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Crash data before and after the Ontario province’s speed limiter mandate
Detail on a 2017-completed Ontario Ministry of Transport analysis of some crash metrics pre- and post- its 2009 speed limiter mandate. Bottom line: some food for thought as you consider whether to take concerns to your reps with the recent U.S. Senate bill that would mandate a 65-mph speed setting.
July 2, 2019
Business
Rates see first positive momentum of 2019 with June upswing
For the first time this year, per-mile rates on the spot market saw strong month-to-month gains in June, according to monthly rates data from Truckstop.com. All three major truckload segments jumped in June, following a rocky first five months of the year.
July 2, 2019
Business
OOIDA launching new educational series for owner-ops at GATS
OOIDA says the class will focus on determining the cost of operations for owner-operators and small fleet owners. Company drivers can also attend if they are considering making the jump to being an owner-operator.
July 2, 2019
Business
Roadsync payments platform at $100M milestone
RoadSync is a digital payment platform for the logistics industry, including trucking, allowing money to flow quickly and securely between freight handlers and owner-operators, trucking companies and truck repair shops, brokers and other combinations therein.
July 2, 2019
Business
Tools to help truckers get their jobs done
Even the best, most proficient truck driver on the road today needs a little help from time to time, and he can get it from some of today’s top technologies. BlueParrott’s wireless headset BlueParrott’s newest wireless headset — the B550-XT — is powered by your voice. You tell it what to do and what you […]
July 2, 2019
Channel 19
Shout to a stop: Crater Lake Junction in Chiloquin, Ore.
“Back at it for a Monday and thankful for the kindness of strangers at the Crater Lake Junction Travel Center in rural Chiloquin, Oregon. If you run U.S. 97 north-south through Oregon and need a stop in the vicinity, make it here. And tell ’em thanks again for me.” Here’s why.
July 1, 2019
Business
Trucker ordered to receive nearly $200,000 after being fired for refusing to drive in bad weather
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration ordered Kentucky-based Freight Rite to reinstate a box truck driver and pay him $31,569 in back wages and interest, $100,000 in punitive damages, $50,000 in compensatory damages and reasonable attorney fees.
July 1, 2019
Truck Stops
Love’s opens new North Carolina, California locations
The Charlotte, North Carolina, location, off of I-85 at exit 29, offers 69 truck parking spaces. The Westmorland, California, store, located near the intersection of Highway 86 and Martin Road in southern California, offers 82 truck parking spaces.
July 1, 2019
Business
Diesel fuel taxes increase in a dozen states
With the turn of the calendar to July, truck drivers will see increased diesel fuel prices in 12 states due to rising fuel taxes. While some states’ increases are less than a cent, some states’ taxes on diesel will be immediately noticeable. All of the following fuel tax increases took effect Monday, July 1.
July 1, 2019
Business
New Xantrex solar charging options
The addition of solar solutions adds to Xantrex’s other products, including well-known power inverters for heavy-duty trucks, inverter/chargers, battery chargers, backup power and lithium ion batteries.
July 1, 2019
Business
Low bridge in PA racking up truck strikes
Three such crashes have happened in this month alone, and the latest occurred Monday, July 8. WBRE TV had this report on the 12′ 8″ bridge over Main Avenue in the city.
July 1, 2019
Business
Senate bill would force DOT to institute speed limiter mandate, set 65 mph limit
Due to Executive Orders signed by President Trump in his first days in office, DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration tabled a rulemaking that sought to institute a speed limiter mandate. The agency was scheduled to publish a proposed rule in September 2017, but has since moved the rulemaking to a long-term agenda item.
July 1, 2019
Business
Hundreds of truckers descend on Oregon Capitol to protest cap-and-trade emissions bill
Hundreds of truck drivers – many from the logging industry – reportedly descended on the Oregon Capitol on Thursday to protest emissions control legislation in the state’s Senate.
June 28, 2019
Overdrive Radio
40 years of trucking — and surviving — with owner-operator Ingrid Brown (Plus: Three tunes from Trucker Talent finalists)
Owner-operator Ingrid Brown started trucking as a teenager in 1979, and she’s been on the road since. In this edition of Overdrive Radio, hear her reflections on her 40-year career, many of those spent as a single-truck owner-operator, as well as her recent involvement in FMCSA’s Our Roads, Our Safety campaign and her ongoing bout with various forms of skin cancer.
June 28, 2019
Hours of Service
FMCSA now projecting hours of service proposal will be published in late July
In its latest rulemakings update, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration lists July 31 as its projected publication date for its proposal to reform federal hours of service regulations. The date is not binding and could change.
June 28, 2019
Business
Cargo theft firms warn against increased theft activity during July 4 holiday period
CargoNet recommends truck drivers avoid leaving cargo unattended in high-theft areas such as Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Atlanta and Miami. The firm also suggests parking in high-security locations with security devices, secure fences and high-visibility lighting.
June 28, 2019
Business
FMCSA to host sessions on ELDs, Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse at GATS
Both sessions will be titled, “FMCSA Hot Topics: ELD Implementation and Transition, the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse and more”. FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo, director of the Office of Enforcement and Compliance, and Bill Mahorney, division chief of enforcement, will be speaking at the sessions.
June 27, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Canadian ELD mandate looming, registration process could pressure U.S. registry
Though Canada’s ELD mandate — slated for enforcement in June 2021 — is similar to the U.S. mandate, there’s a key difference that likely will impact the U.S. market: Canada’s requirement that devices be certified by a third-party body, rather than the self-certification process in the U.S.
June 27, 2019
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