Thu August 13, 2015

Thief Absconds With Heavy Equipment in Broad Daylight

The South Strand News is reporting that police in South Carolina have produced a photo of a pickup truck they think may have been used in the theft. At about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, the Georgetown Police Department released an image of an pickup truck that was towing a Bobcat Skid Steer as it traveled down a city street....

Mon August 03, 2015

Long-Haul Truck-Driving Teens: A Scary Proposal

One provision in the current surface transportation bill would drop the interstate commercial truck driving age to 18 from 21. It is one of those issues with two appealing sides. In the end, though, the idea doesn’t pass muster....

Tue July 28, 2015

Caterpillar to Design, Build Its Vocational Trucks

Caterpillar Inc. today announced it will begin independently designing and manufacturing its vocational truck product family at its plant in Victoria, Texas. The plant, which opened in 2012, currently produces hydraulic excavators....

Thu July 16, 2015

Interstate Bridge Destroyed in Fiery Truck Crash

The website Truck Driving Jobs is reporting that a tanker truck carrying 8,000 gallons of ethanol near Columbus, Ohio crashed and overturned under the eastbound I-70 bridge, causing massive damage to the bridge itself....

Fri June 26, 2015

Houston Begins Long Road to Storm Recovery

Last month, after Memorial Day weekend, floods left much of Houston underwater, crews went to work cleaning up as soon as they could safely do so. Even so, Gary Readore, chief of staff of the Houston Solid Waste Management Department, expected it would be nearly the end of summer before the city was back to normal....

Mon June 22, 2015

Construction Flagger Struck and Killed by Truck in Wyoming

ELK MOUNTAIN, Wyo. (AP) - A flagger has been struck and killed by a truck in a construction zone on Interstate 80 in southern Wyoming. The accident occurred about 5:50 p.m. Thursday about 15 miles west of Elk Mountain....

Mon June 22, 2015

City of Columbus Snow Removal Plan Earns APWA Award

The city of Columbus’s snow and ice control plan and snow removal efforts have earned the American Public Works Association’s national Award for Excellence. The snow and ice control plan is the city’s guide for providing residents efficient and timely snow removal....

Fri June 05, 2015

FBI Investigating Liebherr Stolen Truck Designs Lawsuit

The Daily Press is reporting that the FBI is looking into a case in which a manufacturer is accusing several of its former workers of stealing designs for a huge mining dump truck for copycat truck production in China....

Fri May 29, 2015

Isuzu Delivers 500,000th Isuzu-Built Truck in North America

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. has delivered the 500,000th Isuzu-built truck since the Isuzu brand entered the North American market in 1984. The N-Series truck was sold to Farmers Home Furniture in Dublin, Ga....

Mon May 25, 2015

Illinois Truck Fleet Owner Sentenced in Double-Brokering Scheme

Trucking News Online is reporting that Dragan Simovski, who operated Freedom Transportation Inc., in Illinois, was sentenced earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Chicago to 36 months incarceration, 36 months supervised release, and was ordered to pay $532,000 restitution in connection with an illegal double-brokering scheme....