Despite unified calls from the trucking industry, members of Congress, safety groups and highway users, the Obama administration revealed its plan on Friday afternoon to forge ahead with its plan to open the border to long-haul trucks from Mexico.

The outcome of the 2010 midterm election wasn't without its surprises. One big one was the defeat of Rep. James Oberstar, D-MN, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Californians who turned out to vote Tuesday, Nov. 2, were decisive in their opinion not to suspend implementation of a much ballyhooed greenhouse gas law.

A statewide effort to spend $1 billion during the next decade on road projects throughout Alabama was turned back by voters on Tuesday.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association launched its first-ever webinar series on Tuesday, Nov. 2. More than 50 participants tuned in to the first online class.

Carlos was caught by surprise last year after one of his drivers totaled a company truck. Not only would his insurance company not provide for a replacement truck – but the insurance company never legitimately insured any of Carlos’ vehicles.

Police in Oklahoma say someone threw a pumpkin from an Oklahoma highway overpass Tuesday, Nov. 2. The pumpkin hit a truck, resulting in a shattered windshield. The driver, however, was not seriously injured.

Staff Writer Charlie Morasch discovered a wealth of good reading material when researching the article that appears in November Land Line on Skidmore, MO. He shares that and other pieces from the cutting room floor in this entry on the Land Line blog.