Trucker News

The Highway Trust Fund is likely to run into the red by September, according to the latest update from the Department of Transportation.

Mitsubishi Electric introduced a new member to its family of alternators at Mid-America: the Diamond Power A200 alternator for heavy-duty trucks.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced a date of April 29 and 30 has been set for the next meeting of the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee's Compliance, Safety, Accountability subcommittee in Arlington, Va.

The U.S. Transportation Department's Federal Highway Administration is holding a webinar next month to provide an update on the progress of its Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Limits Study.

Too hot to handle! Mobile brothel catches fire at German motorway rest stop while its owner was conducting business with a trucker in his cab A mobile brothel caught fire in a motorway rest stop while the owner was busy conducting business with a lorry driver in his cab.

A new report shows inflation remains in check with consumer prices increasing 0.2% in March, following a 0.1% gain in February, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

Based on preliminary results, the company expects earnings per diluted share will range from 22 cents to 23, compared with its prior estimates of 19 cents to 21 cents, and 19 cents for the 2013 first quarter.

Connecticut truckers say it's unfair for the state to benefit from the 6.3 percent sales tax on vehicle repairs when it's the brine the state puts on the roads that causes the damage.

Multi-mode freight transportation provider J.B. Hunt Transport Services on Monday reported first quarter 2014 net earnings of $68.7 million, or diluted earnings per share of 58 cents, compared to first quarter 2013 net earnings of $73.3 million, or 61 cents per diluted share.

A police handout photo shows Frazier Glenn Miller, who was charged with first degree murder.

Bridgestone Commercial Solutions, part of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, announced that John Boynton, currently vice president, sales, BCS, has been promoted to the position of president, BCS, effective immediately.

Connecticut truckers say the state should provide a sales tax exemption for repairs to vehicles damaged by the chemicals used by the Department of Transportation to clear state highways from ice and snow.

In a year of a record amount of freight on the spot market, March was no exception with freight availability increasing 56% in March compared to the same time a year ago, according to the DAT North American Index.

Truck driver Li Feng survived the crash on a Chinese motorway after a giant wooden pole punctured his chest and narrowly missed his heart A Chinese truck driver had an incredible escape after being speared by a 6m wooden stake during a horror-pile up.

The newly opened full-service Bruckner's Trucks Sales location in Albuquerque, N.M. features 18 service bays and more than $1 million in parts inventory in the 13,000 square-foot parts warehouse.

The Women In Trucking association announced the creation of the "Distinguished Woman in Logistics" award, sponsored by transportation software provider TMW Systems.

Ryder System announced that it has formed a partnership with Decisiv, a provider of Service Relationship Management solutions, to create an enhanced maintenance offering for large and for-hire truck fleets that own their vehicles and manage multiple maintenance providers.

At about 9:15 am on Wednesday, April 9, volunteer firefighters responded to westbound Interstate 84, about 2,000 feet east of the Tunnel Road overpass, to extinguish some smoldering lumber that had caught fire while in transit on a flatbed tractor-trailer truck.

Wealthy aviation heir accused of murdering married truck driver last year now suspected as SERIAL KILLER after police link him to slayings of his own father and girlfriend Parents of 'affluenza' teen who killed four people in drunk driving accident will pay only $1,170 a month for his rehab as taxpayers pick up rest of $450,000 a year check 'He ... (more)

Two professional truck drivers have been credited for delivering a baby in an unusual location and saving his life.