Trucker News Archives

As the protest convoy circled the block, about 100 people gathered on the Capitol steps to urge state lawmakers and Gov.

BNSF Railway Co., the nation's top hauler of container rail freight, is parking miles of railcars in Montana and elsewhere because there isn't enough freight to keep them rolling.

Speed limiter bill introduced in province of Ontario Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Ontario Transportation Minister Jim Bradley introduced legislation today that, if approved, will make speed limiters mandatory on ...

Feds delay passport requirement at land crossings until June 2009 As of June 1, 2009, citizens of the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda entering or re-entering the U.S. by land or sea face new ...

A driver severely burned when his tanker truck filled with fuel rolled over in western Massachusetts yesterday has died.

An effort to curb drowsiness among truck drivers could gain ground next month when a review panel acts on medical findings regarding a sleep apnea, USA Today reported Wednesday.

The trucker, Dan Little , posted his plans to shut down on his Web site, and someone brought it to our attention at the Times... Now it's been brought to the attention of thousands, and Little's plan to park ...

March 26, 2008 at 10:36 am Filed under Transportation and travel , Business and economics The number of professional truckers buckling up their seat belts jumped dramatically in 2007 to a record level of 65 ...

large gathering of truckers, recruiters,etc One interesting feature not on the official calender there, the gathering of truckers in the POPPA JOHNS STADIUM parking lot from Wednesday night till Sunday with many social and philanthropic events planned by and for truckers.

a free concert Friday 730 pm by Leland Martin to benefit Chance Rogers a 12 year old bone cancer fighter.

A gourmet dinner for 3 with Bubba Bo ( Eric Boulanger of WLW radio) cooked by the same 5 star chef who was in charge of all the food venues of the 1984 Olympics ( who is now a driver).( seats at the table sold at auction Friday at 7 to benefit special Olympics)

A benefit auction after the concert to benefit Chance Rogers, also a head shaving to celebrate the donation of more than 500 hand made hats for young cancer patients ( yours truly will end up bald there LOL)

Friday evening The Bays Family will provide a free concert late in the evening and possibly during the day also.

Saturday the Kentucky soy bean growers will host a free pig roast for drivers and guests at the Poppa Johns Parking lot. Also Saturday a benefit auction to provide funds to Operation Rogers.( see operationrogers.org) and a karaoke singing with a few guests from Nashville Tn.( names withheld at request)

Thursday Friday and Saturday nights at midnight a live radio broadcast carried on XM RADIO channel 173 and on Americas' Trucking Radio Network ( WLW Cincinnati home based) featuring guests in the parking lot with Eric Boulanger ( Bubba BO).

Also planned a Chili Cook off and a "Poker Walk" with the winners to play a live show down poker tournament I believe Friday midnight while "on the air".

A prayer breakfast and evening prayer sessions to ask for guidance and assistance for our nation and our industry and many other events both spontaneous and planned by truckers ( remember no one is in charge)..

Coast-to-coast trucker Lorraine Dawson says fellow drivers used to call her "Lead Foot Lorraine." But with diesel fuel around $4 per gallon, she and other big-rig drivers have backed off their accelerators to ...

A Portland man and his new wife were killed in two separate hit-and-run accidents in Las Vegas just days after they eloped.

Some of the immigrants Manitoba has been recruiting to fill a growing need for skilled workers have fallen victim to a scheme that required them to pay for access to jobs, a practice that is illegal in the ...

NINE out of 10 truckers are driving on our main roads at breakneck illegal speeds that are costing lives.

BEIJING : Truck drivers waited in line to buy rationed diesel in China's southeast Monday after shortages hit the fast-growing region for the second time in six months amid surging demand.

Fuel prices cited in trucking layoffs Staff and wire reports Tuesday, March 18, 2008 A Scott County trucking company has laid off just over half its work force, citing rising fuel costs as the reason.

Last April, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach released a draft plan to transform the port trucking or "drayage" and reduce port-related truck pollution by 80 percent.

A line of trucks in front of the Kandahar customs office prepares to leave. Truck drivers leave their back doors open so the Taliban can see they are not transporting goods for the NATO-led coalition.

Canada Border Services Agency has announced its intention of introducing a modernized Partners in Protection program by June 30, 2008. via Today's Trucking

“The industry is horrified by these allegations”

THE trucking industry says it is horrified by allegations drivers have been involved in child sex trade along highways in northern New South Wales. via News.com.au

“The bigger companies are still on the road you know. I guess they get a bigger fuel surcharge or something”

The fuel stations are idle at Ernie's Truck Stop in Federal Way. With diesel at $3.79 a gallon and rising, it's tough for independent truck drivers to keep up. via KING-TV Seattle

Truckers are getting hammered as the price of diesel reaches record highs. And when truckers pay more, we all pay more. via NBC24.com

“I don't know what happened. I might have fell asleep”

Mayes County prosecutors have charged an Arizona truck driver with negligent homicide after his tractor-trailer rig struck a car from behind, killing four members of a Missouri family. via NewsOK.com

“If it keeps going up and up, I'll just have to sell the truck.”

Talk Back: Post a comment on this article By Lindy Thackston First Coast News JACKSONVILLE, FL -- In twenty years of trucking, Jerome Gibson has never seen these diesel prices. via WTLV

“I look at each and every face ... the ones who didn't know him, you should have. He lives on in every face I look at here today”

The family of truck driver Vic Fraser wants to keep his case alive in the hope someone will be brought to justice, even though ten years have passed since his murder. via Vancouver Television

“Our philosophy is simple and unwavering. We do what is right”

Both Canadian carriers and drivers have been awarded with top industry honours and a little slice of paradise at Truckload Carriers Association's annual convention. via Truck News

Authorities have released the name of a truck driver who died in an accident near Ankeny that closed part of Interstate 35 for several hours early Tuesday. via KCRG

Just because the U.S. government faces the prospect of having a court cancel the controversial Mexican truck pilot project, doesn't mean it plans to put on the brakes any time soon.

Port Credit OPP charged more than 200 truck drivers over the past month as part of a province-wide crackdown on unsafe commercial vehicles.

There is no denying it, our country runs on 18 wheels, and semi trucks run on diesel.

A wreck that killed a 23 year-old man was thought to be a freak accident, two wheels breaking off an 18-wheeler hitting him in his car.

A wreck that killed a 23 year-old man was thought to be a freak accident, two wheels breaking off an 18-wheeler hitting him in his car.

A city pilot program to train truck drivers has been inundated with applicants since it began last week, highlighting the need for good-paying jobs, officials said Thursday.

The Washington State Department of Transportation is looking for suggestions on how to improve truck parking services along I-5, I-90 and I-82. We need to better understand your truck parking and services needs to develop proposed improvements for the State Legislature. As a truck driver your help in completing this survey by March 15th is greatly appreciated.

Truckers, who felt unappreciated in the best of times, say they feel even more marginalized now USA - -1st March 2008: -- Trucker Robert Griffith is on the road three weeks out of four, pulling oversize loads ...

High gas prices are hitting all of us hard, but what if you had to pay $700 or more to fill up at the pump? It's a reality many truck drivers are facing.

In 2005, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued new rules on commercial trucker schedules, to replace those they had issued in 2003.

Trucker Robert Griffith is on the road three weeks out of four, pulling oversize loads such as crane booms, railroad ties and air-conditioning ducts.

“They just shot again at me! They just shot again at me!”

"I heard this Bang! Bang! Bang! Just like that," a scared semi-truck driver told a 911 operator early Monday morning as he reported that someone had fired a gun at him on I-4. A few minutes later, while still ... via Volusia County Sheriff