In The News

• Oil tops $50 in light of global rallies

  By Alex Kennedy - The Associated Press
  Posted Mar 19th 2009 4:23AM

  SINGAPORE  - Oil rose above $50 a barrel Thursday in Asia, brushing off news of increasing U.S. crude supplies, a...

• Illinois bills would boost fines for idling violations and end truck fee

  By Keith Goble, state legislative editor
  Posted Mar 18th 2009 10:15AM

  Two legislative efforts at the Illinois statehouse that are likely to elicit different responses from truckers are on ...

• Kenworth medium-duty hybrids, T800 LNG trucks eligible for stimulus aid

  By The Trucker
  Posted Mar 18th 2009 4:43AM

  KIRKLAND, Wash. — Truck operators who purchase new Kenworth medium-duty hybrid trucks and tractors or Kenworth ...

• Fuel averages $2.017 per gallon nationwide; down nearly $2 from a year ago

  By Landline Staff Writer
  Posted Mar 17th 2009 5:20AM

  A year ago this week, truckers were paying nearly $4 per gallon at the pump for diesel. However, on Monday, March 16...

• Truckers, lawmakers push ‘Jason’s Law’ for safe parking options

  By Clarissa Kell-Holland and Reed Black
  Posted Mar 17th 2009 5:15AM

  Less than a week since a petition started circulating, nearly 3,000 people have signed an electronic petition titled �...