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A truck driver from suburban Chicago has pleaded guilty to causing an Interstate crash in western Wisconsin that killed another trucker.

The tanker truck driver involved in a collision that killed an Arizona highway patrol officer on Interstate 8 in Yuma on May 6 was charged with 19 felony offenses, including one count of second-degree murder, 13 counts of endangerment and five counts of criminal damage.

Court documents say a truck driver from Oregon punched a northwestern Indiana police officer more than 10 times before the officer shot his attacker.

Court documents say a truck driver from Oregon punched a northwestern Indiana police officer more than 10 times before the officer shot his attacker.

"CSA has had an effect on safety, but people want to make sure their scores are correct and fair," and there is some question about the how effective the program is in improving safety, said Rob Abbott, vice president of safety policy, American Trucking Associations during an update on the program at the recent Zonar user's conference held in San ... (more)

The seed warehouse at Big Cob Hybrids in Seward is taking on a second roll this week.

A trucker charged with reckless homicide in the death of a Medical University student has been banned by federal regulators from operating a commercial vehicle in interstate commerce.

A truckers unbelievable timing and quick thinking helped save a man he found in an upside vehicle in a roadside pond A truck driver who spotted a vehicle flipped over in a roadside pond saved a life when he pulled over and sprung into action.

Kenyan truckers blocked the only highway from the port city of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi on Wednesday, threatening to choke the main trade artery to east Africa unless officials reverted to the old way of weighing cargo.

A lawsuit that alleges Harbor Express Inc. - one of the largest trucking companies servicing Southern California ports - misclassified hundreds of truck drivers as independent contractors to avoid providing rest breaks and overtime pay was filed this week on behalf of two truck drivers who are seeking class action status.

Rep. John Delaney is proposing a bill to provide $50 billion in loans and loan guarantees, financed by the sale of infrastructure bonds.

An Amber Alert in Massachusetts ended with the arrest of a father who allegedly took his two children taken from their foster family in Braintree.

At least one hour prior to crossing the border, a carrier submits their eManifest electronically to the respective border agency, either the Canadian Border Services Agency if entering Canada and Custom and Border Protection if entering the United States.

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. has announced its 2012 North American Dealer of the Year awards.

According to an article posted Monday by RTV6 Indianapolis , teenage prostitution is a problem along South Harding Street on the south side of Indianapolis.

The Truckload Carriers Association has formed a partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking, a nonprofit organization that educates, equips, empowers, and mobilizes members of the trucking and truck plaza industries to combat domestic sex trafficking.

Federal marshals and state troopers arrested a truck driver Monday evening in Texas in connection with the May 9 slaying of a Denmark, Tenn., man.

Fred Stamey, SCC coordinator and lead instructor of Truck Driver Training is pictured with Katie Brown, SCC Director of Customized Training & Workforce Development.

Trucker Mark Wendorff says his livestock trucking business has never fully recovered from the BSE crisis 10 years ago.