LA GRANDE, Ore. — A trucker who was missing for four days in a snow-covered part of Oregon after his GPS mapping device sent him up the wrong road walked 36 miles and emerged safely from a remote and rugged region of the state.
April 30, 2018Technology, Equipment, Safety
Trucker Wanders Oregon Woods for Four Days Because of GPS Fail
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
HDA Truck Pride Adds Turbo Solutions to Network
HDA Truck Pride announced Turbo Solutions has joined its distribution network as a provider of remanufactured turbochargers.
April 30, 2018Business, Safety
Nevada Champion Gragg Wilson Goes About Winning in a Humble Way
LAS VEGAS — Consistency paid off, again, for FedEx Freight’s Gragg Wilson, who earned his fifth state grand champion title on April 28 en route to his 13th trip to the National Truck Driving Championships.
April 29, 2018Business, Safety
FedEx Freight’s Scott Osborne Takes °®¶¹´«Ã½ Mississippi’s Grand Champion Prize
Grand Champion honors at Mississippi’s annual truck driving championships April 27-28 went to FedEx Freight’s Scott Osborne, competing in the tanker class.
April 28, 2018Government, Safety
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Signs Law for Fee to Stabilize Highway Patrol Funding
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law April 25 that would allow the director of the Arizona Department of Transportation to levy another fee on vehicles.
April 27, 2018Government, Technology, Safety
FMCSA Announces Delay of Rule Involving Driver Medical Cards
A new federal rule due for implementation in June that would eliminate the need for truck drivers to carry their medical cards has been delayed for three years due to a hack of the registry of certified medical examiners in December.
April 26, 2018Government, Safety
House Passes FAA Bill With Trucking Meal, Rest Break Provision
An aviation reauthorization bill with a provision that would ensure nationwide uniformity for meal-and-rest-break rules for truckers was advanced by the U.S. House of Representatives on April 27 on a 393-13 vote.
April 26, 2018Government, Business, Safety
Road to Zero Group Announces Three More Safety Grant Winners
The Road to Zero Coalition announced three more recipients of the Safe System Innovation Grants on April 23.
April 25, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Safety
Road to Zero Coalition Charts Ambitious Goal to Reduce Traffic Deaths by 2050
National Safety Council CEO Deborah Hersman noted the goal of the newly formed Road to Zero Coalition is to dramatically reduce traffic deaths.
April 25, 2018Safety, TCA
A Man Tried to Jump Off a Detroit Overpass, Then 13 Truckers Saved Him
A unique act of heroism took place in the early morning hours of April 24 along I-696 in metro Detroit.
April 24, 2018