FMCSA group eyes sleep apnea regs
One recommendation would require all drivers with a body mass index measurement of 35 or higher to be tested for sleep apnea.02.07.12
| Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks were using the same brake component that affected production of Navistar and Volvo Group trucks. 02.07.12
| The reopened lane of I-40 West is near the Tennessee-North Carolina border. 02.07.12
| The Peterbilt 587 SmartWay conventional tractor won in the heavy-duty division. 02.07.12
| The state is seeking to get approval for tolling under a pilot program administered by the Federal Highway Administration. Jason’s Law
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Stiff wind to pay the toll: The 2011 Channel 19 year in review
January 1, 2012
What better way to start the new year than with a look back on the previous? I did it last year, after all, so let's make it a tradition, how ...
LogBook
December 1, 2011
Highway bill includes truck parking elements, court orders release of truck stop tiger, owner-operator finalists named, medical certificate changes start Jan. 30, driver shortage to worsen says FTR and more ...
Jason’s Law: Time for action is now
November 10, 2011
Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works unanimously approved a two-year transportation authorization bill (S. 1813, or MAP-21) extending current funding levels and making other enhancements that could ...
‘Jason’s Law’ part of transportation bill
November 9, 2011
Expanded truck parking is a component of the Environment and Public Works committee bill passed on to the full Senate.
Freewheelin’s top 10 trucking songs after 1985
August 31, 2011
With Overdrive's September 50th anniversary issue hard on the way, and considering folks at the Great American Trucking Show got a sneak peak at the 50 top technical milestones John ...
Bank robbery: The things some will do for health care
June 23, 2011
Perhaps you've heard this story already -- desperate for something he thinks is totally out of his financial range, man does something over-the-top, creating a national media circus along the ...
Jason’s Law call-in set for June 23
June 16, 2011
Hope Rivenburg requested truckers call their representatives to demand more parking facilities nationwide.
Jason’s Law national call-in day June 23; drivers urge action
June 16, 2011
Last year it came on the heels of calls for passage from often at-odds constituencies in the industry, and this year, drivers and other industry parties are following similar unity ...
LogBook
June 2, 2011
Hours comment deadline extended, lawmakers protest cross-border plan, bill would allow truck safety tax credit, FMCSA issues CDL amendments and other industry news items are featured.
Driving Miss Crazy shoots straight
June 2, 2011
Just how Birmingham News "Driver's Side" traffic columnist Ginny MacDonald settled on the handle Driving Miss Crazy is something of a mystery. But like the friendship that evolved between the ...
