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New union agreement ends UAW strike that halted Mack, Volvo truck production
Mack said the strike was scheduled to end at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, and that the company will bring UAW-represented employees “back to work as soon as possible.” Its facilities will return to full production within days, Mack said.
October 25, 2019
Voices
Impeach Trump? No way, say 8 in 10 readers
In the wake of the September announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that an inquiry into the possible impeachment of President Trump was under way in several House committees, just 5% of readers expressed any uncertainty about whether such an inquiry was justified.
October 25, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 24: New Love’s in Montana, Alabama; I-29 closure in southwest Iowa; TruckPro distributor bought by equity firm
Love’s opened new travel stops in Missoula, Montana, and Eutaw, Alabama. Iowa DOT says I-29 northbound is closed between exit 55 (North 25th Street) and Iowa Highway 192, which is about a 1-mile stretch. Plantinum Equity acquires TruckPro independent distributor.
October 24, 2019
Voices
POLL: Ever filed on a broker’s bond over nonpayment on an intrastate load?
We’ve seen more than one instance of late on in-a-single-state moves where surety-bond claims after a broker’s nonpayment come back invalid, uncovered — to say nothing of the same on loads of exempt commodities. What’s been your experience filing on bonds for intrastate loads, such as it may be?
October 24, 2019
Custom Rigs
The trucking history of independent Germann Soeth and his long-running 1998 Kenworth W900B
VIDEO: Soeth runs independent with authority out of Frederick, Md., to points mostly Chicago and east. From That’s a Big 10-4 on D.C. on the National Mall in Washington, he gives a window into his history, extending back to his time in high school, when he met an independent running LTL reefer leased who agreed to bring Soeth on as a helper to show him the ropes of backing, loading, unloading, learning slowly how to operate in the process.
October 24, 2019
Business
UCR says website could have exposed Social Security, Tax ID numbers of 30,000 drivers, carriers
UCR Plan has acknowledged that its online National Registration System could have exposed the Social Security or Tax ID numbers of 30,000 truck drivers and carriers due to a website vulnerability in March.
October 24, 2019
Business
Dallas-area tornadoes prompt regs suspension for emergency relief
A Regional Emergency Declaration issued by FMCSA’s Western Service Center exempts carriers providing direct relief to Texas from Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
October 23, 2019
Business
Machinery transport, repair group petitions for hours extension for short-haul drivers
Kentucky Equipment Distributors, which is made up of seven large machinery distributors operating in several states, is requesting that its short-haul drivers be allowed to return to their work-reporting location after 14 hours instead of 12 hours.
October 23, 2019
Business
Analysis shows diesel remains dominant, CARB regs have limited uptake of cleanest tech
New analysis from the Diesel Technology Forum shows continued diesel dominance for freight transport. A state-by-state analysis, too, shows some evidence California’s in-use Truck & Bus Rule’s rolling deadlines have created a “perverse incentive” not to upgrade well prior to deadlines, though efficiency boosts have been substantial.
October 23, 2019
Business
Spot-market promise amid volume declines in the last week: West Coast vans
Freight volumes rose in a handful of major markets, but the number of spot load postings fell 5% nationwide, and truck posts dipped 1%, during the week ending Oct. 22. Bright spot: Vans on the west coast.
October 23, 2019
Overdrive Extra
The underappreciated asset of off-duty hours
Gary Buchs on strategies toward effective task/goal definition and prioritization to be wise when it comes to hours: “For too many years, we’ve viewed time off as a liability. … No matter how a person calculates their hours of service, logically there is no way to drive or work more hours than the time off-duty we need to recover to care for ourselves.”
October 22, 2019
Business
Fatalities in truck crashes increased slightly in 2018 while overall deaths across modes decreased
According to NHTSA, there were 4,951 people killed in crashes involving large trucks, up from 4,905 in 2017 (a 0.9% increase). There were 885 large truck occupants killed in crashes, along with 4,066 occupants of other vehicles and non-occupants (pedestrians and cyclists).
October 22, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 22: Hankook tires now available at Love’s, Mutts4Trucks.com spotlights on-highway pets, accessories manufacturer Magnum lowers prices
Love’s is now offering select Hankook tires at its Love’s Truck TIre Care and Speedco locations. Mobil Delvac and Pedigree have teamed up to launch “Mutts4Trucks,” a program pairing professional drivers with shelter dogs. Magnum Trailer & Equipment is lowering prices on certain accessories due to a new manufacturing process.
October 22, 2019
Business
Fireworks haulers seek renewal of 14-hour rule relief
In their request, Illumination Fireworks Partners and Ace Pyro asked that drivers of its 60 commercial vehicles be allowed to exclude off-duty and sleeper-berth time of any length from the calculation of the 14 hours.
October 22, 2019
Business
Truckers Christmas Group fund-raising for deserving trucking families
The nonprofit and driver-led Truckers Christmas Group (TGCO), an organization that raises funds to help professional CDL drivers and their families in need around the holiday in the United States and Canada, is full speed ahead on its 12th annual holiday fund-raising campaign.
October 22, 2019
Business
PennDOT looking to ease burden of highway truck restrictions this winter
Alexis Campbell, press secretary for PennDOT, recently said the department heard the frustration the trucking industry felt last year. She said the agency is going to “make sure that the way that we’re implementing the restrictions makes sense” and helps truckers plan ahead better.
October 22, 2019
Voices
POLL: New driver training rule coming next year — will it impact your own training efforts?
Small fleets/owner-ops who engage new drivers with pre-CDL training: How do you see the Entry Level Driver Training rule’s implementation of pre-CDL course requirements affecting your own training efforts in the new year? The requirements go into effect in February next year.
October 21, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 21: Overnight lane closures set for I-20/59 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Konexial to upgrade Axle AOBRDs, Chain laws the nation over
Alabama DOT crews will close the right lane of I-20/59 at exit 73 in Tuscaloosa each night Tuesday through Thursday this week. Axle Technologies’ roster of AOBRD e-log customers acquired by Konexial, provider of the My20 ELD. Winter chain laws in every state.
October 21, 2019
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