Trucking News
DOT Proposes ‘Key’ Highways For Freight Network
"Our highways are essential to commerce and the American traveler," said FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez. "By identifying critical freight highways, we will focus more attention on the routes upon which America’s businesses rely."
Ohio Carrier Ordered To Pay 2 Drivers Who Refused To Continue With Load
“No truck driver should be forced to drive while tired, sick or in violation of truck weight or Hours of Service requirements. OSHA will continue to defend America’s truck drivers against unscrupulous employers who unlawfully retaliate against drivers who assert their right to drive safely."
80% Affected By New HOS: More Drivers Needed To Haul Same Freight
Tell us how the changes to HOS have affected you.
UPS Pays $247,000 In Damages To Truck Driver
A final decision was issued regarding driver Tim Bishop’s case against UPS last Friday (November 15th 2013) by Judge Daniel Solomon of the U.S....
ATA Calls For Clarity On ‘Misleading’ NHTSA Crash Report
The study, "paints an incomplete and misleading picture of the trucking industry."
Driver Stabbed In Neck At New Jersey Motel
Drivers, if you were in the area on Wednesday night and saw anyone matching this description, please call the Westhampton Township Police at (609) 267-3000.
Florida Truck Driver Struck and Killed By Maryland State Police Officer
A 39-year-old truck driver was struck and killed by a Maryland State Police officer on Wednesday in Garrett County, Maryland.
ATA Files Suit With NY Thruway Authority Over ‘Toll Diversion’
According to the lawsuit, the Thruway’s toll rates violate the Commerce Clause because they “are not based on a fair approximation of commercial truckers’ use of the Thruway,†and “are excessive in relation to the benefits conferred on commercial truckers for paying those tolls.â€
Tragic Accident Claims Life Of Driver On I-20
Early this morning, a driver was tragically killed in a fiery crash. The accident occurred in Texas on Exit 310, of I-20 near Clyde, Texas...
Dash Cam Footage Of Missouri Highway Shooting Released
This shocking dash cam footage of a highway shooting has recently been released! A 42-year-old Kansas City man, Alan Hampton (who was strung out on...
Mayflower Truck Caught Smuggling Drugs Through Cranbury
Two California men have been arrested for smuggling drugs (allegedly) along the New Jersey Turnpike. Does all this talk of Cranbury and Mayflower have anyone...