Mon August 17, 2015
Nuss Hosts 5th Annual Truck Show
Approximately 100 people attended Nuss Truck & Equipment’s 5th Annual Antique Truck Show in Rochester, Minn., on July 18. All proceeds, which amounted to $1,200, were donated to the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester, Minn....
Thu August 13, 2015
Thief Absconds With Heavy Equipment in Broad Daylight
The South Strand News is reporting that police in South Carolina have produced a photo of a pickup truck they think may have been used in the theft. At about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, the Georgetown Police Department released an image of an pickup truck that was towing a Bobcat Skid Steer as it traveled down a city street....
Giles Lambertson - Mon August 03, 2015
Long-Haul Truck-Driving Teens: A Scary Proposal
One provision in the current surface transportation bill would drop the interstate commercial truck driving age to 18 from 21. It is one of those issues with two appealing sides. In the end, though, the idea doesn’t pass muster....
Tue July 28, 2015
Caterpillar to Design, Build Its Vocational Trucks
Caterpillar Inc. today announced it will begin independently designing and manufacturing its vocational truck product family at its plant in Victoria, Texas. The plant, which opened in 2012, currently produces hydraulic excavators....
Thu July 16, 2015
Interstate Bridge Destroyed in Fiery Truck Crash
The website Truck Driving Jobs is reporting that a tanker truck carrying 8,000 gallons of ethanol near Columbus, Ohio crashed and overturned under the eastbound I-70 bridge, causing massive damage to the bridge itself....
Lori Tobias - Fri June 26, 2015
Houston Begins Long Road to Storm Recovery
Last month, after Memorial Day weekend, floods left much of Houston underwater, crews went to work cleaning up as soon as they could safely do so. Even so, Gary Readore, chief of staff of the Houston Solid Waste Management Department, expected it would be nearly the end of summer before the city was back to normal....
Mon June 22, 2015
City of Columbus Snow Removal Plan Earns APWA Award
The city of Columbus’s snow and ice control plan and snow removal efforts have earned the American Public Works Association’s national Award for Excellence. The snow and ice control plan is the city’s guide for providing residents efficient and timely snow removal....
Mon June 22, 2015
Construction Flagger Struck and Killed by Truck in Wyoming
ELK MOUNTAIN, Wyo. (AP) - A flagger has been struck and killed by a truck in a construction zone on Interstate 80 in southern Wyoming. The accident occurred about 5:50 p.m. Thursday about 15 miles west of Elk Mountain....
Fri June 05, 2015
FBI Investigating Liebherr Stolen Truck Designs Lawsuit
The Daily Press is reporting that the FBI is looking into a case in which a manufacturer is accusing several of its former workers of stealing designs for a huge mining dump truck for copycat truck production in China....
Fri May 29, 2015
Isuzu Delivers 500,000th Isuzu-Built Truck in North America
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. has delivered the 500,000th Isuzu-built truck since the Isuzu brand entered the North American market in 1984. The N-Series truck was sold to Farmers Home Furniture in Dublin, Ga....
