We've been reading a lot lately about probable grain shortages. That, along with rising fuel prices equals higher costs for everything. The fact that trucks deliver most of our foods to stores is an added factor in higher prices. ...more

May 2, 2008

A Department of Transportation worker was killed about 12:15 a.m. today when a tractor-trailer slammed into his truck on Interstate 75 near Bradenton while he was fixing a light, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

April 18, 2008

Garbage pickup once a week? Tampa Councilman John Dingfelder presented that option at Thursday's city council meeting as a way to counter the need to increase fees for garbage collection. ...more

February 22, 2008

Garbage pickup once a week? Tampa Councilman John Dingfelder presented that option at today's city council meeting. He says the money saved could help avoid the need to increase fees for garbage collection. ...more

February 21, 2008

PLANT CITY - If you are heading east on Interstate 4 and are dodging fewer trucks merging into traffic near Thonotosassa Road, thank Homeland Security. The weigh station just west of the interchange is closed for a few weeks so contractors can install bullet-resistant glass, a post-Sept. 11 measure mandated for older weigh stations across the state. ...more

February 12, 2008

Youngsters and the young at heart who like the loud sounds and odd smells of the big rigs can Touch A Truck today at Safety Harbor City Park. The 10-year-old event, which attracts hundreds of spectators, will take place from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. today at City Park, 940 Seventh St. S. About 35 trucks will be showcased during the 2008 Touch A Truck. ...more

February 2, 2008

Our association needs to know if we have the legal right to have a vehicle removed from an assigned parking place without the owner's consent. The vehicle is not in proper condition, leaks oil, lacks tags and has flat tires. ...more

January 26, 2008

TAMPA City attorneys seeking a new trial were struck down, again, in a case of a man who was awarded $18 million after a crash involving a water department truck. ...more

January 23, 2008

Six family members were indicted on charges of enslaving Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants and forcing them to perform farm labor, federal authorities said Thursday. ...more

January 19, 2008

Saturday night I was driving back from the Orlando area and hit an incredibly large patch of fog between Exit 55 and the Lakeland exits on Interstate 4. I could not see more than a few feet in front of my car. This happened around 1 a.m. I wish authorities would install lighting in this stretch of I-4, because currently lighting stops after Exit 55 (Kissimmee). ...more

January 10, 2008