Trucker News Archives

“They're just trying to hide their own negligence”

Relatives of civilian truck drivers killed in Iraq emerged from a closed-door hearing Wednesday hopeful that a federal appeals court would resurrect their cases against a military contractor. via Press of Atlantic City

“We sincerely thank Roxane for her dedication to Trucker Buddy, which is once again demonstrated by her willingness to volunteer in the years to come for the organization”

Trucker Buddy, an organization dedicated to helping educate and mentor schoolchildren, announced today that Roxane Rose is stepping down as Executive Director of the organization. via Layover

“As this is a matter involving ongoing litigation, it is inappropriate to comment further at this time”

HOUSTON - Lawyers for civilian truckers who drove into a deadly ambush in Iraq nearly four years ago are getting a new chance to revive their case in a rare closed hearing before a federal appeals court. via KSTP-TV Minneapolis

It began while talking about Chance Rodgers, a 12 year old boy who has bone cancer.

I made a challenge on Dales' show that if 500 knitted or crocheted hats were donated to the cause, I would have my head shaved again at the MATS show.

As you may have heard Leland Martin is going to give a live performance in the Poppa Johns Stadium parking lot Thursday evening of the truck show... It will include a passing of the hat for Chance Rodgers.

If by the end of that concert we have received ( Or Coleen Sims at Gulf Coast filters has received) 500 hats, the shaving will begin.

“This particular truck had steaks in it, imported chocolates, corn dogs, Gummi bears”

How could a semi-truck disappear into thin air? That's what authorities in southeast Missouri and Texas want to know. via KFVS12

Two New York truck drivers have been charged with stealing a shipment of 300 iPhones en route to Hong Kong by substituting shredded paper. via The Post Chronicle

“He was able to get away by actually pulling out of his shirt”

State police have identified a truck driver wanted in an incident that prompted police activity on Interstate 81 from Carlisle to the East Shore Thursday. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

An Alabama truck driver is charged with murder in a traffic crash that killed a career Kentucky state employee from Frankfort. via NBC13.com

The FBI said Friday that the previous day's raid of an illegal commercial driver's licensing ring was not related to a terrorist threat.

And if it continues, all of us will feel the heat... Across the nation, drivers are quitting every day.

The U.S. Court of Appeals rejected a lawsuit by special interest group Public Citizen to quash the 11-hour daily driving limit and the 34-hour restart provisions of the rules.

“How is it that when a person kills someone, there is no punishment other than a slap on the wrist?”

A truck driver found guilty of dangerous driving causing death for smashing into an Alberta RCMP officer's cruiser has escaped jail time. via Calgary Sun

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today issued an order denying Public Citizen's request to invalidate the Interim Final Rule on hours of service recently issued by the ...

West Vancouver police conducted their latest commercial vehicle safety inspection blitz today, and it could have you wondering about your safety on our roads.

The Inland Northwest Joint Terrorism Task Force is executing several search warrants right now in Spokane related to operations of commercial truck driving schools.

Last month Quebec stepped off to the side to let Ontario take the lead in legislating speed limiters on trucks.

FMCSA Allowed To Ignore Courts, Congress on Highway Safety WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today said he is disappointed that the court declined to end a ...

A con game that targets truck driving schools and carriers with student training programs is reportedly scamming money from student truck drivers.

Howard Salmon hit the ground running when he joined Trucker Buddy as a volunteer in 2005, engaging his class right from the start.

HUNDREDS of truck drivers and motorcyclists given licences by a company embroiled in Victoria's largest bribes-for-licences scandal remain on the nation's roads, potentially posing a risk to other drivers.

Canadian carriers should be less dazed and confused about drug-testing restrictions after an Alberta court ruled that a construction company did nothing wrong when it fired a worker who tested positive for ...

At least one person has died in a six-vehicle accident on I-10 right outside Sierra Blanca.

Maine authorities say a trucker whose rig crashed into a Connecticut State Police cruiser at the York tollbooth has been cited for falsifying his logbook and operating a vehicle with numerous safety violations. via WWLP

A 35-year-old man died on the N2 highway near George after his truck crashed into a barrier wall on Kaaimans Pass and overturned, Western Cape police said on Monday. via Independent Online

A new state report shows 57 percent of Iowa's worker deaths last year involved farmers and truck drivers. via KCCI.com

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association reviewed the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission Report today, concluding that much more is still needed in reforming the way ...

A significant increase in infrastructure investment, of anywhere from $225 billion to $340 billion per year, on all modes, including highways, railroads and transit systems.

Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire has signed a seven-year agreement with TravelCenters of America to sell Bridgestone and Firestone brand commercial tires at sites operated by TravelCenters of America ...

The Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in South Texas reopened early Friday following a fiery wreck that killed four people and injured six.

Cross-border truck trips between Ontario and the U.S. have fallen to the lowest level in a decade.

Edmonton,Saskatchewan,Canada - Canwest News Service/ Edmonton Journal/The StarPhoenix , by Jamie Hall - January 12, 2008: -- Angry truck drivers in Alberta are being forced to butt out under new provincial ...

Frank Cuffee drives hundreds of miles daily as a commercial truck driver and that usually costs him hundreds of dollars in tolls.

“Once you get into it, you can't say ... I want to re-evaluate. I'm sure Mr. Holmes would have loved a do-over, but there is no do-over.”

Trucking firm blameless in crash Widow of driver of other rig loses bid for $4.2M in damages By Jamie Satterfield Friday, January 11, 2008 A federal jury on Thursday held a Kentucky trucking company blameless ... via Knoxville News Sentinel

“I'm bringing in other engineers to get a second opinion, but no damage is apparent”

A tractor-trailer driver trying to make a U-turn on the Pharr-Reynosa Interna- tional Bridge caused the collision that killed four and left six with minor injuries, the bridge director said Friday. via Valley Morning Star

Post Cards For Chance Jim Rodgers with his Grandson Chance Gulf Coast Filters would greatly appreciate you sending Chance Postcards from the road.

“The end gate failed on the semi and that's what caused it”

MASON CITY, Iowa - A truck driver was cited after a load of chicken manure spilled out of his semi, covering a road for more than a mile in rural Cerro Gordo County. via Quad-City Times

For truck drivers, time is money. And one way for truckers to save time is to avoid Interstate 5 on their way in to and out of Canada... The Washington State Patrol says the truckers turn off the interstate ...

A U.S. panel created to find new ways to fund road infrastructure in the U.S. is recommending gas taxes be increased by as much as 8 cents a year for the next five years.

While Ontario and Quebec seriously consider limiting the speed of all trucks in those provinces to 105 km/h, Manitoba is considering raising vehicle speed limits in a handful of areas of the province.

Safety Advocates File Brief Saying FMCSA Lawlessly Ignores Court Ruling That Twice Strikes Down Hours-of-Service Rule WASHINGTON, Jan.

"The pull from the Holy Spirit was pretty strong. He said, Whenever youre ready to park this rig, I have places to take you, " she recalled.

A Quebec truck driver has been charged by Ontario Provincial Police after a wheel from his transport trailer rolled across eight lanes of Hwy. via Today's Trucking

After some gains in the first part of the decade, carriers haven't been able to pass along rate increases as easily over the last couple years and that looks to remain the case in the near future, says a ...

Contract Freighters Inc. , a Con-way company providing international truckload services, is buying 140 Cummins 2007 ISX engines with the Cummins particulate filter.

Six regional carriers, including Canadian Freightways of Calgary, have partnered to create an exclusive North American transportation network, offering continent-wide LTL and truckload services.

Producers of aA documentary television series about ice-road truckers in the Northwest Territories want to shoot a follow-up, but the group of companies that built the winter road says it won't be part of the ...

Report on Business magazine has released its 2008 list of the 50 Best Employers in Canada, which includes a leading for-hire carrier.

A new ten percent rate increase went into effect this past weekend, but some drivers want to know why a local bridge saw an even higher hike.

The American truck drivers rank Tennessee's I-40 the best road in the nation. A survey in Overdrive Magazine also shows the volunteer state drivers to be the third best in the nation.

In the larger of a two-room West Oakland apartment, three young men lie asleep; two on sofas, the youngest on the floor.

CHARLES TRAINOR JR./MIAMI HERALD STAFF Florida Highway Patrol auxiliary officer Carlos Gimeno arrests Jesus Luis Montesino in his home on Friday morning.

If you wanted to be a trucker but didn't have time for the training, Steven Baez was your guy.

The sergeant with the Army National Guard had a stack of vouchers (form DA-348E) that excused wannabe drivers from taking the state of Florida's commercial vehicle competency exam. He sold them to South Floridians for up to $4,300 a pop.

And then he got busted. Now his customers are being taken off the road.

In a series of predawn raids Friday throughout Miami-Dade County, federal state and local authorities busted five bleary-eyed truck operators. Two more were arrested later in the day.

AT LEAST 200 SOLD

Many more arrests are coming. Cops say Baez, who pleaded guilty to the scam and faces sentencing on Jan. 16, sold at least 200 of the vouchers.

“Make sure you either know the company or we've called them for you”

A West Seattle man found himself vehicle-less after a seemingly helpful tow-truck driver appears to have stolen his car and his money. via The Seattle Times

Attention: New Jersey truckers! The state Senate and Assembly could consider legislation Monday, Jan.

Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley says he'll ask county council to establish a trucking bylaw this year to keep commercial trucks off of some of the routes they currently use to get to and from the Port Huron border.

Truck idling limits go into effect in California - Area carriers, drivers challenged by changing mix of state regulations Green Bay,WI,USA - -January 3, 2008: -- Truck drivers operating in California will face ...

Truck-stop restaurants are not known for healthy cuisine, but many truckers wouldn't mind some, the results of a new survey suggest.

“My brother was a very generous, good person”

Just two days into the new year, Yakima County has seen its second homicide, this one involving a delivery truck driver who didn't show up for work earlier this week. via Yakima Herald-Republic

“It takes about 100 pounds of pressure to make one blow -- that's why I think it's going to a big truck.”

Investigators from the Canadian National Railway are looking into the theft of a horn from a locomotive that was under repair in the marshaling yard in Brookhaven. via The Mississippi Press

In the larger of a two-room West Oakland apartment, three young men lie asleep, two on sofas, the youngest on the floor.

CN Rail says it will acquire the Athabasca Northern Railway in an effort to preserve a critical rail link to the oil sands region of northern Alberta.

The effect of individual state regulations on operations and profitability; Trucking industry credit and collection practices; The future of the National Motor Freight Classification; Fiduciary responsibility ...

Report on Business magazine has released its 2008 list of the 50 Best Employers in Canada, which includes a leading for-hire carrier.

The steady drone of idling trucks parked at hundreds of California truck stops is significantly lower this month as trucks are now restricted to just five minutes of engine idling time per hour.

It doesn't look like the pilot project allowing Mexican trucks deep into U.S. territory will be around for much longer.

A Texas truck driver has been arraigned on murder and assault charges in the stabbing death of another trucker at a Scio Township truck stop over the weekend, officials said. via Latest from the Ann Arbor News - MLiv...

“We've tried very hard to comply with the letter of the law”

Minnesota stands to lose more than $20 million in federal highway funds next year because its system of licensing commercial truck drivers violates federal regulations. via StarTribune