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Trucking firm owner admits to logbook violations

A Lancaster, Pa., trucking company owner has admitted he ordered drivers to falsify logbooks.

March 20, 2012

Business

I-80 work to begin in Nebraska

I-80 construction work is scheduled to begin this week and week of March 26.

March 19, 2012

Business

Trucker helps diabetic motorist

Walden Haulers Group driver Jonathan Bennett was named a Highway Angel for helping a motorist avert a medical emergency, the Truckload Carriers Association announced. Bennett, an emergency medical technician, helped administer orange juice from his cab to a woman with diabetes in November. She had been unable to maintain proper glucose levels while she and […]

March 19, 2012

Business

National diesel price highest since 2008

The current price is the highest since Aug. 25, 2008, when it was $4.158 a gallon.

March 19, 2012

Business

Internet Truckstop designates women-owned firms

Load board service says it introduced this feature because more shippers and logistics companies have diversity expectations.

March 19, 2012

Business

DOT pegs annual road spending at $101B

Report points to a sizeable gap between current spending and projected levels of investment needed to maintain the nation’s highways.

March 19, 2012

Business

Overdrive’s Dills wins prestigious award

Overdrive received a Jesse H. Neal Award for its in-depth coverage of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.

March 16, 2012

Business

ATA, TCA challenge hours rule

ATA questioned changes to the restart provision requiring it include two consecutive periods between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.

March 16, 2012

Business

I-75 south lane open in Tennessee

Southbound I-75 northeast of Knoxville, Tenn., is closed due to a landslide.

March 15, 2012

Business

163 citations given for unsafe driving around trucks

A sheriff’s office near Portland, Ore., made 216 traffic stops and issued 163 citations during a recent two-day exercise on I-5.

March 15, 2012

Business

Used Class 8 registrations fall

Used Class 8 registrations during the fourth quarter of 2011 were down 22 percent from a year earlier.

March 15, 2012

Business

Mack Granite movie truck set for show

Mack Granite military truck that appeared in the Transformers: Dark of the Moon movie will be at Mack booth.

March 15, 2012