October 2, 2014: Racial discrimination alleged at truck plant; pork ban delaying transportation bill; tech for freight’s sake

Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:

• WXIA-TV reports on the bizarre case of a naked female passenger found riding in a tractor-trailer that collided with a school bus.
• Mobile technologies are being put to work to help truckers secure more short-haul freight, according to The Los Angeles Times.
• The Madison-St. Claire Record reports on a lawsuit filed against a trucking company over a crash in Florida.
• Here’s a list of at least what Supply Chain Digital believes to be the “top 10 trucking industry events” for the remainder of 2014.
• A fire truck that’s been turned into a rolling 9/11 memorial stirs the emotions, reports BlueRidgeNow.com.
• The Oregonian reports on an investigation into alleged racial discrimination at Daimler Trucks North America’s Swan Island plant.
• The Pentagon could be wasting some $100 million shipping trucks and other equipment back from Afghanistan it doesn’t need, according to a story in the USA Today newspaper.
• This article in EurActiv.com says that intermodal freight activity is “at a standstill” in Europe.
• Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) claims that the current Congressional ban on earmarks is holding up passage of a comprehensive transportation bill, according to The Hill newspaper.
• This story in Governing magazine claims that funding “cheap” transportation infrastructure projects creates big long-term problems.