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More than 29,000 Freightliner and Western Star trucks being recalled
More than 29,000 Freightliner and Western Star trucks are being recalled to repair a steer axle problem. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC is recalling certain 2023-2024 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, Business Class M2, Cascadia, 2024 Western Star 57X, and 2023 Freightliner 122SD…
Estes opens 3 former Yellow terminals; 7 to open by end of June
Estes Express Lines recently held its grand opening event for its terminal in Florence, South Carolina, and announced the opening of two additional terminals in Reno, Nevada, and Cinnaminson, New Jersey. All three properties are recent acquisitions that were retrofitted…
Briefly: Midwest Carriers consolidates operations with new headquarters
Midwest Carriers recently opened a new headquarters building.A statement from the company said the new building makes it easier to work as one team and offers more amenities to employees, especially its drivers.Midwest had three locations in Wisconsin's Fox Valley…
Trucker arrested for hauling almost 28,000 packs of untaxed cigarettes
Agents with Arkansas Tobacco Control and the Central Arkansas Drug Task Force seized a large quantity of illegal cigarettes in a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 on Wednesday, April 10.A Central Arkansas Drug Task Force Agent conducted a traffic stop on…
CDL school operator sentenced to prison, fined for bribing examiner
A Philadelphia CDL school operator has been sentenced to more than four and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to having bribed a CDL examiner. U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Vladimir Tsymbalenko, 53, the former owner of…
Study: Truckers with less than 3 years experience at greater risk for collision
New commercial truck drivers who have not received adequate training are putting the safety of Canada’s roads and highways in jeopardy, according to a report released recently.Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) commissioned MNP, a professional services firms, to identify the key factors…
Virginia installs runaway vehicle ramp that uses nets to stop trucks
A new truck arrestor ramp opened recently on U.S. 250 (Rockfish Gap Turnpike).The first of its kind in Virginia, this $5.5 million safety feature is designed to put the brakes on runaway big rigs and passenger vehicles descending Afton Mountain.The…
Denied CDL renewal, trucker steals rig drives it into Texas DPS building
One person is dead and 13 others were injured Friday, April 12 when a man drove a stolen tractor-trailer into the Texas Department of Public Safety Building where he earlier was denied the renewal of his commercial driver's license.A Texas…
Company that limits driver cell phone use names trucking advisory board
NoCell Technologies, a supplier of solutions to mitigate the use of cell phones while behind the wheel of commercial vehicles, announced earlier this week the establishment of the NOCELL Driver Advisory Board. The company said the board is comprised of…