NORTH LIBERTY, IA (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Heartland Express, Inc. is the recipient of two service awards from FedEx Express for fiscal year 2018 (period June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018). Heartland Express has been awarded both the FedEx Express “Platinum Award for 99.96% On-Time Service” and “Core Carrier of the Year” award. Heartland Express has received the distinguished “Carrier of
Read moreLANSING, MI (TruckingNewsNow.com) — We’re publishing the advisory from Michigan State Police, but agencies nationwide are preparing to take part in a national campaign for traffic safety over the Labor Day Holiday. The Labor Day holiday weekend is one of the deadliest travel periods of the year. The Michigan State Police (MSP) is reminding motorists to be responsible and make
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MARSHALL COUNTY, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — Monday morning, around 9:30 a.m., Indiana State Police investigated a fatal crash between a pickup and a semi that occurred in the northbound driving lane of US 31 just north of 11th Road. Preliminary investigation by Senior Trooper Ben Ennis shows that a white 1995 Kenworth driven by Randall Grabowski, age 49
Read moreWASHINGTON, DC (TruckingnewsNow.com) — The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) says trucking freight traffic jumped dramatically between June, 2017 and June, 2018. In a report just released, BTS says truck freight — valued at $66.6B, rose 5.3 percent over the 12 month period. Broken down by border, U.S. to Canada traffic accounted for 56.3 percent of all northern border freight
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: FMCA) — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces its decision to grant Traditional Trucking Corporation’s (TTC) application for a limited 5-year exemption on behalf of motor carriers operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) to allow a Global Positioning System (GPS) device to be mounted on the interior of the windshield of a CMV within the
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BILLINGS, MT (TruckingNewsNow.com) — Several of the nation’s leading truck accident attorneys were featured on television as they took part in annual truck driver training in the Legacy Trucking Course For Legal Professionals in Billings, MT. The market’s NBC affiliate spent the day with members of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys as they learned what truck drivers deal with
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BAKER COUNTY, OR (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Oregon State Police) — Sunday, August 12, at approximately 8p, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two vehicle crash on I-84 one mile from Baker City near mile post 307. Investigation revealed that a 2016 Ford Van, operated by Stavr Plasari (36) from Glen Ellyn, IL. was westbound on I-84
Read morePENDLETON, IN (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Indiana State Police) — Monday evening, a Pendleton woman who tested four times the legal limit of .08% B.A.C. crashed into a sand filled dump truck in a construction zone on I-69. Just after 10:30 p.m. last evening Indiana State Police Sergeant Scott Jarvis was sitting in the passing lane of I-69 at the 217 mile
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MALHEUR COUNTY, OR (TruckingNewsNow.com) (Source: Oregon State Police) — On Saturday, August 11, 2018 at approximately 2:45 PM Oregon State Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two vehicle head on collision on Hwy 95 near milepost 97. Investigation reveals that a white 2005 Ford Focus, operated by Jaila Aguilera-Pinder (19) from Las Vegas, NV. was northbound on
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TOLEDO, OH (TruckingNewsNow.com) — The Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys is proud to announce that the American Bar Association on Tuesday approved board certification for attorneys handling truck crash cases. It is the first and only ABA accredited board certification in Truck Accident Law in the country. The Truck Accident Law Board Certification—three years in the making, and in partnership with
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