/tags/trucks trucks en-US Copyright Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:34:08 GMT /2025-06-03/dublin-fire-truck-manufacturer-worker-strike-could-continue-through-end-of-june The Sutphen union dispute has engulfed the company since October. Since then, workers have been working without a contract as negotiations have come to a halt. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:34:08 GMT /2025-06-03/dublin-fire-truck-manufacturer-worker-strike-could-continue-through-end-of-june George Shillcock /politics-government/2025-05-20/columbus-city-council-approves-2-5-million-fire-truck-purchase-despite-company-union-dispute Council members approved the $2.5 million ladder truck purchase after rejecting it narrowly last week. Sutphen, a Dublin-based company, is in a dispute with its union workers. Tue, 20 May 2025 15:21:37 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-20/columbus-city-council-approves-2-5-million-fire-truck-purchase-despite-company-union-dispute George Shillcock /politics-government/2025-05-14/columbus-city-council-delays-purchasing-new-fire-truck-amid-union-dispute-with-manufacturer The 5-to-4 vote was split with council members Rob Dorans, Lourdes Barroso de Padilla, Melissa Green, Otto Beatty III and Nancy Day-Achauer voting against the purchase. Council President Shannon Hardin voted for the purchase alongside council members Emmanuel Remy, Christopher Wyche and Nick Bankston. Wed, 14 May 2025 19:16:34 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-14/columbus-city-council-delays-purchasing-new-fire-truck-amid-union-dispute-with-manufacturer George Shillcock /2024-05-13/international-roadcheck-semis-pulled-over-highways The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is participating in International Roadcheck, a 72-hour blitz from May 14-16 throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada that checks motor carriers for safety violations. Mon, 13 May 2024 17:11:03 GMT /2024-05-13/international-roadcheck-semis-pulled-over-highways Tana Weingartner /2021-11-17/many-commercial-drivers-license-training-programs-at-capacity-as-truck-driver-shortage-worsens The trucking industry says it is short some 80,000 drivers. That's a 33% increase since 2019. At current trends, that number could pass 160,000 by 2030. Possible remedies include increasing the number of training schools and a pilot program that would allow 18-20 year-olds to drive across state lines. Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:01:37 GMT /2021-11-17/many-commercial-drivers-license-training-programs-at-capacity-as-truck-driver-shortage-worsens Scott Good /wyso-stories/2020-04-01/delivery-trucks-keep-rolling-under-coronavirus-threat Traffic over the last few weeks has been noticeably lighter as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s stay-at-home order has been in effect. But, with essential... Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:18:14 GMT /wyso-stories/2020-04-01/delivery-trucks-keep-rolling-under-coronavirus-threat Jerry Kenney /news-partners/2019-07-30/trump-administration-poised-to-relax-trucking-safety-rules-despite-warnings Truck drivers complain that strict "hours of service" rules waste time and slow shipping. The Trump administration is poised to relax them, despite warnings from safety advocates about crashes. Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:57:02 GMT /news-partners/2019-07-30/trump-administration-poised-to-relax-trucking-safety-rules-despite-warnings Frank Morris /statehouse-news-stories/2017-03-22/bills-backed-by-industry-seek-to-put-the-brakes-on-truck-driver-shortage-in-ohio The trucking industry says there’s been a driver shortage for two decades – and that there could be 175,000 unfilled trucker jobs in the next seven... Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:43:27 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2017-03-22/bills-backed-by-industry-seek-to-put-the-brakes-on-truck-driver-shortage-in-ohio Karen Kasler, Karen Kasler /news/2010-08-23/columbus-freight-hauler-uses-technology-to-reduce-roadway-collisions A Columbus freight terminal is equipping its fleet of tractor-trailers with what it calls life-saving technology designed to avoid some highway… Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT /news/2010-08-23/columbus-freight-hauler-uses-technology-to-reduce-roadway-collisions admin