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Federal and state agencies have raided the Swift Transportation commercial truck driving school in Memphis as part of an ongoing investigation.

“I hear so many of them lament that their children are growing up without a father.”

FRANKLIN - Every Sunday behind the TA Travel Center on Peytonsville Road, a tiny church convenes for worship. via The Tennessean

In the fall, National Public Radio aired an official guide to the U.S. blacklists. It pointed out that nearly 100 years ago, President Woodrow Wilson described embargoes as a “peaceful, silent, deadly remedy.” He was talking about economic sanctions as a foreign policy tool.

Blacklisting is still used by our government as a tool to suppress or make people stop what they are doing.

The government has not only blacklisted individuals, companies and organizations, but selected scientific work and critical studies. It’s tried to take away the voice of unfriendly entities, balking academics, statesmen with differing opinions and the most gutsy of the media.

One agency, our Department of Transportation, has taken that tool to new heights of usefulness.

Indiana State Police say a truck driver rescued a Gary man from his submerged car after a crash left it upside down in a water-filled ditch. via WKRC-TV Cincinnati

Port officials in Long Beach have broken from their counterparts in Los Angeles on a key component of a jointly developed truck replacement program, setting off a wave of criticism from environmentalists, labor ...

Despite the protestations of truck drivers, their vehicles are more dangerous on our highways than passenger cars. via Norwalk Advocate

Modine Manufacturing Co. has been awarded a series of programs to supply exhaust gas recirculation cooling solutions to meet U.S. EPA 2010 on-highway vehicle and Tier 4 off-highway equipment emissions ... via Heavy Duty Trucking

“We are aware that technology is going to continue to grow”

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems continued its emphasis on its trailer product offerings and inked a long-term agreement with Dorsey Trailer. via Today's Trucking

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has announced the appointment of Don L. Rondeau as security adviser.

A Kingston truck driver has been charged after his tractor-trailer lost two of its rear wheels as it travelled along Highway 417 near Limoges on Monday afternoon.

Not fit for the road? Here are your keys TORONTO, Ont. -- A new study has found that hundreds of drivers that are medically unfit to drive remain on Canadian roads and that 37% of drivers involved in serious ...

“Well it's either this or White Pass. White Pass is closed today and it's an extra 200 miles round trip”

While White Pass was closed for most of the day, Snoqualmie Pass was open on and off. via KNDO - Yakima

“The receivers don't want to hear you being late. If you're late it may cost you another day to get unloaded and that will cost you more money”

Gear Jammer Travel Plaza was filled trucks Thursday. Drivers were resting, waiting and refueling after a day where White Pass was closed and things were slow moving over Snoqualmie Pass. via KNDO - Yakima

“Time and again, truck drivers have emerged as bona-fide heroes. When motorists need help, they've stopped and put themselves in harm's way.”

A split second decision saved others, but ultimately took the life of an Ontario truck driver, who was forced off the road by street-racers near Bradford, Ontario last summer. via Truck News

“For many carriers, it is very inconvenient and expensive because they're having to use the Fraser Canyon, and by doing so, they're adding time to their trips, as well as the extra cost of fuel and the extra cost of labour”

A truck driver was rescued after a massive avalanche swept across a B.C. highway northeast of Prince George, making it the fourth highway closed because of avalanches across the province on Monday. via CBC

Three of the primary measures of large truck safety fell to record lows in 2006, according to figures released by the US Department of Transportation.

CARB: California clean idle may be short lived For months, engine manufacturers worked to develop a heavy-duty diesel truck engine to enable drivers to idle in California and travel to other states without ...

Friday, Feb. 8, 20007 The public has until Friday, Feb. 15, to comment on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's interim final rule on the hours-of-service regulations.

Anti-terror training for truck drivers fruitless.

Here's a debatable use of taxpayer dollars.

Under the federal Highway Watch program Congress created in wake of 9/11, $65 million has been spent to train truck drivers to spot suspicious activity on the nation's highways.

The Homeland Security Department's inspector general found in its audit that of the $21.8 million spent in a 10-month period, $8 million was spent on administration, $6.8 million on training and $3.1 million on a new call center to take truckers' calls. About 800,000 truckers have been trained.

How safe do you feel speeding down an interstate next to those big 18-wheelers?

Truck drivers are often among the most experienced drivers, but those long hours on the road can lead to trouble.

Just this week, an erratic, wrong-way truck driver caused a fiery crash on I-75. Dash cam video of that out of control tractor trailer along Interstate 75 in Turner County leads to a lot of questions and few answers. The driver, 63-year old Robert Harrison, died in a fiery crash. What caused that crash remains a mystery.

"I started down here in Ocala, Florida and I drove up to here," says Dale Harville, a truck driver for a transport company out of Greenville, Tennessee. While his log book indicates how much time he spends behind the wheel of his rig, he admits the schedule can often be grueling and tiresome.

"It's the shippers you know. They won't set you up for four hours. If they would get on the ball and get out there like they're supposed to, it would make it a lot easier on the drivers," he says.

Tough weather this winter has had an effect on many people, especially truck drivers.

"This winter's been far worse than the last six. It's been a son of a gun." That's how ruck Driver Phillip Schnitker describes this Winter weather season and its the story for a lot of people in Northwest Missouri. But not everyone depends on clear roads the way truck drivers do. And if they're not driving, they're not getting paid.

Three of the primary measures of large truck safety fell to record lows in 2006, according to figures released by the US Department of Transportation.

If Spiderman hauled freight, this is what he'd drive. International says its new LoneStar class 8 highway truck is a "game-changer." It's true that this chromed up tractor is like nothing you've seen motoring ...

YRC Worldwide plans to focus on geographic markets where regional carriers have been strong historically.

One of the companies participating in cross-border trucking program with Mexico called it quits Feb.1, according to a notice posted on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Web site.

The departure of Trinity leaves 42 trucks from 12 different Mexico-domiciled motor carriers operating in the U.S. as part of the cross-border program.

Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is the latest member of the Bush administration to break the law: She continues to give dangerous Mexican trucks access to our highways despite overwhelmingly bipartisan ...

“This budget helps us move forward on a new course that delivers high levels of safety, takes advantage of modern technology and financing mechanisms, and eases congestion with efficient and reliable transportation systems”

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Monday said President Bush's $68 billion budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation will help fund the department's safety programs, finance congestion ... via Heavy Duty Trucking

BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems recently conducted two on-the-spot warranty sessions for its aftermarket distributors. via Heavy Duty Trucking

Trade via trucks, trains and pipelines between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners rose significantly -- by 8.6 percent -- in November 2006 compared with a year earlier but remained ...

About 2,600 Volvo Trucks North America workers walked off the job at the truckmaker's New River Valley truck assembly plant in Virginia.

Fewer people died on Canada's roads in 2006 than the year before, the brochure Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics revealed.

The odds of dying from heart disease are nearly 50 percent higher for truck drivers than the general U.S. population, and diesel exhaust is a likely culprit Sacramento,CAL,USA - -January 30, 2008: -- ... ...

“Like any other business, small trucking companies must have access to financial services that maximize their cash flow today and give them tools to accumulate profit for growth and ultimately self-capitalization.”

Country music legend Charlie Daniels is partnering with National Bankers Trust to promote fair financial practices in the trucking industry. via The Elements

“I've only gone 500 miles in two-and-a-half days, and for a trucker, that's nothing. We're just not getting anything done”

NEAR ELLENSBURG, Wash.- Tuesday's Snoqualmie Pass closure affected a lot of people traveling from the Yakima Valley and Ellensburg areas trying to make it over to the westside. via KNDO