October 9, 2014: More food trucks; Hess toy trucks; going home from work

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

• San Diego just passed some new rules designed to encourage the use of food trucks, notes the U-T San Diego newspaper.
• When do work shifts really end? A case before the U.S. Supreme Court will supposedly figure that out, according to the Washington Post newspaper.
• All of those aluminum F-150 pickups may have something to do with Alcoa beating its earnings estimates, though that’s not the reason cited by Reuters.
• A former “Baywatch” star turns in her swimsuit to drive an ice cream truck, reports US magazine.
• The Hess Toy Trucks museum is going mobile, according to WFMZ Allentown.
• The floor-mats the come with the new Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickups are being recalled, notes the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
• The most recent analysis of Cass freight data contains fortuitous signs for the U.S. economy, according to Logistics Management.