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Business
Truck orders fall in July
Preliminary orders fell 12 percent in July from June to the lowest monthly total since September 2010.
August 4, 2011
Channel 19
Updating the top 10 trucking songs of all time
Ten years ago, we asked, you told, then voted. Here are those results. Likewise a call to action: What song would you nominate, either on this list or not, for the No. 1 trucking song of all time today? Drop us a comment toward an updated top 10 for 2021!
August 4, 2011
Dave Dudley
Business
New Ill. laws favor truckers
Beginning Jan. 1, truckers and four-wheelers will share a 65 mph speed limit on four-lane highways outside the Chicago area.
August 4, 2011
Business
South Carolina official indicted in CDL scheme
South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles discovered official had aided in creating false CDL test scores and operational enhancements.
August 4, 2011
Business
Virginia plans Rte. 460 tollway
State anticipates a new Route 460 between Petersburg and Suffolk.
August 4, 2011
Business
Shorepower seeks truck stops for electrification
Company wants truck stops with at least 75 parking spaces to participate in a national program to reduce idling.
August 3, 2011
Shorepower hookup in Portland, Ore.
Business
Lane closures on I-85 in Ga.
Construction continues on the new Express Lane System along Interstate 85 in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, Ga.
August 3, 2011
Business
Oregon takes 27% of drivers out of service
In July, 620 inspections resulted in placing 27 percent of drivers out of service for safety violations.
August 3, 2011
(Courtesy of Oregon Department of Transportation)
Business
TA opens facility in Indiana
TA full-service travel center is at exit 230 off I-65 in DeMotte, Ind.
August 3, 2011
Business
Trucking company sues in fatal train collision
John Davis Trucking alleges the rail companies failed to maintain a safe railroad crossing at the crash site.
August 3, 2011
Channel 19
‘Truck nuts’ in litigious fire in South Carolina
So-called “truck nuts” or “truck nutz,” fake bull testicles that are available for purchase in all colors of the rainbow (including with a chrome finish), are a common sight hanging on the ball hitches of pickup trucks the nation over, not to mention in humorous pictures of pickup owners sitting on their back bumpers directly […]
August 3, 2011
Channel 19
Long-haul swimmer adds running, biking to his competitive repertoire
Siphiwe Baleka (pictured), whom you will remember as the Prime-leased owner-operator who competed and walked away with a couple titles in the U.S. Masters National Swimming championships I wrote about in May, has made headlines yet again — this time not just for his swimming prowess. He placed 56th of 577 competitors at the Warsaw Optimist […]
August 2, 2011
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