NDOT Offering Free Truck Driving Courses
The Nevada Department of Transportation will begin offering a free commercial truck driver training program to help provide highway and construction jobs to minorities, women and disadvantaged job seekers.
Normal sleep a ‘privilege’ for night workers
With biology beckoning their bodies to sleep during the night, shift workers say staying awake is always a struggle.
Delta, partners add Fla.-to-Europe routes
Delta Air Lines Inc. and Air France-KLM Group will begin this weekend three new European routes out of Florida through under their trans-Atlantic joint venture.
WV Parkways Authority shelves U.S. 35 toll plan
Truckers were among those who took the lead in opposing a toll road in the West Virginia counties of Mason and Putnam. That effort paid off on Thursday, March 24, as the West Virginia Parkways Authority shelved the toll proposal for U.S. 35 indefinitely.
New Mexico bill would affect certain cross-border loads
A bill headed to Gov. Susana Martinez is intended to boost commercial activity in New Mexico via Mexico. The Senate voted unanimously to approve a bill that would provide special permits to operate overweight trucks for certain reducible loads within s…
Three western states discuss longer, heavier trucks
How can efficiency be improved in the trucking industry while balancing safety? Three western states are taking up that debate by addressing issues related to longer, heavier trucks.
March 29: What’s next in the OOIDA Business Webinar series?
If you are planning to go into the trucking business on your own, this webinar is a must. The current series is titled “Operating Under Your Own Authority,” and on Tuesday, March 29, the class topic will be cost of operations and tax issues.
CARB to hold workshops explaining reefer rule
Some reefer haulers may get additional options and/or time to comply with California’s reefer regulation. The California Air Resources Board announced this week that it was reaching out to trade associations in an effort to add exemptions and expansi…
Trucking press to converge on Louisville for MATS
Monster events make news. It’s no surprise then, that the Mid-America Trucking Show, taking place March 31-April 2 in Louisville, KY, will attract trucking press from all over the globe.
UTi Worldwide’s 4Q Profit Rises
Air and freight forwarder UTi Worldwide’s fiscal fourth-quarter net income jumped to $14.5 million, or 14 cents a share, from $1.5 million, or 2 cents, a year earlier.