In an unprecedented move, the United States Congress unanimously voted to lower the price of diesel fuel to $0.99 per gallon for the remainder of the year. The government mandated pricing goes into effect April 1, 2015 at midnight.

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Trucking Moves America Forward Announces Year of Progress
at 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show

Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF), the industry-wide image and education movement, announced that it has made significant progress since its public launch one year ago.

During a TMAF-hosted press conference at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, TMAF was proud to report that it reached its goal of raising one million dollars since last March, due to the generous contributions of more than one hundred trucking companies, allied members and individuals.

Co-chairman of TMAF, President of Jet Express, Inc., and Second Vice Chairman of American Trucking Associations Kevin Burch kicked off the announcement with the successful financial update.

“We have achieved great strides during our first year of the movement, and we are grateful for everyone who has contributed to TMAF through both financial and in-kind support,” said Burch. “But, there is work to do, and we challenge everyone in the industry to join the movement, so that together, we can achieve a positive image of the industry and advocate for better, smarter regulations to keep this vital industry flourishing.” (Read entire article here)

Navajo Express Execs Restrain Airline Passenger Making 'jihad' Statements

By Clarissa Hawes, Land Line staff writer

After a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 1074 failed to move away from the cockpit of the plane as instructed by a flight attendant, two quick-thinking executives from Navajo Express tackled and restrained the man until the plane could turn around and land.

Don Digby Jr., president of Navajo Express, headquartered in Denver, Colo., along with Scott Maldonado, director of sales, were aboard Flight 1074 headed from Dulles International Airport to Denver. A passenger became unruly shortly after takeoff around 10:15 p.m. on Monday, March 16.

“The plane was dark because it was nighttime, and I see this silhouette of an individual raising their arms,” Digby told Land Line on Thursday, March 19. “I then took off my headphones and looked over my seat and saw the absolute terror in our flight attendant’s eyes. I knew then that we needed to do something.”

“The first word I heard after I took my headphones off was the word jihad,” he said. “Then other times he was just rambling about his mom, the plane going down, they are in the belly of the plane, that we were all going to die.”

Digby said he stood up, and then Maldonado stood up after realizing there was a problem, and they approached the unruly passenger.

“Scott, who has a military background, subdued the passenger in a short period of time,” Digby said. “It was an intense 20 to 30 minutes. He was a lot stronger than either one of us had anticipated.

Digby said it took 100 percent of their “mental and physical capacity” to hold the passenger down.

“Scott took charge of the situation, telling me to get the lights turned on, check (the passenger) for bombs, remove his shoes,” he said. “Scott was calm and trying to get him to calm down as we frisked him while holding him down on the ground.”

Digby and Maldonado restrained the man, along with a third passenger who helped them hold the man’s head toward the end of the flight, until the plane had landed back at Dulles. (Read entire article here)