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To cut delivery truck congestion, NYC ushers in cargo bikes
For the next six months, UPS, Amazon, DHL and other package delivery companies will be allowed to park in commercial loading zones usually reserved for just commercial trucks and will not be required to pay meters for parking there during deliveries.
December 18, 2019
Business
UPS Freight fined after firing driver who refused to drive without a required ELD
OSHA ordered UPS Freight to pay the driver $15,273 in compensatory damages, $30,000 in punitive damages and approximately $2,700 in back wages plus interest. The unnamed driver was fired for refusing to drive without an ELD, and his termination was later modified to be a suspension, according to OSHA.
December 11, 2019
Channel 19
Another lower-cost alt-HVAC option: Owner-operator Mike Greenbergâs custom set-up
UPS-contracted owner-operator Mike Greenberg shared details of his own eliminator for the need to idle the truck, which involves a gasoline-powered Champion generator and a Pioneer split mobile HVAC unit (yes, it heats, too), which came with an investment well below the cost of many APUs.
November 11, 2019
Business
UPS seeks reprieve from two driver training rule provisions
In its request, UPS asks for exemptions from the requirement that a driver training instructor have two years of experience and have held a CDL for two years, and the requirement to register each training location for a unique Training Provider Registry (TPR) number.
June 18, 2019
Business
Seven fleets named to Forbesâ âBest Large Employersâ list
Forbesâ list is comprised of 500 of Americaâs largest employers with the rankings based on an independent survey of more than 50,000 employees across 25 industries. Estes jumped more than 300 spots to its ranking of 159 this year, making it the highest-ranking trucking company on the list.
May 9, 2019
Channel 19
Tuesday round-up: The boomerang of brokersâ claims offsets; LGBTQ trucking; large carrier channels inner owner-op on âshortageâ
Check out Overdrive Online's lastest trucking industry roundup news which focuses on freight brokers, LGBTQ truck drivers and the truck driver shortage.
February 26, 2019
Business
Group ask Congress to allow 33-foot doubles
An organization that represents a number of prominent trucking companies recently renewed its call for longer trailers. Learn more here on Overdrive Online.
February 25, 2019
Business
UPS Freightâs Teamsters-backed drivers agree to labor deal, preventing strike
The nearly 12,000 Teamsters-represented drivers at UPS Freight threatened to begin a work stoppage if they voted against the deal.
November 12, 2018
Business
Tesla Semi makes its way east in a cross-country customer tour
Tesla Semi visits UPS and J.B. Hunt during a cross-country customer tour. Both trucking companies have pre-ordered the new Tesla Semi truck. Learn more today.
August 29, 2018
Business
UPS partners with Thor to develop and test electric delivery trucks
UPS says it is willing to help in testing Thor Trucks' fully electric Class 6 delivery truck. Check the details of UPS and Thor teaming up to test on Overdrive.
August 1, 2018
Equipment
UPS partners with Kenworth on SuperTruck II program
UPS is the latest to join Kenworth's SuperTruck II program. Get more details on Kenworth's SuperTruck II program and more on Overdrive.
May 25, 2018
Business
Bill to establish $25,000 penalty for operating a CARB-noncompliant glider under consideration in California
The legislation, numbered AB 2364 in the California General Assembly and put forward with support of the state trucking association, moved out of the Committee on Transportation with no dissenting votes on Monday, April 23, with a âdo passâ recommendation.
April 26, 2018
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