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Truckers for Troops program raises $71,000
OOIDA members and supporters have contributed nearly $230,000 over the four Truckers for Troops campaigns.
December 20, 2010
Business
Class 8 orders increase
November net orders of Class 8 commercial vehicles for North American markets increased 38 percent over October.
December 20, 2010
Business
Class-action suit ruling favors FedEx Ground
The federal judge ruled mostly in favor of the company in its stand that its drivers are contractors.
December 19, 2010
Business
House passes short-term funding legislation
The Senate is expected to replicate the action of House members, who passed a three-day funding bill Dec. 17 to avoid a government shutdown.
December 19, 2010
Business
FMCSA seeks handheld cell phone ban
Rule would prohibit interstate commercial trucker from reaching for, dialing or holding handheld cell phone while operating a commercial motor vehicle.
December 17, 2010
Business
LA port program adds Class 7 trucks
Los Angeles Harbor Commission approved two measures to strengthen enforcement of the Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program.
December 17, 2010
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Group, dealers team on retrofit trucks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $5 million to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy to help guarantee loans.
December 16, 2010
Business
Tennessee court sets date for trucker spy
A man hired by carriers to report unsafe truckers faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.
December 16, 2010
Business
Spending bill adds truck weight program
A provision has been added to a funding bill that would extend the Maine and Vermont truck weight pilot program for one year.
December 15, 2010
Business
Techs win thousands in Rush contest
Chris Zweifel was named heavy-duty grand champion in the Rush Tech Skills Rodeo, as 65 top truck technicians competed.
December 15, 2010
A judge watches as Chris Zweifel competes during the Rush Tech Skills Rodeo. (Photo Todd Dills)
Business
Fikes joins wreaths project
Fikes Truck Line recently participated in Wreaths Across America, a non-profit organization that aims to place holiday wreaths at veterans cemeteries across the United States on Wreaths Across America Day.  Jeff Edmonson, a Fikes driver since June 2006, loaded a trailer with wreaths in Harrington, Maine, on Dec. 1. Over the following week, he delivered […]
December 14, 2010
Business
Diesel price rises
The current price is the highest since $3.288 in October 2008.
December 13, 2010
National average price of diesel has increased 6.9 cents in past two weeks.
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