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Business
NASTCâs âAmericaâs Best Driversâ team named for 2019 attendant to annual conference
As longtime NASTC leader David Owen has it, these men and women represent the bread and butter of any small trucking business, and the hands-down safest, altogether best drivers around. Also: Scenes from Nashville singer-songwritersâ warm-up for NASTCâs drivers-of-the-year celebration this coming Saturday,
October 31, 2019
Business
Second week going: Van volumes rise, but spot rates slide; weather disruption something of a norm
The strongest improvements for van markets were out West last week. Los Angeles volumes increased 8% and the average outbound rate gained 2 cents to $2.18 per mile. L.A. load-to-truck touched 5.2 last Friday. Wildfires, flooding, tornadoes and more continue to disrupt regional patterns.
October 30, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 30: FBI seeks missing-person help; FMCSA IT faces scrutiny; another ELD small-fleet exemption application and suspension petition; Uber Freight expands to Canada
FBI seeks information on missing 14-year-old from Virginia. SBTC group seeking ELD exemption, suspensions. Freight-matching brokerage Uber Freight announced Wednesday it is expanding into Canada, with both domestic and cross-border load options available, the company says. Also, DOTâs Inspector General has opened an audit into the security of FMCSAâs IT infrastructure.
October 30, 2019
Business
FedEx Ground manager, nine Utah-based trucking company owners charged in âpay-to-playâ bribery scheme
A Salt Lake City-based FedEx Ground manager in charge of contracting freight to local trucking companies has been charged in an alleged âpay-to-playâ bribery scheme in which he accepted over $1 million from trucking companies in exchange for favors, such as access to loads or even inflated mileage numbers.
October 30, 2019
Business
Hours regs suspended in California in response to wildfires
Truckers hauling supplies, goods, equipment and fuel into California, or providing other emergency assistance, are exempt from Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).
October 30, 2019
Voices
POLL: Whatâs your typical interval for engine oil changes?
How often do you change the oil in your truck or trucks â do you stick with traditional low-mileage intervals or extend out based on oil analysis and/or manufacturer recommendation in newer extended-interval engines? Weigh in via this poll.
October 30, 2019
Business
Hazmat-focused inspection blitz sidelines nearly 700 trucks
Commercial vehicle inspectors across North America inspected more than 9,200 trucks, placing 683 (approximately 7%) of them out-of-service during a week-long enforcement blitz focusing on hazardous materials and other dangerous goods.
October 30, 2019
Business
Small Kentucky community comes together for local trucker
Tony Corns is a former truck driver from Tollesboro, Kentucky, who recently had to hang up his keys following a diagnosis of Bergerâs Disease, which causes the immune system to attack the kidneys. He undergoes dialysis three times a week and is no longer able to drive.
October 29, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA: No chance ELD deadline will be delayed
If youâre hoping for a delay in enforcement of the looming deadline to adopt an electronic logging device, donât count on it, says Joe DeLorenzo, head of enforcement for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
October 29, 2019
Business
FMCSA launches new site to help under-21 military truckers find interstate driving jobs
The new FMCSA website gives contact information for each participating fleet so that military members can find and apply for interstate trucking jobs to participate in the agencyâs Under-21 Military CDL Pilot Program.
October 29, 2019
Overdrive Radio
âHighways and heart attacksâ to trucker Will Beeleyâs place in the American songbook
Today on Overdrive Radio: Will Beeleyâs new âHighways and Heart Attacksâ record is the singer-songwriter and hazmat pressurized tank haulerâs third full-length record, and his first in 40 years. His story in music reaches back to the late 1960s, runs through an iconic record label in Mississippi and extends on up into the present day.
October 29, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 29: New regional Volvo tractor, pay-as-you-drive leasing program from Daimler, more
The North American Commercial Vehicle Show is ongoing this week in Atlanta. News from the show includes a new regional tractor from Volvo, a pay-as-you-drive financing program from Daimler, new Bendix Fusion features on Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks and other equipment-related news.
October 29, 2019
Business
Health-insurance plans under ACA accessible for change, new adoption Nov. 1-Dec. 15
If youâre among the one in five owner-operators carrying health insurance purchased in prior years via the HealthCare.gov or state-administered health-insurance exchanges, or newly looking to get covered, the time to shop competitive plans or adjust coverage levels begins November 1, this Friday.
October 29, 2019
Business
Navistarâs $135M settlement in engine defects case heads to judge as a few large fleets object
A federal judge will soon decide the fate of the class-action settlement proposal put forth by Navistar earlier this year that would set up a $135 million fund that offers payouts to owners of certain International trucks.
October 28, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 28: Mack intros all-black Anthem, Swift announces warehouse layoffs, new CVSA inspection bulletin on tread depth
Swift becomes the latest carrier to announce layoffs amid the slowdown in freight demand. Mack this week unveiled a special blacked-out version of its flagship Anthem tractor. CVSA announced availability of new inspection bulletin on measuring tread depth in evolving-tread-design tires.
October 28, 2019
Overdrive Extra
The heart of a trucker: Chance to make a stand against child abuse
Clifford Petersen on the All Truckers Together Against Child Abuse (or ATTACA) group, with an anti-child abuse mission, founded by Western Flyer Expressâ Rodney Timms: âWe connected for less than three minutes on the phone ⌠yet I knew right away I had to do something to help his cause. Like Rodney, I grew up in the home of an abusive father.â âŚ
October 28, 2019
Business
News roundup, Oct. 25: IG reviewing FMCSAâs oversight of statesâ processes for revoking CDLs, highway hero recognized, new Detroit-area dealer
The U.S. DOTâs Office of Inspector General this week announced it will be reviewing FMCSAâs oversight of state licensing agencies and their procedures for revoking CDLs from truck drivers. A Landstar owner-op was recognized by the company for his heroic efforts on the road. New M&K Truck Centers dealer opening in Detroit area.
October 25, 2019
Channel 19
Rumblings of protest out West in wake of California contractor law
A look at one of several flyers going around the Oakland port calling for protest November 4. One watcher believes theyâre coming from owner-ops there and elsewhere in the state frustrated with what theyâre being told in consultation with companies they contract with for freight about changes in the wake of Californiaâs independent contractor classification law.
October 25, 2019
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