Jill DunnBusinessN.C. House passes anti-tolling billThe North Carolina House of Representatives have approved a measure that would prohibit tolling existing Interstate lanes.May 22, 2013BusinessLatest Mexican applicants drawing concerns, questionsThe Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association is questioning a Mexican carrier’s application to the cross-border trucking pilot program, while other organizations are concerned over two new applicants.May 21, 2013Business‘Trucker spy’ found guilty in road incidentA Tennessee jury has found a “trucker spy” guilty of attempted murder in the second degree of a trucker he was filming.May 21, 2013BusinessWashington troopers ride with truckers to target four-wheelersSeattle-area troopers are sharing trucker cabs to target unsafe four-wheel behavior around trucks through May 24.May 20, 2013BusinessAgency proposes eliminating zero-defect vehicle reportsThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hopes to stop requiring that the industry submit and retain driver vehicle inspection reports when zero defects are indicated.May 14, 2013BusinessCongress proposes both freezing, expanding truck size and weight limitsWhile the Department of Transportation has scheduled its first truck size and weight outreach session May 29, Congress has reintroduced opposing legislation — one bill would freeze the limits, another would expand them.May 9, 2013BusinessCourt hears new case against pilot program with MexicoJust 18 days after ruling to uphold the program, a federal court heard new arguments May 6 against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico.May 8, 2013BusinessCross-border program with Mexico prevails in courtA U.S. appeals court has rejected arguments against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico, saying none of the arguments brought by the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association were persuasive enough show that the program violates any statutes or regulations. The same court, however, will hear a separate challenge to the […]April 22, 2013ParkingStates eye ways to keep rest stops openLouisiana and New Hampshire recently advanced legislation that would permit private sponsorship to help fund rest areas, while New Jersey has slowed down on the idea.April 19, 2013BusinessOhio approves 2.7 percent toll hike, speed limit increasesOhio Gov. John Kasich has signed a bill which includes a proposed 2.7 percent annual increase in Turnpike truck tolls through 2023 and approves speed increases on some roadways.April 15, 2013Previous PagePage 29 of 38Next PageTop StoriesOverdrive ExtraMore ways to take the horror out of high fuelSlow down, breathe, put pen to paper to see where you really stand. Gary Buchs emphasizes concrete ways independents can account for fuel hikes in rates negotiations, leased owners can keep big surcharge-revenue boosts in necessary perspective.Custom Rigs'Outta the Ordinary' 1985 Peterbilt 359 captures $20K MATS Build-Off winHours of ServiceFMCSA stops short of saying 2020 HOS changes caused more crashesRegulationsDOT Secretary Sean Duffy confronted by non-domiciled CDL driver at MATSTrucker of the YearMinding Ps and Qs of costs, rates: Trucker of the Month Greg Labosky
