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Jurors in Pilot Flying J Criminal Trial to Hear How Sales Team Veered Into Corruption
Jurors in a Chattanooga courtroom will be going inside what the nation’s largest diesel fuel retailer concedes was a corrupt sales division where fraud was taught and celebrated.
FMCSA Grant is Helping Iowa Veterans Train for Trucking
With driver shortages across the country, training to become a trucker can be a good bet for employment.
Oil and Gas Companies Search for Truckers in Pennsylvania
After 42 years with the same employer, Kevin Spath of West Deer, Pa., is facing the prospect of losing his job.
Old Dominion Takes Big Swing With MLB Deal
When Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. landed an advertising and marketing contract with Major League Baseball earlier this year, it was part of a long-term strategy to grow its business, representatives of the Thomasville, N.C.,-based trucking and logistics company said.
FedEx Holiday Season Surge Could Hit 400 Million Packages
FedEx expects to deliver 380-400 million packages this holiday season with three busy Mondays driving a record-breaking pace.
Waymo Offers Peek at its Secluded Test Bed For Self-Driving Cars
A bicyclist pedaled alongside the road and a pedestrian wandered into the crosswalk, as a self-driving minivan headed through a maze of roads in a desolate landscape. As the vehicle turned right, its steering wheel rotated above the empty driver’s seat.
California Truckers to Pay 20¢ More a Gallon for Diesel Starting Nov. 1
Beginning Nov. 1, drivers across California can expect to pay an extra 12 cents per gallon for gasoline at the pump, and an extra 20 cents per gallon for diesel.
House Homeland Security Committee Calls for Increased Security Funding at LA, Long Beach Ports
While praising efforts to protect the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports from terrorist and cyber-attacks, members of Congress aired concerns Oct. 31 about threats to public safety and the economy if federal funding for maritime security programs isn’t raised to meet new threats.
Longtime Montana Trucker Delivering Capitol Christmas Tree
In nearly five decades of driving trucks, Larry Spiekermeier has placed sixth in the National Truck Driving Championships, twice been named Motor Carriers of Montana’s “Driver of the Year,” and logged 1.6 million accident-free miles with his current employer, Whitewood Transport.
Teamsters Hold Public Picket Against CSX Future Health Benefits
A division of the Teamsters union held what it called an informational picket Oct. 30 against Jacksonville-based CSX Corp., saying the company is planning to “drastically reduce our health insurance benefits.”