A bomb squad blew up a suspicious package at the Salt Lake City, UT, offices of truckload carrier C.R. England on April 1 after an employee allegedly called in a bomb threat.

West Valley City police officers on the scene told KSL News that an employee left a suspicious-looking box outside the trucking company offices, than called in a bomb threat.

The threat forced police to evacuate employees and clear the area. After blowing up the box, officers found religious pamphlets and a towel inside.

The Dept. of Transportation is warning trucking companies to be aware that another round of fraudulent USDOT letters are being distributed, largely by fax, to motor carrier officials. The letters, dated March 12, 2013, appear to be from the U.S. Department of Transportation Procurement Office and are signed by a fictitious name Julie Weynel – senior procurement officer. The letters are an attempt to obtain banking information from the targeted carriers.

TravelCenters of America, operator of the TA and Petro Stopping Centers travel center brands, announced its first “Citizen Driver” award program designed to recognize professional drivers who evoke public respect for the truck driving profession. The program was launched last week at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

The Missing Driver Alert Network has posted a plea from a woman seeking help finding her brother, a truck driver based in Georgia, who has been missing since March 15.

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and Aegis Mobility said it’s the ideal time to conduct its Third Annual Workplace Distracted Driving Survey.

Aegis Mobility was founded in 2006 to address the distracted while driving problem of cell phone use in vehicles.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will hold a free public listening session on Friday, March 22, to solicit ideas and information on the issue of entry-level training for drivers of commercial motor vehicles.

Specifically, FMCSA is soliciting input on factors, issues, and data it should consider in anticipation of a rulemaking to implement the entry-level driver training provisions in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.