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Annual Truck Inspection

Truck Inspection 72 Straight Hours Underway

The annual truck inspection blitz is officially underway all across the country. The nationwide campaign, known as Roadcheck 2015, kicks off 72 straight hours of truck and bus inspections all across the United States....

Senate Highway Bill Due May 12th

Another Short-Term Solution? The Senate has scheduled a hearing to mark up its version of a bill to extend federal transportation funding beyond a scheduled September cut-off. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will...

Training School Directory Coming Soon

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California DMV Was Selling Trucking Licenses

California DMV Workers Traded Cash For Trucking Licenses

As many as 100 commercial truck drivers paid up to $5,000 each to bribe state Department of Motor Vehicles employees for illegal California licenses, federal authorities said. Up to 23 traffic accidents could be related...

Another School Shooting In New Mexico Raises More Questions Then Answers

Another school shooting in Roswell, New Mexico, now raises more questions then answers. It happened in a middle school gym, another terrifying scene of outrage and disgust. A 12 year old student walked into...

DOT Announces Grow America Act

Earlier this year in St. Paul, Minnesota, President Obama and Secretary Foxx promised to present Congress with a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal, and with the unveiling of The GROW AMERICA Act today, they...

Semi Catches Fire Inside Biggs Trucking Company In Chattanooga

Biggs Trucking Reports Fire The wheels of a tractor trailer caught fire at Biggs Trucking Company in Chattanooga early this morning but no injuries were reported. An employee called 911 around 12:20AM to report the...

Oil Hits Over $100 Barrel-Trend To Continue?

Pain At The Pumps The price of oil is trading over $100 a barrel today backed by data showing a decline in U.S. supplies and the continuing conflict in Ukraine. Early afternoon in Europe markets,...
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update - Energy Information Administration

Diesel Average Down For 10th Straight Week

The Diesel average fell again for the 10th consecutive week to $2.668 per gallon, a difference of 0.055 cents cheaper according to a report from the Department of Energy on Aug. 3. From this...

ATA Reports Tonnage Index Increased 1.5 Percent In April

ATA Report A Good Sign For Truckers The American Trucking Associations announced that their tonnage index increased 1.5 percent in April. The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.5%...