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Beware toll road text-message collections scam: FBI
The FBI's public service announcement warned against "smishing" attempts targeting toll road users, after myriad complaints filed by users in a variety of states.
April 22, 2024
I-87 bridge work tying up traffic through 2025 | Three new Autocar recalls
Bridge work on I-87 in New York will impact traffic through next summer on the Thruway. Also: Autocar recalls trucks for three separate issues.
April 22, 2024
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March 15, 2024
Custom Rigs
Big bunks, camaraderie in spades: Atlas owner-operators show out
Atlas Van Lines held its first-ever Bravo PVO Truck Show and Conference event in Arlington, Texas, in late March. Here, a close look at the 4 trucks that came out on top with the hard work and deserved pride of their owners.
April 19, 2024
Life
CDL testing scheme: School owner gets 5 years in prison for bribery
The former owner of Vladβs CDL School in Philadelphia was sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for bribery and tampering with a witness. Also: 1 millionth Freightliner Cascadia produced; St. Christopher Fund hauls in $13K from MATS.
April 18, 2024
Regulations
Fog-blind trucker hits concrete barrier: Preventable?
2 a.m., and truck driver John Doe was in rain, fog on a tight two-lane highway bounded by concrete barriers. An oncoming truck blinded Doe with high beams, then swerved into his lane. Doe missed the truck, but not the barrier to his right. Preventable?
April 17, 2024
Channel 19
Ice Pick Bandit strikes again: Will the feds step in?
After yet another truck gets its tires stabbed up and some air lines cut, we asked law enforcement what exactly is being done to stop this criminal (or criminals). Though silence can be deafening, officials should be motivated to act. Here's why.
April 16, 2024
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Kinship with old-school trucking drives photojournalist's new exhibit
Photojournalist and Air Force vet James Year rode 25,000 miles with truckers of all stripes with a goal to illustrate OTR trucking culture "while it still remained." His "Stealing Fire" exhibit is now up in Syracuse, New York, detailing the journey.
April 16, 2024
Custom Rigs
'Last ride' for Waupun Truck-N-Show
One of the show circuit mainstays, the Waupun Truck-N-Show in Waupun, Wisconsin, will be retired after its 35th iteration in August.
April 12, 2024
Hours of Service
FMCSA explains the HOS waivers around Baltimore's bridge collapse
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration spelled out further details of, and longer-range possibilities for, the hours of service waivers in place following collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
April 10, 2024
Regulations
Texas fleet owners human trafficking truck drivers, editing logs: Police
VSR Transportation, now inactive in FMCSA's system, allegedly refused to pay immigrant drivers, threatening their job or immigration status to keep from paying 47 cents per mile.
April 9, 2024
Life
Indiana begins construction on wireless truck charging highway segment
Indiana DOT, Purdue University and Cummins are partnering on the project to build a roadway that can charge electric vehicles at highway speeds. Also: FMCSA hosting session on Baltimore bridge collapse response; I-195 bridge work in Rhode Island; more.
April 9, 2024
Life
Port of Baltimore reopening timeline proposed
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to open a temporary channel to the port by April's end, with the permanent channel reopening by the end of May. Also: Some New Hampshire haulers get regs relief; more Kenworths, Peterbilts recalled; more.
April 8, 2024
Regulations
Group backed by former AG Barr suing California over rule banning diesels
The American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce filed suit looking to block enforcement of CARB's Advanced Clean Fleets rule. Also: Love's opens five new Speedco locations, renovates two; new resource for finding showers.
April 5, 2024
Custom Rigs
Owner-op-founded Alabama truck show and foundation for Lowe Syndrome kick off
The fourth annual Show for Lowe's, started by owner-operator Thomas Sullivan, benefits the Waylon Sullivan Foundation, which helps families with children diagnosed with Lowe Syndrome, a rare genetic condition.
April 5, 2024
Regulations
Baltimore bridge collapse: Emergency HOS waiver issued in Maryland, SBA loans available
FMCSA has extended an emergency declaration for relief haulers around the Baltimore bridge collapse. Also: New York waives hours regs for fuel haulers for solar eclipse; SBA loans available around Baltimore; new Montana rest area features police office.
April 4, 2024
Life
Truck-involved crash fatalities jumped 2% in 2022
NHTSA this week released final fatal crash stats for 2022, which showed 5,936 people died in crashes involving large trucks during the year.
April 3, 2024
Life
Rail-bridge strike by oversize rig closes I-95
The closure is ongoing on I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia. Also: Tradepoint Atlantic terminal still operational in Baltimore; FMCSA to modify under-21 interstate driver program at Congress' direction; new liability insurance options.
April 3, 2024
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