Drivers fill up despite costs because ‘there’s nothing we can do’ – Rockford, IL – Rockford Register Star

ROCKFORD — Gallows humor came to the gas pump Tuesday as Ken Reed fed $3.79-a-gallon Road Ranger regular unleaded to his car at East Riverside Boulevard and North Mulford Road.Read more here

Drivers fill up despite costs because ‘there’s nothing we can do’ – Rockford, IL – Rockford Register Star.

al.com: Birmingham : Alabama’s Boyd Brothers unveils innovation that could revolutionize flatbed trucking

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — A new innovation pushed by Clayton-based Boyd Brothers Transportation was unveiled to the public at its Birmingham terminal today and called “revolutionary” for its ability to get the flatbed trucking industry into the growing intermodal rail shipping game.This is important reading for trucking

al.com: Birmingham : Alabama’s Boyd Brothers unveils innovation that could revolutionize flatbed trucking.

Truck drivers picket port company Toll Group – The Daily Breeze

Drivers employed by San Pedro-based Toll Group held a march Thursday, claiming they are underpaid, forced to use unsanitary restrooms and were intimidated by a “union-buster” hired by the trucking company.

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Truck drivers picket port company Toll Group – The Daily Breeze.

FMCSA to Hold EOBR ‘Listening Session’ | Transport Topics Online | Trucking, Freight Transportation and Logistics News

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will hear public comments at the Mid-America Trucking Show next month about the potential that drivers using electronic onboard recorders could be harassed by the carriers they drive for.

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FMCSA to Hold EOBR ‘Listening Session’ | Transport Topics Online | Trucking, Freight Transportation and Logistics News.

Letter from a Recent Truck Driver Training Graduate | REAL Women In Trucking

In early January I received an email with the subject line that read the carrier’s names in regards to a …

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Letter from a Recent Truck Driver Training Graduate | REAL Women In Trucking.

Caterpillar: Goodbye Illinois, Hello Indiana’s Right To Work | The National Right to Work Committee®

Caterpillar has been a mainstay Illinois-based company for generations but no longer.  The power and influence of big labor has impacted the company for too long, damaging its bottom-line and hurting workers.

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Caterpillar: Goodbye Illinois, Hello Indiana’s Right To Work | The National Right to Work Committee®.

A Threat to Mom & Pop Trucking Companies

Here we go again; the idea that creating more government regulation is the solution to the woes of the trucking industry.

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A Threat to Mom & Pop Trucking Companies.

TruckingInfo.com : We’ve got trucking covered. Your Source for Trucking News and Information

Truckstop and convenience store interests are opposed to a provision of the House transportation bill that would allow states to privatize interstate rest areas.For more on this story read more about it here

TruckingInfo.com : We’ve got trucking covered. Your Source for Trucking News and Information.

A look at the downside of CSA

Although he started off with some good news on truck-crash stats, safety consultant Rick Gobbell of Franklin, TN-based Gobbell Transportation Safety soon went on to point out ongoing issues of concern he has with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) CSA safety-measuring system.For more on this story read here

A look at the downside of CSA.

Jack-knifed semi closes I-70E near Monrovia

Fatal jack-knifed semi crash closes I-70E near Monrovia

MONROVIA, Ind. (WISH) – One man died Tuesday morning while parked on the site of a highway waiting for his vehicle to be towed, police officials say.

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Jack-knifed semi closes I-70E near Monrovia.