Jill DunnBusinessTexas cuts trucker tolls on SH 130 to alleviate I-35 congestionTrucks with both TxTag and Pay-By-Mail will save 33 percent on SH 130/SH 45 SE from the I-35 exit in Georgetown to US 183 exit in Buda between April 18 and Oct. 31. On that same segment, trucks with TxTag will receive a 75 percent discount Nov. 1 through Aug. 31.April 5, 2016LifeStudy shows higher crash rate for truckers with untreated sleep apneaAs U.S. officials sharpen focus on truckers with obstructive sleep apnea, new research indicates the rate of preventable crashes for truckers with untreated obstructive sleep apnea was five times higher than those without the condition.March 23, 2016BusinessU.S. accepts Mexico’s truck inspection standardsThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced this week it now accepts Mexico’s criteria for annual inspection of trucks domiciled there after concluding its inspection standards were comparable to the United States.March 18, 2016BusinessN.C. reviewing I-77 contract after toll company files bankruptcy in TexasNorth Carolina is reexamining a Cintra subsidiary’s contract to add toll lanes to I-77 after a separate division of the corporation became the second of its subsidiaries holding a road contract with a state to file bankruptcy since 2014.March 16, 2016BusinessIncident in which police fired shots at truck, tased trucker during traffic stop under investigationGeorgia’s Bureau of Investigation is looking in to an incident where police shot the tires of a trucker after they say ignored orders to stop for unsafe driving and instead pointed his truck at them.February 26, 2016BusinessSurvey: Tennessee the best state for small biz trucking, Calif. the worstThe poll included questions about overnight parking costs, state fees and regulations and how friendly states were to drivers.February 18, 2016BusinessTwo teens arrested for shooting at trucks on Highway 75 in OklahomaTwo Oklahoma teens face charges of 8 counts of assault with a deadly weapon and 8 counts of reckless handling of a firearm after confessing to shooting trucks on Highway 75 north of Tulsa. Eight trucks were reported to have been struck by the teens’ bullets Saturday night.February 18, 2016ParkingTrucking groups fighting state initiatives to close rest stopsNotes on closures in Connecticut and Arkansas, and a new one in North Carolina. Trucking groups, meanwhile, continue to fight closures, which come in response to tightening state budgets.February 16, 2016BusinessTrucker allegedly beaten by Calif. patrol officers settles case, sum undisclosedAn alleged roadside beating of a truck driver, who was stopped by two California patrol officers just after being inspected at a weigh station, led to broken bones, a traumatic brain injury, contusions and more. The amount awarded him by the state in the case was not disclosed.February 10, 2016BusinessI-77 express lanes get green light in Charlotte, impact on through-trucks unclearNorth Carolina’s controversial plans to add optional toll lanes to 26 miles of I-77 through Charlotte cleared hurdles this month. Views vary on the impact the plan will have on truckers using that stretch of highway, however.February 5, 2016Previous PagePage 7 of 38Next PageTop StoriesTrucker of the YearOwner-op holy grail: Decades of direct freight in a custom '81 359Owner-operator Ron Kelsey has been hauling for the same two shipper customers since he got his authority as an independent in 1994. Managing those relationships, and his award-winning 1981 Peterbilt 359, keep his business running strong.Custom Rigs23-year-old Cameron Bagley's 1999 Pete 379 carries on father's legacyRegulationsEnforcing Trump's English language mandate 'not part of California law': CHPRegulationsEPA set to unravel 'disastrous' federal trucking emissions regulationsFeatured SponsorDezl Trucking Headsets 100/200 Series - Life on the road never sounded so good
