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N.Y. indicts 11 DMV employees for CDL testing fraud
Eleven employees of New York’s Department of Motor Vehicles have received indictments for participation in a fraudulent CDL testing scheme.
November 15, 2013
Custom Rigs
One serious Series 60 in action at truck pull in N.Y.
A look under the hood of owner-operator Erich Owens’ 2001 Western Star powered by a 12.7-L Detroit capable of pushing 2,000 horsepower at a truck pull, then moving back to freight hauling serving the mushroom industry.
July 25, 2013
Channel 19
Obamacare insurance exchange premiums in N.Y., elsewhere
New York State’s release of monthly premium rate information in its 2014 health insurance exchange showed a reduction for many versus current individually purchase health plans.
July 18, 2013
Business
Trip-planning for dummies
“Speaking of Jersey, does anyone know how effective kevlar is against Jersey Devil bites? Should I pack the chain mail instead? Never can be too prepared.”
July 7, 2013
Voices
Truck GPS units aren’t the problem in NYC
New Jersey resident William Smith weighs in on the need for more accurate clearance signs in NYC and calls for operators to join him in pressing Congress.
March 5, 2013
Voices
Long Sandy night: Holding the fort in Northeast as storm comes in
Drivers react to conditions as Hurricane Sandy made landfall and continued inland.
October 31, 2012
Business
New York dealership relocates
Kenworth of Buffalo has relocated its Syracuse dealership to a larger facility located at Interstate 90 (New York Thruway) Exit 35, accessible to I-81, State Routes 11 and 481, and the Syracuse airport. The dealership features 12 service bays, with one bay dedicated as a wash bay. The drivers’ lounge offers wireless Internet and flat-screen […]
July 25, 2012
Channel 19
Jason’s Law national call-in day June 23; drivers urge action
Last year it came on the heels of calls for passage from often at-odds constituencies in the industry, and this year, drivers and other industry parties are following similar unity after Jason’s Law’s May reintroduction to the 112th U.S. Congress by New York Congressman Paul Tonko to urge drivers to make vocal their support next […]
June 16, 2011
Business
N.Y. reps push to reopen cross-border trucking
Nine New York congressional representatives have asked President Obama to resolve the trade dispute with Mexico after it imposed new tariffs on apple exports to Mexico. Democrat Reps. Michael Arcuri, Scott Murphy, Maurice Hinchey, Bill Owens, Dan Maffei, Paul Tonko, John Hall and Louise Slaughter, along with Republican Rep. Chris Lee made the request after […]
October 24, 2010
Channel 19
‘Never forget’: 9/11 remembered by owner-operator Dick McCorkle
Perkins Specialized leased owner-operator Dick McCorkle (pictured) was there, or at least within a few miles of there, when jet airliners were flown into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center complex on Sept. 11, 2001. Specifically, he’d just delivered to a trade show at 42nd St. and 7th Ave., near Times […]
September 10, 2010
Channel 19
Grassroots victory over proposed NY truck ban
Since the New York State protest convoys of November 2008, organized in part by the Mohawk Valley Truckers and Citizens United chapter, the issue of a big plan of truck-route restrictions on state highways in New York has seen growing opposition, with large groups among various industries joining trucking groups in decrying the state’s plans […]
April 15, 2010
Channel 19
Cranking up the new year — queue everbody’s favorite Sammy Hagar tune, will you?
With unfortunate toll hikes in New York, haulers got another late Christmas gift with the new year in the implementation of an Illinois state law that raised maximum interstate speed limits, formerly split between 55 and 65 mph for trucks and cars, respectively, to an even 65 for both.
January 6, 2010
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