January 23, 2015: Truck driver wins jury award; Ford grapples with ambulance engine stalling issue; 12 year-old desires to be a truck driver.
Jan. 23, 2015
Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:
- A jury awards a former Old Dominion Freight Line truck driver nearly $120,000 because the motor carrier “was not properly accommodating” after the driver self-reported alcohol abuse, according to 5 News Online.
- A cattle-hauling truck driver is killed in a collision with an empty school bus in California, reports KCRA News.
- Ram Trucks reveals the new song and video from its new spokeswoman, country music star Miranda Lambert, notes Fox News.
- A FedEx driver is robbed at gunpoint in the Windy City, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
- Inspectors seek to reduce truck traffic through a Nevada town, reports the Twin Falls Times-News.
- Via Motors predicts it will sell 50,000 of its hybrid pickup models per year by 2018, notes Green Car Reports.
- An investigation continues into reports of engine stalling issues with diesel-equipped Ford Motor Co. F-350 thru F-550 models configured as ambulances, according to The Detroit News.
- A 12 year-old Columbian girl explains why she can’t wait to become a truck driver, reports Autoblog.
- A local businessman explains in an opinion column for The Columbian why transportation is a critical employment driver.
- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it plans to lower fees for its Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) slightly next month yet require more documentation for the card starting in July.
- Ford Motor Co. is opening a new research center in Silicon Valley to foster further developments of autonomous vehicles, among other technologies, notes PC Magazine.
- BMW and Volkswagen are teaming up to build an electric vehicle recharging network, according to the Los Angeles Times.
