Real-time wireless commercial vehicle inspection system to trial in New York; reducing weigh station stops and idling
Kapsch TrafficCom, a global supplier of road traffic telematic systems, products and services, will develop and demonstrate a 5.9 GHz DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications) virtual, real-time commercial vehicle inspection system for potential use …
Fugitive Search-Day 4
We have also learned more about why officers are expanding their search perimeter and why they are putting out a message to every driver on the road.
$9.7 million extra goes to NJ Turnpike staff
ON THE WEB: Visit www.DataUniverse.com and look under “What’s New” for an interactive database of Turnpike salaries and extra pay.
Dikes being reinforced; flood impact feared
Provincial government work crews will begin reinforcing dikes along the Assiniboine River over the next few days in order to prepare for a potential spring flood.
New York Bus Crash Closes Interstate 95 Southbound [Update]
NYS Thruway Authority Interstate 95 southbound is closed at the New York-Connecticut border due to a deadly bus crash at exit 14 in New York.
Labor Issues
Female trucker wins discrimination case – from March 02, 2011 MONTREAL — A female truck driver has won a discrimination case against a Montreal-area company that she said refused to hire her because of her sex.
Fallen Marine honored with an escort home
Just before 1 p.m. Friday, the rumbling of more than 100 motorcycles starting up came from just outside the gate of a private airport facility near John Wayne Airport.
Rising gas prices hit truckers hard in the wallet
As gas prices continue to rise, the pain is getting worse at the pump, especially for truckers.
Nils Ferber Builds Bonkers Trike, Bike Nutters Rejoice!
Nils Ferber has gone from total anonymity to right near the tippy-top of my list of people I will let on my spaceship when the planet explodes – and he’s on that list by virtue of that thing up there: project “EX”.
The fact that the EX is tota…
Global economy seen dodging quake
Friday’s earthquake in Japan probably won’t disrupt the fragile global economy, analysts said, but it disrupted businesses and rattled stock markets.