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Business
Spring has not sprung, to say the least, when it comes to vans, reefers on the spot market
National average spot van and refrigerated freight rates slipped again during the week ending April 13. The number of load posts fell 4 percent while truck posts increased. The arrival of produce season in several southern markets failed to make up for the effects of more capacity and bad weather.
April 17, 2019
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Business
Waiver granted to SmartDrive allowing lower windshield mounting for driver assist camera
FMCSA says SmartDrive’s camera housing is 3.7 inches wide by 5.2 inches tall and will be mounted in the approximate center of the windshield. The agency also received a request from Navistar for its ADAS to be mounted lower on the windshield that regulations allow.
April 17, 2019
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Business
FMCSA approves alternate cargo securement methods for certain agricultural commodities
The waiver allows for alternate securement for agricultural commodities transported in wood and plastic boxes and large fiberglass tubs, or for hay, straw and cotton bales that are grouped into large singular units.
April 17, 2019
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Business
Nikola debuts second iteration of electrified Class 8 tractor
Like its predecessor, for which more than 13,000 orders have been placed since its 2016 unveiling, the Nikola Two will be available with the company’s hydrogen-electric drivetrain, which converts hydrogen fuel to electric power. It will also be available in an all-electric, battery-powered model, intended for shorter-haul applications than its hydrogen-electric models.
April 17, 2019
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Truck Stops
Pilot Flying J releases updated mobile app
Pilot Flying J released this week the updated version of its mobile app, which streamlines many of the existing app features.
April 17, 2019
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Channel 19
How to outfit a cargo van for expediting driver comfort on the road
West Michigan Expedite small fleet owner Steve McNeal outlines a set of cargo-van-hauling basics he prefaces by noting there are many ways to upfit a cargo van. Here, he’s focused on ways to combat what is an essential issue for drivers of vans in expediting — comfort on any layover away from home.
April 16, 2019
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Business
GAO recommends annual underride guard inspections, side underride guard research
The U.S. Government Accountability Office this week released a new report on truck underride guards, offering four recommendations to the U.S. Department of Transportation about improving data collection, inspections and more for the devices.
April 16, 2019
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Business
Retirement planning, Part 3: A small fleet as a big nest egg
When retirement comes knocking and it’s time to divest the business, it can mean a pleasant surprise for the owner.
April 16, 2019
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Business
Broker angling for ‘Smart Capacity’
Leonard’s Express’ brokerage side is adding both Smart Capacity and Load Track functions from Trucker Tools to complement is transportation management system in place today, Trimble’s TMW Systems software.
April 16, 2019
Business
Protestors reckon with minimal ‘shutdown’ and protest participation
Though it’s hard to gauge the number of drivers that actually sat out for the called-for April 12 nationwide driver shutdown, organizer Patrick Karns admits that the planned protests “kind of fell apart.” He and Black Smoke Matters founder Joe Denny plan to restructure their Facebook efforts.
April 15, 2019
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Hours of Service
As Congress preps spending bills, lawmakers back another ELD waiver for livestockers
A block of 63 lawmakers in the U.S. House has penned a letter to transportation appropriation leaders asking them to allow drivers hauling livestock and bees to remain exempt from compliance with the federal electronic logging device mandate through the 2020 fiscal year — Sept. 30, 2020.
April 15, 2019
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Business
Delivering cannabis — and cash — in California
A look at the burgeoning cannabis and cash distribution businesses in California’s newly legal recreational cannabis market — via two operations with different areas of emphasis, both utilizing cargo vans for the work.
April 15, 2019
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Business
Trucker named Highway Angel for helping fellow driver in ditch
Jacob Elkins, a driver for CFI, was driving east of Effingham, Illinois, on I-70 on May 23, 2018, when he came across another CFI truck nose-down in a ditch. Elkins pulled over and was the first person on the scene.
April 15, 2019
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Pride & Polish
Halvor Lines’ 50th-anniversary 1974 Peterbilt 352, rescued and restored
The story behind the 1974 Peterbilt 352 of Halvor Lines of Superior, Wis., a special restoration project cabover that hauled for Halvor in its first decade, finished just in time for Christmas last year and the final month of Halvor’s 50th-anniversary year,
April 15, 2019
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Business
Trucker charged in Illinois trooper death
On March 28, at approximately 12:20 p.m., Illinois trooper Brooke Jones-Story was conducting a commercial vehicle inspection on the side of U.S. Highway 20 and was standing outside her squad car when she was allegedly struck and killed by Dittmar’s truck.
April 15, 2019
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Business
Daimler, Paccar issue recalls over odometer, axle issues
Daimler’s recall affects approximately 361 Western Star 4700 and 4900 trucks. The odometers are accumulating distance in kilometers, but the odometer display is labeled as being miles. Paccar’s recall affects approximately 93 Kenworth T680, T800, T880, W900 and W990 models. The rear axles may not contain oil
April 15, 2019
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Overdrive Radio
Even in a roaring market, think twice before joining the stampede
This week’s Overdrive Radio podcast features this talk, delivered by former small fleet owner and longtime radio host Kevin Rutherford at MATS, on prioritizing all the new risk and responsibility of trucking with authority, toward better income. Significant wild-card today: Inexplicably high cost of insurance for some carriers.
April 12, 2019
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Business
KeepTruckin to leverage ELD data for freight matching, detention pressure
A new tool is on the near-term horizon for KeepTruckin users offering insights into shipper/receiver facilities, also a “Smart Load Board.” KT also has expanded a small brokerage it bought last year, putting the company in a position of competition with its ELD users, or at least those carriers’ current brokers.
April 12, 2019
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