Archive for December 28th, 2009

UPS truck tips, shuts down eastbound Bear Valley Road »

HESPERIA A United Parcel Service truck tipped over shortly after 9:30 a.m. Thursday, shutting down eastbound Bear Valley Road at Seventh Avenue. More: continued here

UPS Employee Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Packages »

A United Parcel Service deliveryman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of packages, according to Fairfield police. More: continued here

Autopsy shows corpse found in truck was murder victim »

In Audrain County, MO, northeast of Columbia, sheriff’s investigators say a 20-year-old man whose body was found in a tractor-trailer was a murder victim. More: continued here

UPS Man Stole $40,000 in Tech Toys: Cops »

Investigators discover stolen video games, laptops, iPods Thousands of dollers worth of holiday goods didn’t make it to their intended destinations and police say a deliveryman is to blame. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

New Wisconsin law targets drunken drivers »

While there is often debate about how to make traveling safer, there is little argument that reducing incidences of drunken driving would greatly improve safety on roadways. Intent on making travel on Wisconsin’s more than 236,000 miles of roads safer for motorists, truckers and others, Gov. Jim Doyle signed a bill into law toughening rules [...]

Democrats ask White House to wait on climate change issue »

In the last few days of an economically disappointing 2009, and before an election year, several moderate Democrats are reportedly asking the White House to give up any intention of passing a cap-and-trade bill next year. More: continued here

UPDATE: Stiffed Arrow drivers want answers »

Monday, Dec. 28, 2009 – Nearly 1,400 stunned former Arrow Trucking drivers received grim news just three days before Christmas that the Tulsa-based company was “suspending operations.” Now that many have recovered from the initial shock, these same drivers are dusting themselves off and clamoring for any information they can find out about how to [...]

Meritor WABCO air dryer standard on all DTNA models in 2010 »

Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems announced th… More: continued here

Arrow Trucking ceases operations »

The Tulsa, Okla.-based flatbed hauler cannot be re… More: continued here

Nebraska roads in need of funding boost, report confirms »

The outlook for Nebraska roads is bleak unless officials come up with new funding options, according to a report. More: continued here