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Navistar International Corporation has donated $10,000 to support the American Trucking Associations’ driver recruitment initiative, an effort to promote trucking industry careers among returning military personnel. More: continued here

The Wisconsin Clean Diesel Grant Program is currently accepting applications for its next round of money available to truck owners. The grant program is open to any fleet headquartered or based in Wisconsin to use for exhaust retrofits, idle reduction, engine repowers, engine emission upgrades and replacements. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

Given the state of unemployment and the toll the recession has taken on trucking, Senior Editor Jami Jones wonders in her blog today if opening the border to long-haul Mexican trucks is the right thing to do. More: continued here

A fatal crash involved five tractor-trailers Tuesday morning, Feb. 16. An Iowa State Patrol accident report says four of the trucks were at a complete standstill when the fifth truck slammed into them from the rear, causing a chain-reaction crash. The driver killed in the crash was 62-year-old Karl Krueger of Souix Falls, SD, who [...]

New York Congressman, Paul Tonko was our guest on Truth About Trucking “LIVE” talk radio, Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 7 PM EST.   Discussion focused on House Bill H.R. 2156, also known as Jason’s Law.   As per the bill, top priority will be given in order to:   “address the shortage of long-term parking for commercial [...]

Though freight TSI declined 4.1 percent during 200… More: continued here

A bill halfway through the Virginia General Assembly would put limits in place on handing over authority of any port property in the state. OOIDA is encouraged to see Virginia lawmakers being cautious about long-term sales or leases of government-funded assets. More: continued here

TORONTO, Ont. — Scott Tilley, president of Tandet Logistics, has become the newest member of the Ontario Truc… [Full Story] More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

A Shreveport trucking company says it expects to add as many as 200 truck drivers, diesel mechanics and office workers this year. More: continued here

Repair-Connect is said to speed up the repair proc… More: continued here