EOBR debated over driver harassment
The harassment issue may be the key consideration for the FMCSA, which aims to devise a rule that mandates electronic logging devices.02.08.12
| FMCSA ordered U & D Service to immediately shut down after discovering the company was using drivers who did not possess valid ...
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. Owner-Operators
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Pilot to remodel Minnesota stop
February 7, 2012
An Inver Grove Heights, Minn.-based truck stop will soon be remodeled, Pilot Flying J said of its recent truck stop purchase. Located at 11650 Courthouse Blvd., the travel center will ...
Maverick raises driver pay
February 7, 2012
Drivers’ tarp pay has been increased to $25, which is double the previous amount, Maverick Transportation announced. Starting pay for flatbed drivers was also raised to a range of 42 ...
Language of MCSAC / Medical Review Board recommended apnea guidelines — more from D.C.
February 6, 2012
Contrasting viewpoints coming together -- or not -- made for an interesting day today at the first of four days' worth of meetings of the FMCSA's Motor Carrier Safety Advisory ...
The most cost-effective approach to changing oil
February 6, 2012
The best way to know when to change oil is to have an oil sample analyzed. Kevin Rutherford’s February Dollars & Sense column covers the next key step.
Bruckner Truck Sales opens Mack Truck, Volvo dealership
February 6, 2012
A new full-service Mack Truck and Volvo dealership is now open at 35680 LBJ Freeway on Interstate 20 in Dallas, Bruckner Truck Sales announced. The Amarillo, Texas-based company has 17 ...
Are fuel-injector-cleaning diesel additives worth it?; Apnea update
February 6, 2012
I'm at the FMCSA Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee's joint meeting with the Medical Review Board today -- watch my Twitter feed for updates from the meeting, where committee members ...
Finding happiness with Dutch trucking music
February 5, 2012
De weg naar geluk, per the nifty Google Translator service, is The road to happiness in Dutch. It also happens to be a song title for a country tune from ...
Flying high, running low: Friday Channel 19 news round-up
February 3, 2012
Big birds to fly by truckWriting on the New York Times blog yesterday, Matthew L. Wald delivered a little unexpected news about a flock of young whooping cranes currently settled ...
Feeling the itch to get back on the road
February 3, 2012
As nice as our Florida vacation days have been, Diane and I are feeling the itch to get back on the road.
What’s happening with onboard recorders
February 2, 2012
Review an Overdrive webinar to learn more about electronic onboard recorder regulations and how use of the devices is spreading.

