Truck Driver Shot Over Parking Dispute
An Alabama truck driver was shot this week over a parking dispute that started when he parked his truck outside his mother’s home in a residential neighborhood. The…
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Explosion Rips a Hole In The Roof Of A Trucking Company, Kills 1
A blast at a Corona, California trucking company claimed the life of a 50-year-old worker and has put a second man in critical condition. Workers at the National…
2 commentsDriver Paid $123,000 In Wrongful Termination Suit
A driver who refused to drive under unsafe conditions last year was fired by his company soon after. The Department of Labor has just ordered the carrier who…
13 commentsCARB Issues Over $2.1 Million In Fines In 2013
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced on Tuesday that they issued more than $2 million worth of fines in 2013 alone to commercial truck and bus fleets.…
9 commentsPort Carriers Sue Over Rate Increases, Compensation
Even though the strike at the Port of Vancouver has been over for a few weeks, the legal battle rages on. Thirty-three Canadian carriers have filed a lawsuit…
5 comments71% of Independent Truckers Say They’ll Quit if EOBR Mandate Becomes Law
Given how nervous the ATA seems to be about the “driver shortage,” they may have reason to reconsider their staunchly pro-EOBR stance. A recent poll of Overdrive Online…
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