Latest Trucking Headlines
All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Midwestern states push for truck-only lanes
Aug 6 2007 // With truck traffic rising, at least nine states are considering proposals to separate big rigs from cars on heavily traveled interstate highways, hoping to reduce congestion, improve safety and increase commerce by moving...
Midwestern states push for truck-only lanes
Aug 6 2007 // With truck traffic rising, at least nine states are considering proposals to separate big rigs from cars on heavily traveled interstate highways, hoping to reduce congestion, improve safety and increase commerce by moving...
News Currents
Aug 6 2007 // Federal court throws out rules on extended hours for truckers A federal court dealt a blow to U.S. trucking companies in July by striking down rules on working hours that were strongly criticized by safety advocates. The...
News Currents
Aug 6 2007 // Federal court throws out rules on extended hours for truckers A federal court dealt a blow to U.S. trucking companies in July by striking down rules on working hours that were strongly criticized by safety advocates. The...
Midwestern states push for truck-only lanes
Aug 6 2007 // With truck traffic rising, at least nine states are considering proposals to separate big rigs from cars on heavily traveled interstate highways, hoping to reduce congestion, improve safety and increase commerce by moving...
Court Throws Out Rules on Extended Hours for Truckers
Jul 26 2007 // A federal court dealt a blow to U.S. trucking companies this week by striking down rules on working hours that were strongly criticized by safety advocates. The decision is the latest chapter in a long-running battle...
Midwestern States Push for Truck-only Lanes
Jul 23 2007 // With truck traffic rising, at least nine states are considering proposals to separate big rigs from cars on interstate highways, hoping to reduce congestion, improve safety and increase commerce by moving goods faster. The...
Cargo Train Derails in Kentucky, Nearby Houses Evacuated
Jun 26 2007 // A train carrying hazardous materials through Kentucky derailed in an industrial park, but none of the materials leaked, authorities said. The derailment at the Bluegrass Industrial Park in Louisville caused nearby homes to...
Growing rail freight transportation industry meets growing risks
Jun 4 2007 // The demand for freight transportation by rail has grown steadily in recent years after a prolonged period of excess capacity. The increased demand was fueled by a generally growing U.S. economy, expanding imports from...
Ark. Judge Grants Class Status to Truckers Suing Wal-Mart
May 18 2007 // A judge in Little Rock, Ark., has granted class status in a federal lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in which the company is accused of discriminating against black applicants for jobs driving Wal-Mart trucks. In his...
Figures
Apr 23 2007 // 350 The number of fire code violations found in The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s review of fire inspection records for 100 Cleveland, Ohio, schools over a four-year period, according to the Associated Press. Fire...
Wis. Trucker Wins Great American’s ‘Big Rig Giveaway’
Apr 10 2007 // A long-haul trucker from Janesville, Wis., won Great American Insurance Group’s BIG RIG GIVEAWAY at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) on March 24 in Louisville, Ky., the company announced. Bruce Doering’s...
Tank containers and the inland marine market
Mar 26 2007 // Specialty niche offers multi-modal transport and multi-insurance coverage concerns They’re more difficult to handle, but the cargo carriers are aware of the risks,” said Ben Armistead, chairman of Greenwich...
Tank containers and the inland marine market
Mar 26 2007 // They’re more difficult to handle, but the cargo carriers are aware of the risks,” said Ben Armistead, chairman of Greenwich Transportation Underwriters (GTU) in Nashville, Tenn. “A lot of things can...
R.I., Mass. Safest While Wyo., Ark. Deadliest States for Truck Crashes
Mar 15 2007 // Wyoming and Arkansas are the deadliest states for truck crashes, according to a safety group that has called for tougher federal regulation to reduce fatalities hovering above 100 a week nationwide for years. The safest...
Wis. Court Says Insurance Company Should Pay for Mistreating Trucker
Feb 22 2007 // A jury properly awarded a northeast Wisconsin trucker $115,000 to punish his insurance company for how it handled his claim after his semi-truck hit a deer, a state appeals court ruled this week. The insurance company...
Injured Ark. trucker wins court order for rehearing
Jan 29 2007 // The Arkansas Court of Appeals says the state Work-ers’ Compensation Commission did such a poor job of considering an injured trucker’s claim that it was “impossible” for the court to properly review...
10 Injured Ark. trucker wins court order for rehearing
Jan 28 2007 // Judge criticizes state Workers’ Compensation Commission 10 Accused of insurance fraud, La. police officer resigns Change in accident report at issue 10 La. Citizens gets nod to raise rates Statewide average...
Ark. Injured Trucker Wins Court Order for Workers’ Comp Rehearing
Jan 19 2007 // The Arkansas Court of Appeals says the state Workers’ Compensation Commission did such a poor job of considering an injured trucker’s claim that it was “impossible” for the court to properly review...
Arrowhead Wholesale Offers Trucking Insurance
Jan 16 2007 // Arrowhead Wholesale Insurance Services LLC of San Diego, Calif., is announcing a new “A-” VIII rated admitted trucking carrier in California. The program provides coverage for physical damage, motor cargo, and...
