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Business
News roundup, Sept. 18: Transflo-equipped Samsung tablets, Teamsters drivers honor GM picket lines
Car-hauling truck drivers who are members of the Teamsters Union say they will not cross picket lines at General Motors plants during the United Auto Workers strike that began Monday. Also, Transflo now offers the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8-inch 32GB LTE tablet, compatible with the Transflo Mobile+ app and more.
September 18, 2019
Business
Battery-powered Volvo VNRs set for testing later this year
In line with the company’s expectations set last fall, Volvo said last week that its all-electric Class 8 VNR tractor will soon be deployed in testing this year at the Port of Los Angeles, with fleets NFI and Dependable Highway Express slated to put the trucks in operation.
September 18, 2019
Business
House opens probe into DOT boss Chao over alleged ethical violations
News reports from earlier this year contend that Chao has used her position to benefit her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and her family’s maritime shipping business, the Foremost Group. She also allegedly failed to divest shares from a holding company that receives roads contract from the DOT.
September 17, 2019
Channel 19
Approaches to pay-to-reserve parking: Readers diverge on ‘last resort’ and ‘operational benefit’ upshot
While the largest share of respondents to our recent polling on pay-to-reserve parking reported never using such systems, the remainder showed a split on the operational benefits of such systems, with a third of those who use them doing so only as a last resort upon arrival at a stop.
September 17, 2019
Gear
Purkeys’ text-to-speech system
Purkeys’ Aware Audio Interrupter System is designed to read text-based messages and features a solid-state amplifier engineered to strengthen its voice quality and amplitude, helping messages be heard more clearly over ambient highway noise. The audio int
September 17, 2019
Business
Speeding, seat belt use among top violations for truckers during Operation Safe Driver Week
CVSA selected speeding as the emphasis of the blitz for officers, which resulted in 1,454 tickets and 2,126 warnings issued to truck drivers for speeding, compared to 16,102 citations and 21,001 warnings to passenger car drivers for the offense.
September 17, 2019
Business
Trucking groups write Congress to oppose mandates for speed limiters, auto braking, insurance increase
A coalition of 31 trucking industry groups penned a letter to Congress in opposition of legislation that would mandate underride guards, speed limiters and automatic emergency braking systems on heavy-duty trucks, as well as a bill that would increase liability insurance minimums to nearly $5 million.
September 17, 2019
Business
News roundup, Sept. 17: Uber Freight expands trailer-pool program, adds loads packages
Uber Freight has expanded its trailer-pooling program, Powerloop, to California and is rolling out its new Bundles feature, which allows drivers to book multiple loads at once. Also: Winners from the IFDA Truck Driving Championship and a new Heartland terminal opens.
September 17, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Goodbye, AOBRD: ELDs’ final shift
90 days out from the ELD mandate’s final Dec. 17 deadline, many fleets and one-truck owner-operators with authority are delaying the transition from AOBRD-spec technology. ELD providers are hopeful for new customers among the small percentages of truckers switching providers during the transition.
September 17, 2019
Business
News roundup, Sept. 16: Drivewyze adds mountain grade alerts, new TA Express open
Drivewyze has added more than 100 locations to its mountain corridor alerts system that give drivers alerts on locations to pull over for brake checks, suggested maximum speeds for steep grades and more. A new TA Express has opened in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Tank driver of the year nominations open.
September 16, 2019
Business
PDI to pay $1.1 million to settle alleged EPA emissions violations
PDI’s currently line of Big Boss tuners and manifolds are unaffected by the settlement, the company said. Additionally, PDI said its current products are covered by executive orders from the California Air Resources Board to verifying that its tuners meet both California and EPA emissions requirements.
September 16, 2019
Overdrive Radio
After the accident: Coping, personal perspective, first-responder heroics and practical guidance
And a story of reunification of Harry Pierce’s ridealong pet, Blue, and his wife in Wyoming, after Pierce’s fatal head-on crash with a motorist making a reckless pass in Kansas. Listen: First responders detail accident recommendations and professional truckers discuss how to cope with tragedy.
September 16, 2019
Business
Decades-old Eureka, Calif., Christmas parade seeking new sponsor
The KEKA radio station (101.5 FM) in Eureka, Calif., will no longer present the annual Truckers Christmas Parade of Lights this year, the station announced, though it pledges assistance in securing new sponsorship.
September 16, 2019
Business
’10-4 on D.C.’ on National Mall Oct. 3-5
The event kicks off Oct. 2 at the Fredericksburg, Va., Agricultural Fairgrounds. Advance registration for anyone looking to participate with their truck is recommended. After last year, organizers say they’re encourage a positive atmosphere, less a protest than a tribute “that spotlights issues that affect the driver.”
September 13, 2019
Business
Analysts: Trucking isn’t tanking, despite 2019 ‘feeling like a cliff’
Trucking no longer is benefitting from a major market imbalance that caused spot market rates to climb to record highs last year, but the overall market and freight demand are still historically strong, according to economists and analysts that spoke last week at the annual FTR Transportation Conference in Indianapolis.
September 13, 2019
Business
News roundup, Sept. 13: Two new Love’s add 180 parking spaces, GPS dashcam released
Love’s has opened new travel stops in Oklahoma and Wisconsin. Rovi released a new dashcam with GPS tracking to record vehicle speed and location while recording.
September 13, 2019
Business
When the sun bites back: Skin cancer risk, prevention for drivers
Longtime drivers and others urge haulers to guard against skin cancer that can comes from excessive left-side exposure. Says one: “If you’re going to be sitting there bouncing down the road all day, you better get something on your skin to protect you from the ultraviolet rays.”
September 13, 2019
Business
Trucker recognized for helping at scene of head-on collision
Wilbur was driving northbound on I-95 near New Haven, Connecticut, hauling for ABF Freight when he suddenly saw taillights on the southbound side of the interstate, signaling to him there was a wrong-way driver.
September 13, 2019
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