Latest News Updates From Paul Spillenger

Fired Worker Can Sue C.R. England

A federal appeals court has ruled that a former C.R. England driving instructor can sue the company for firing him after he allegedly made comments to his students about violating federal hours-of-service rules.

January 3, 2000

Ruling Could Affect Okla. Truck Taxes

Fifteen years ago, Oklahoma began marketing itself as the promised land for trucking companies in search of a cheap place to base-plate their tractor-trailers. But a recent ruling could change all that.

January 3, 2000

DOT Says Border to Stay Closed

The Department of Transportation said it will not fully open this country’s southern border to commercial truck traffic from Mexico with the arrival of the new year.

December 30, 1999
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DOT Says Border to Stay Closed

The Department of Transportation said it will not fully open this country’s southern border to commercial truck traffic from Mexico with the arrival of the new year.

December 29, 1999

ATA Offers Changes in Hours Rules

American Trucking Associations' recommendations on new rules governing the driving and resting hours of commercial truckers are in line with the group's stated position on the issue.

December 27, 1999

California Stiffens Fines for Truckers

A California law that goes into effect Jan. 1 beefs up penalties for commercial truck drivers who overly exceed the speed limit or attempt to evade a law enforcement officer.

December 23, 1999
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Union Takes Additional Actions Against Overnite Transportation

As the Teamsters’ strike against Overnite Transportation Co. lumbered into its eighth week, union organizers launched two new offensives designed to keep pressure on their adversary.

December 22, 1999

Preston Property Sold for $68 Million

There was no public auction today for the real estate of bankrupt Preston Trucking in Baltimore, since a $68.4 million bid for all parcels by RLR Investments LLC beat out all other offers.

December 17, 1999

'The Trucker' Sold to Conglomerate

The Trucker, a biweekly, national newspaper covering the truckload freight sector, was sold to Landmark Communications of Norfolk, Va, for an undisclosed sum.

December 17, 1999

Preston Property to Be Auctioned

Bankrupt Preston Trucking Co. is scheduled to sell off its real estate at a public auction in Baltimore on Dec. 17, either to a company that has made a bulk bid for all the parcels or to individual bidders.

December 15, 1999