercial trucks and buses.