March 2, 2015: Truck driver shortage remains acute; KLLM building massive driver school; Dog left in pickup drowns in icy river.

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

• The need for truck drivers is acute even in U.S. regions where carriers are considered top employers, according to The Sentinel.
• Brazil is resorting to force to help break up pockets of truck drivers still on strike, says The Maritime Executive.
• KLLM Transport is building a massive 12-acre truck driver training facility in Illinois, notes Azo Build.
• Anti-tolling bills are taking shape in Texas, reports The Dallas Morning News.
• An Ohio transit bus experiences a winter rarity, according to The Columbus Dispatch; the cold temperatures cause its air brake system to freeze up.
• Massachusetts has unveiled new regional transportation maps, notes BostInno; ones displaying all privately-operated rail, bus and ferry services.
• Motorcyclists may be the biggest winners within the new Illinois state transportation budget plan, says the Chicago Daily Herald.
• North Carolina is seeking ways to generate more transportation dollars in lieu of raising fuel taxes, reports the Gaston Gazette.
• A dog is left behind to die after a pickup truck crashes through river ice, according to the New York Daily News.
• Trucks aren’t being used to just serve up food on urban streets these days, says The Wall Street Journal.
• A truck driver gets busted trying to sell his company’s tractor-trailer at a truck stop, notes Fox 23 News.
• An old 1960-era Volkswagen gets a new life in California, reports the Contra Costa Times.
• A tractor-trailer narrowly misses sideswiping an Ohio state trooper pulled over on the side of a freeway, according to the New York Daily News.
• Minnesota continues to debate the safety ramifications of heavier trucks, says the St. Cloud Times.
• These firefighters are transforming used equipment into firefighting trucks, notes The Telegraph.
• Efforts begin to turn a 300,000 sq.-ft. Montana warehouse into an inland freight hub, reports The Missoulian.
• Rail freight transport in New England is being slowed to crawl by harsh winter weather, according to The Press Herald.
• Family-owned Atlantic Logistics thinks opportunities abound in today’s freight market, notes the Jacksonville Business Journal.