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A simple following-distance cheat proves effective ‘self re-training’ in speed and space management
Buchs, like so many of you, hauls in a truck built well before whiz-bang factory-equipped radar, lane-departure warnings, and automatic braking became a standard for owners opting into the systems. He devised a simple following distance cheat after self-evaluation via his own dashcam footage revealed behaviors he thought needed correction.
November 6, 2019
Business
Goodyear seeking nominations for annual Highway Hero award
The three finalists will receive expense-paid trips to the 2020 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, where the winner will be announced.
November 6, 2019
Business
News roundup, Nov. 5: OOIDA’s Truckers for Troops campaign set for next week, Louisiana TA adds KFC
The OOIDA’s 13th annual Truckers for Troops campaign, raising money to send care packages to troops, will be held Nov. 11-15. The TA truck stop in Greenwood, Louisiana, now offers a KFC restaurant. Fleet Advantage’s data-driven, flexible trailer-lease options.
November 5, 2019
Business
Jumps in fuel spending, driver wages pushed carrier costs higher in ’18
Costs for trucking companies, including small carriers and owner-operators, surged in 2018, with rising fuel costs and driver wages pushing per-mile costs up 13 cents on average, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual survey of carrier spending.
November 5, 2019
Channel 19
When the broker disappears with the owner-op’s money
Broker launches new authority in July, surety is now pending cancellation after a run-up in claims. Sound familiar? Owner-op Allan Workman is owed money, and is on a mission to shine a light on the intrastate/exempt commodities surety exceptions that he believes prolongs the viability of such an operation.
November 5, 2019
Business
Wilson Logistics petitions FMCSA to allow pre-CDL drivers to run team
Wilson’s request would still require a CDL holder in the truck at all times, but not necessarily in the front seat. Wilson says the exemption would allow the CLP holder “to participate in a revenue-generating trip back to his or her state of domicile to obtain the CDL.”
November 5, 2019
Business
News roundup, Nov. 4: Kenworth W990 to transport U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, lane closures set for I-65S bridge in Louisville, NASTC’s 2019 ‘Best Broker’
The 55th U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will be transported and delivered by a custom-wrapped Kenworth W990. The three right lanes of the I-65 South Kennedy Bridge between southern Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, will close Friday night. NASTC recognized longtime driver advocate Buster Anderson for years of service, and Brenny Transportation as “Best Broker.”
November 4, 2019
Business
Regs suspended in Midwest for truckers hauling heating fuel
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Friday, Nov. 1, it is suspending Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for haulers transporting heating fuel, including propane, natural gas and heating oil, or providing other direct assistance, into eight Midwestern states.
November 4, 2019
Channel 19
Small group of truckers in Lexington, Ky., today showing Yang campaign support — a little for Trump, too — around President’s rally
In a bid for national attention to driver issues, today a small group of truckers banded together in Lexington, Ky., with support from an Andrew Yang campaign-supporting Super PAC to display Yang support around a Trump rally. They invited Trump-supporting truckers to fly their banners, too.
November 4, 2019
Channel 19
Critical med-cert step to avoid one ‘acute violation’ in audits
Breakdowns in the process for electronically marrying a driver’s updated medical certification with his/her CDL has been a “fertile field for auditors” in back-office compliance reviews, yielding acute violations that contribute adversely to safety ratings.
November 1, 2019
Business
News roundup, Nov. 1: New Love’s in Missouri, Zac Brown Band’s Mack Anthem up for auction
Love’s Travel Stops this week opened a new location in Willow Springs, Missouri. The 2018 Mack Anthem that was used on Zac Brown Band’s 2018 “Down the Rabbit Hole” tour is up for auction on Truck Planet. Pilot Flying J is offering military veterans free breakfast Nov. 8-11.
November 1, 2019
Business
Scientific testing confirms microbial reduction in reefers with new washout technology
Trailer sanitation in food transport is increasingly becoming a topic of food safety conversations as fresh produce suppliers and receivers begin to take a serious look at the supply chain, Healthy Trailer says.
November 1, 2019
Business
Ohio-based trucker shut down following fatal crash while under the influence
FMCSA says Gregory Alan Barnhart was driving on State Route 534 in Milton Township, Ohio, on Sept. 28 when his truck crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and hit a cargo van, killing its driver and a passenger.
November 1, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Help wanted? FMCSA could have a lingering absence at the top after Martinez departure
After 20 months on the job, Ray Martinez has officially left the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, effective as of Monday. And his exit could leave FMCSA without a true administrator for the foreseeable future — perhaps as long as several years, should recent history serve as a barometer.
November 1, 2019
Business
Tools to help truckers get their jobs done
A look at Garmin’s dēzl 780 LMT-S trucker-specific navigator, Uniden’s BearTracker 885 CB radio, TomTom’s Trucker 620 GPS, BlueParrott’s B550-XT wireless headset and LG’s Tone Platinum Bluetooth headset.
November 1, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 31: Weekend closure set for I-10 near Phoenix, TA-Petro adding nearly 100 IHOP restaurants
Arizona Department of Transportation crews will close I-10 Westbound between 35th and 67th avenues west of downtown Phoenix this weekend to allow for paving. TA-Petro and IHOP are partnering to open up 94 IHOP restaurants in travel centers across the U.S.
October 31, 2019
Business
USDA officially legalizes interstate transportation of hemp
With USDA’s interim final rule publishing Thursday, Oct. 31, in the Federal Register and taking effect immediately, drivers can now transport the crop across state lines without worry of legal troubles.
October 31, 2019
Channel 19
More split-sleeper wishful thinking: Specialized carriers association backs sleeper splits up to 5 and 5
A look at the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s commentary on FMCSA’s hours of service proposal. It closely mirrors what I’ve heard from so many truckers who remember the split-sleeper-berth rules of days gone by. Namely, that’s something along these lines: “Let us split as we see fit.”
October 31, 2019
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