Tag: Truck Drivers

Virginia lawmaker raises alarm about truck parking problem

A Virginia delegate believes that the ELD Mandate is to blame for a serious safety issue after he spotted numerous truck drivers with nowhere to park lined up on the shoulders and onramps of the interstate.

Shooting incident at Indiana factory blamed on frustrated trucker

Police say that a non-injury shooting incident outside of a factory in Seymour, Indiana, was triggered by a driver's frustration with a late load.

Michigan Troopers: Truckers have been preventing suicides for decades

Michigan State Police (MSP) say yesterday's viral incident of parking trucks under an overpass to prevent a suicidal man from jumping is nothing new -- troopers say that the technique has been in use for years and that truckers are always willing to help.

Carrier ordered out of service for “complete and utter lack of compliance” with FMCSA regulations

A Georgia-based trucking company has been declared an imminent hazard to public safety by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for a laundry list...

VIDEO: Vegan protesters stop trucks outside of L.A. slaughterhouse to give pigs water

Watch as vegan protesters swarm around trucks outside of a Los Angeles slaughterhouse in order to give the animals inside a last drink of water.

Taylor Truck Line: One company’s unique approach to lease purchases set drivers up for success

Taylor Truck Line provides its owner operators and lease purchase truck drivers with superior mileage rates, fuel surcharge and other great advantages such as no-cost Qualcomm and fuel optimizer.

Two mega carriers slapped with $150K in CARB fines

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that they have issued fines worth tens of thousands of dollars to two major out-of-state trucking companies. Marten Logistics...

Missouri transportation bill to forbid roadside inspections where the speed limit exceeds 40 MPH

A pending transportation bill would ban law enforcement officers from performing roadside inspections on many Missouri roadways in the name of safety and privacy.

VIDEO: This is what happens when you assume…

A trucker makes an incorrect assumption after missing his turn and nearly gets his hood taken off.

Tennessee passes law forbidding use of state funds for ELD enforcement on some ag haulers

Last week Tennessee governor Bill Haslam signed a bill into law that would prevent any state funds to be used for the enforcement of Electronic Logging Device regulations for certain agricultural haulers.

VIDEO: Retired Will County judge refuses to move his car so an oversized truck can make a turn

A stubborn retired judge tied up traffic in Joliet, Illinois, on Wednesday, when he decided to park his car in the roadway for fifteen minutes rather than let a truck driver have the few extra feet that he needed in order to make a wide turn.

Ten arrested in undercover prostitution sting at Washington truck stop

The Washington State Patrol teamed up with multiple agencies to conduct a prostitution sting operation at an undisclosed truck stop location in Lewis County.

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