Max KvideraBusinessTruckers take more sick daysThe median number of days truckers missed work because of health issues rose to 17 days in 2008.December 2, 2009BusinessFlorida Turnpike moving to cashless tollingTollbooths are expected to be removed by February 2011.November 20, 2009HomeKeeping track of your expensesYou pay a price to be an owner-operator, not only in your commitment to finding freight and keeping your truck running but in the expenses required to get your business off the ground and on the road. You’re faced with decisions about your equipment, your business partners and your region and other operational choices, such as whether to lease out or drive independently. All these decisions will have an impact on how much it will cost you to be your own boss.November 17, 2009BusinessPath to own authority paved in paperworkThe process of getting your the authority itself takes about three to four weeks if everything goes smoothly. But you have to stay on top of it and know all the rules.November 17, 2009HomeGoing independent or leasing to a carrier?Owner-operators face the choice of starting their own business and running on their own or hiring out to a carrier. Each path has pluses and minuses.November 17, 2009BusinessFMCSA to reconsider hours rulesThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided to conduct another rulemaking regarding hours-of-service regulations.October 27, 2009BusinessNTSB pushes for sleep apnea programThe National Transportation Safety Board wants the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to begin a program to identify commercial drivers at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea.October 27, 2009BusinessFMCSA strikes on drugs, alcoholThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration conducted its first national drug and alcohol strike force in September that removed 77 truck and bus drivers from the road.October 27, 2009BusinessMack, Volvo to merge, keep brands separateMack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America will merge Nov. 1 into a single organization called North American Trucks.October 23, 2009Previous PagePage 51 of 51Top StoriesCustom Rigs'One thing led to another' for Lacoh Transport's custom 2024 Peterbilt 389 buildWhat started out as a modest build for a nice working truck turned into an all-out custom transformation by Geis Peterbilt's Cody McCandless. Along the way, "a lot of days that you don’t succeed," McCandless said, "but the challenge has been accepted, and we’re having fun with it.”RegulationsELD tampering in crosshairs for CVSA’s annual Roadcheck blitzRegulationsCalifornia capitulation: CHP finally enforcing English language proficiency roadsideBusinessFMCSA issues Final Rule banning non-domiciled CDLs almost entirelyRegulationsELD-tampering out-of-service orders: New for CVSA's 2026 OOS criteria
