Trucker protest shuts down construction project
Roughly 140 drivers staged a small ruckus this weekend by refusing to work and shutting down a $1.4 billion highway project in the process, according to a report in The Windsor Star of Windsor, Ontario. Traffic ...
Skilled drivers, come on down
Think you’re the best driver in the neighborhood? Prove it, says Mack, who’s sponsoring the Driving Skills Safety Challenge May 1 and 2 at the Waste Expo 2012 in Las Vegas. The Challenge allows drivers ...
Penske Truck Rental/Logistics’ new driver
The folks at Penske Truck Rental and Penske Logistics have a new driver doing some hauling, so to speak, in their stable -- he might well be familiar to the IndyCar fans among you. None other ...
Landstar’s 2012 start good sign for owner-operators
The nation's largest owner-operator fleet, Landstar, reports that it had its best first quarter ever. “Overall, available truckload capacity continues to lag demand, leading to continued strength in pricing,” said Henry Gerkens, ...
Get inside of a twister with Sean Casey
Ever wondered what it’s like inside of a tornado? Tonight, you have the chance to find out. Second hand, anyway. In renewing its Celebrity Series live webcam-based chats tonight, Overdrive sister pub Truckers News brings in ...
‘Shipping Wars’ hotshot reality TV show extended
The Shipping Wars reality TV show, launched earlier this year and featuring the work of several hotshot owner-operators competing for earnings by bidding on and moving freight from the uShip.com online marketplace, hasn't exactly lit up ...
New service space at Nebraska Pete dealer
The folks at South Dakota / Nebraska / Iowa-based four-dealer network Sioux City Truck Sales (pbtruck.com) shared this photo with us of construction, now completed, of a new nearly 7,400-square-foot addition to the Peterbilt of ...
White House aims to protect consumers from oil speculation
President Barack Obama took oil speculators to task last week, asking both his staffs and Congress to take measures to prevent speculators from cheating consumers and manipulating the market “by buying up oil, creating the ...
CSA'S DATA TRAIL
What this year’s MCSAP awards say about national enforcement priorities
MCSAP award winners' violation priorities profiles suggest the federal government views a high level of on-highway traffic enforcement (versus vehicle inspections) as preferable enforcement behavior.
Watch those post-crash-inspection violations
Crashes and interventions: Wreck frequency varies widely by state
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