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Opinion

Is Little America Travel Center booting fuel island lingerers?

The recent rumor of Little America Travel Center in Little America, Wyo., booting errant trucks that linger too long on the fuel island isn’t entirely true – yet.

OOIDA

The Spirit heads to Summit, S.D.

Ag hours of service and media just don’t get trucking – two discussion topics at The Spirit’s stops in North Dakota. Next stop: Summit, S.D.

OOIDA

Truck to Success course includes instruction of financing

Financing will be covered in OOIDA’s Truck to Success course for drivers considering becoming owner-operators. It’s offered via web conferencing on Oct. 26-28.

Opinion

How ‘intelligent’ do you have to be to know a pickup from a CMV?

Making distinctions between pick-’em-up truck drivers and commercial truck drivers seems difficult for the “intelligent drivers” and the national news.

News, State

Arkansas voters to decide on continuation of road tax

Arkansas voters will decide in November whether to make permanent a sales tax collected to help cover costs for road and bridge work.

Crime & Courts, News

California man faces charges in foiled $294K nut heist

A Fresno, Calif., man is behind bars after county law enforcement officers say they foiled a cargo theft plot that resulted in a pistachio nut heist.

News

Hurricane Laura shuts down I-10 and numerous highways

After making landfall as a Category 4 storm, Hurricane Laura has left a wake of destruction, including the closure of Interstate 10.

News

Driving jobs with safest drivers include trucking, study reveals

A study looking into various driving jobs shows that truckers have one of the lowest rates of driving violations and low incident rates.

Opinion

The lease-purchase trap is a problem large carriers won’t fix

A trucker’s cautionary tale of falling into the lease-purchase trap is another reminder that what ails the trucking industry won’t fix itself, writes John Bendel.

State, Tolls

Oregon petition effort to have voters decide on tolls sidelined

Pursuit in Oregon of a petition effort to allow voters to decide whether the state should toll existing infrastructure must wait to qualify for ballot.