Longhaul truck driver Gerald Wong wants to reroute the nation’s health care policies, accelerate the minimum wage and slam the brakes on abusive police practices.
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Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Â
Philadelphia Airport, in Effort to Bolster Shipping, Buys More Land
A massive, mostly vacant land parcel beside Philadelphia International Airport could become a bustling shipping hub for everything from medicine to car parts under a plan to develop the site into a new air-freight complex serving a swath of the northeastern United States.
February 14, 2018Minnesota DOT Installing Technology to Guide Truckers to Parking Spaces
Truck drivers passing through Minnesota who need of a safe place to pull off the road will be getting help from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, which last week began installing new technology that will let them know in real time if rest areas still have parking spaces available.
February 13, 2018Illinois County to Make Truckers Pay More
Will County, Ill., plans to more than double its permit costs for overweight trucks, offer an online application process for them and update its designated truck routes.
February 7, 2018Virginia Could Allow Trucks Up to 11,000 Pounds Heavier Than It Does Now
Trucks traveling Virginia’s roads could get about 10,000 pounds heavier if legislation gets the OK from the General Assembly.
February 7, 2018Hazelwood Attorney Says Feds Are Making a Crime out of Civil Fraud
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The former president of Pilot Flying J took on the federal government Feb. 6, accusing prosecutors of ginning up a criminal case out of a civil fraud, and making a deal with the devil to do it.
February 7, 2018Washington Town Undertakes $52 Million Road Project to Ease Truck Traffic
UNION GAP, Wash. — On a daily average, 3,400 trucks hauling freight travel along Main Street and Valley Mall Boulevard in Union Gap, Wash., just to access Interstate 82.
February 5, 2018Special Truck Lane in New Mexico Speeds up Border Shipments
As NAFTA renegotiation talks wind down, a dedicated cargo lane for trucks is speeding up shipments from a massive Foxconn plant on the Mexican side of the Santa Teresa, N.M., border crossing.
February 2, 2018Port of Baltimore Sets Record in 2017 With 10.7 Million Tons of Cargo
The Port of Baltimore set new cargo records in 2017, handling 10.7 million tons of general cargo and the most containers and autos in its history, officials said.
February 2, 2018West Virginia Transportation Secretary: Benefits of $2.8 Billion Road Plan Already Happening
West Virginia Transportation Secretary Tom Smith told state legislators Jan. 29 that West Virginia drivers are already beginning to notice road improvements as part of Gov. Jim Justice’s four-year, $2.8 billion “Roads to Prosperity” program.
January 31, 2018