Trucker News

Thanks to movies during the seventies and eighties, the general public continues to see the professional truck driver as the loud-mouthed, chain-smoking, dirty scoundrel of the highways; bellowing down the road preying on the poor four-wheelers with nerves of steel and the mindset of nothing is going to get in their way.

"The rail line is so close to the road intersection that a tractor trailer stopping at the signal lights, in some cases, can have its trailer straddling the rail tracks," Arnott said in a press release.

Unionized container truck drivers who service the Port of Metro Vancouver will begin discussions with mediator Vince Ready this morning in an attempt to avert a noon strike notice.

UPS announced plans to purchase 1,000 propane package delivery trucks and install an initial 50 fueling stations at UPS locations.

For the period ending Jan. 31 the net loss totaled $248 million, or $3.05 per share, compared to a first quarter 2013 net loss of $123 million, or $1.53 per share.

"Help us - our mom is trying to kill us!" a young child screamed as a pregnant woman drove her minivan - with three young kids children inside - into the ocean in Florida, a trucker who waded into the frigid Atlantic waters to rescue them said Wednesday.

The International TerraStar 4x4 was named Work Truck magazine's 2014 Work Truck of the Year at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.

The tractor-trailer driver who caused a serious accident on Route 309 in northern Bucks County last year has pleaded guilty to recklessly endangering another person and put on probation for two years.

A high-tech state program to check for faulty brakes on big rigs is gaining momentum in Washington with its specialized screening system.

A 46-year-old truck driver accused of causing a crash that killed a tollway worker and critically injured a state trooper on I-88 in January has entered not guilty pleas to several felony charges, according to the Daily Herald.

Oregon State Police identified the names of the two men killed in Sunday's crash on Interstate 84 east of Pendleton.

MHC Kenworth Kansas City received the 2013 Paccar Engine Dealer of the Year award for the United States and Canada at the annual Kenworth Dealer Meeting, held recently in Bellevue, Wash.

CHAMBERSBURG >> It's been said that becoming a firefighter is like joining a family whose members look out for each other.

A passenger on a WestJet flight last Sunday couldn't resist leaving a sexist memento for the pilot.T he Calgary to Victoria route was flown by pilot Carey Smith Steacy, who, much to the disdain of one passenger, is a woman.

Motorists were stranded overnight and into Tuesday on icy eastern Arkansas interstates, and the state was bringing fuel to people stuck so long that they ran out of gas, slowing efforts to make the roads passable.

The House passed legislation on Tuesday aimed at making it easier for regions of the country hit by a hard, cold winter to access propane and other home heating fuels.

Two class action lawsuits were filed late last month against separate California port trucking companies over claims they wrongly classified drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.

A new report shows traffic congestion in the U.S. increased last year after two consecutive years of declines and is growing faster than the nation's economy.

New figures released Monday afternoon by the U.S. Energy Department show it's down 0.1 cent from last week, registering $4.016 per gallon.

LAWTON, Okla._ Many truck drivers are back on the road after this weekend's wild weather had them stranded at local truck stops waiting for the highways to clear up.