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The 18 states that issue more violations per inspection than the national average
In any of these states, it’s most likely that if you get inspected you’ll walk away with a violation. All of them write more than 1.7 per every individual inspection, with Connecticut at the top of the list with more than 3.
November 17, 2016
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Credit for clean: ‘Finishing the job’ on violation-free inspections
Mississippi far exceeding all states when it comes to helping truckers by issuing clean inspections. According to state officials, that could change with some more precise targeting in the future.
August 2, 2016
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Omnitracs MCP to include Drivewyze bypass service
More than 360,000 Omnitracs-equipped trucks in North America will be able to access and benefit from the weigh station bypass services powered by Drivewyze.
December 2, 2015
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Impossible dreams of obeying the law
Joys of rules and regs: “The Ohio DOT has re-opened a weigh station — on the right hand side of the road, mind you — in a construction zone that has signage for all big trucks to be in the left hand lane.”
December 2, 2015
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Parking
POLL: Rest areas v. truck stops — where is parking more difficult for you?
Considering your total parking needs, at what kinds of facilities do you experience the greatest problems — public facilities like rest areas or private truck stops? All of the above? Sound off here.
October 6, 2015
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The new top hours of service enforcer
No state issued a higher percentage of hours violations in 2014 than this one. Training has helped officials find their ‘comfort zone’ enforcing the ever-shifting regs nationwide, but especially in this state.
September 7, 2015
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Wisconsin: Targeting enforcement for violations
Only one state does it better — or in many truckers’ perspectives, worse — than Wisconsin. With more than 3 violations written for every inspection performed in 2014, the state closed in on category leader Connecticut.
August 6, 2015
Wisconsin follows only Connecticut in the violation intensity of its individual inspections, with more than three violations issued for every inspection performed. The good news? Truckers traveling through the state are relatively unlikely to receive an inspection, given Wisconsin’s inspection intensity ranking falls in the latter half of states and behind all neighboring states.
Business
The Golden State: CHP’s relationship with CARB
The California Highway Patrol and the California Air Resources Board aren’t exactly birds of a feather, say CHP reps.
July 7, 2015
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SB I-15 full closure: Wee hours of June 17
As part of an ongoing $40 million weigh and inspection station project on I-15, southbound traffic will be held during a full closure scheduled for the wee hours of Wednesday, June 17.
June 15, 2015
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Bill would put the brakes on Wireless Roadside Inspection
As with truck systems, inspections could see in relatively short order a future in which more happens with less human involvement. Recent draft DOT appropriations bill item seeks to curb “Wireless Roadside Inspection” pending DOT’s addressing of industry, enforcement concerns.
May 18, 2015
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Photos: Brush-fire shutdown of SB I-85 in GA
Headed out of S.C. to Nashville through the area, a planned 9-hour-or-so run turned into one that, in a different life, would have come pretty well close to the end of the 14-hour window.
May 7, 2015
Brush fires on GA i-85
Voices
POLL: If any, what weigh station bypassing system do you use?
Whether the longstanding PrePass or NorPass systems or newer Drivewyze (or none at all), which system is in your truck? Vote in the poll here and sound off on system utility in the comments.
April 22, 2015
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