In The News

• Flying J ‘winding down’ Big West refinery operations

  By Charlie Morasch, staff writer - Land Line
  Posted Jan 30th 2009 1:32AM

  The Flying J on Wednesday officially termed its shutdown of its Big West refinery in California a “suspension,â...

• Stimulus package: What's in it for truckers?

  By David Tanner, staff writer - Land Line
  Posted Jan 30th 2009 1:29AM

  Truckers are not specifically mentioned in the proposed federal stimulus package, but they are in line to benefit from t...

• Oil prices rise despite huge inventory buildup

  By Chris Kahn - The Associated Press
  Posted Jan 29th 2009 1:58AM

  NEW YORK — Oil prices rose Wednesday despite another government report showing that U.S. crude stockpiles ...

• Driver for 32 years looking for something different

  By Barb Kampbell - The Trucker
  Posted Jan 29th 2009 1:52AM

  NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Billy Jones, a driver for Snico Cartage Inc. out of Memphis, Tenn., doesn’t re...

• House rejects digital TV delay; February switchover still stands

  By Land Line
  Posted Jan 29th 2009 1:49AM

  If you have an old-fashioned rabbit ear-type TV in your sleeper, you will still need to buy a digital convertor by Fe...