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Fla.-based Oakley Transport giving away pickup
The company’s new awards program, called “Safety’s Super Sweepstakes,” is intended to award “outstanding safety and performance” with an ultimate prize for the grand champion of a brand-new 2020 GMC Sierra pickup truck.
December 6, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA announces denial of 10 ELD exemption requests
The agency officially denied the requests in June and July, but it is required to publicly announce the denials in the Federal Register. Denials include petitions from OOIDA, SikhsPAC and more.
December 6, 2018
Channel 19
Hours of service proposal could come by end of March
Signs point to a decision on whether to move forward with hours change from FMCSA sooner than later — by Spring, regulators said during a call with owner-operators put together by Scott Reed and Scott Jordan of the Independent Carrier Group covering hours, the ELD mandate and exemptions, training and enforcement topics.
December 6, 2018
Business
Judge rules drivers should be paid minimum wage for all hours worked — including sleeper berth time
The judge’s Oct. 19 opinion says that drivers’ total compensation, once divided by the total number of hours worked, should equal at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. However, the ruling only affects this case and doesn’t have a direct impact on the industry’s per-mile pay model.
December 6, 2018
Business
Hot peppers! Load of jalapeños goes up in flames on Houston highway
This tractor-trailer caught fire on U.S. Highway 59 in Houston, according to the local KHOU 11. It was carrying boxed jalapeños, which, according to the report, were salvaged. The driver reportedly was safe in the incident. The cause of the fire was not reported.
December 6, 2018
Pride & Polish
A closer look at the ‘Memorial Run’ firefighter-tribute CEI 2018 KW T680
It’s a truly remarkable unit, and with greater urgency present as fires intensify, particularly out West, a fitting tribute to all who give themselves to protecting the rest of us.
December 5, 2018
Voices
More ‘Music to truck by’: Truckers Ken Freeman, Taylor Barker live
In addition to this year’s Trucker Talent Search contestants and other singer-songwriters, truckers Taylor Barker and Ken Freeman were conspicuous at GATS this past year with performances, including video excerpts of two here, on the stage at the truck parking area and at the Red Eye Radio stage and various exhibitor booths.
December 5, 2018
Business
First cross-border Mexican fleet talks challenges, standards of operating in U.S.
Olympic Transport, a 140-truck Monterrey, Mexico-based fleet that’s operated in cross-border operations since 2007, says that despite stigmas of Mexican-domiciled fleets among U.S. carriers and operators, Mexican fleets in the DOT’s cross-border program are no less safe than those at U.S. and Canadian operations.
December 5, 2018
Business
OnRoad mobile app from Comdata
The new OnRoad app complements Comdata’s OnRoad Card, one of the more widely accepted, multi-purpose fuel and driver funds card in trucking.
December 5, 2018
Business
Yokohama recalls certain commercial truck tires
The company says approximately 529 Yokohama RY023 tires, size 295/75R22.5 (14G) that have DOT date code 2318 may have the wrong rubber compound, which could cause the tread to separate from the casing.
December 5, 2018
Business
Trucking aero company raising money to support military veterans
SmartTruck kicked off the “Drive for our Vets” campaign by using one of its trucks to deliver supplies to a DAV facility on the Gulf Coast to help military families affected by Hurricane Michael. The company is looking to raise $25,000 by the end of December.
December 5, 2018
Business
Covering your tracks: The brave new world of ‘freight visibility’
As load tracking systems have proliferated and evolved, angst over their intrusion, as well as opportunities for owner-operators to benefit from them, have been on the rise.
December 4, 2018
Business
DOT asking for crash examples to review for crash preventability program within CSA
The intention of the program is to test the feasibility of reviewing crashes in which truck drivers are not at fault and to remove them from carriers’ and operators’ Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores if they are deemed non-preventable.
December 4, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Faces of the Road: Bluesman and former trucker Watermelon Slim fails better
Long Haul Paul’s latest in the “Faces of the Road” series details the life and career of former hauler (and so much else besides)/international blues sensation Bill “Watermelon Slim” Homans, out with a new record, “Church of the Blues.” As Slim puts it: “I’ve had a little success in a life marked mostly by failure.”
December 4, 2018
Business
Trucker shot, killed in Nashville road rage incident
The shooting occurred Friday, Nov. 30, during the 5 p.m. rush hour on I-65. According to police, the man who shot and killed the trucker said he fired his pistol in self-defense, and no charges have been filed against him, but the “case remains very much under investigation,” police say.
December 4, 2018
Business
Diesel prices hit lowest national average since May
After a 5.4-cent decrease during the week ending Dec. 3, the U.S.’ average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel is now $3.207.
December 4, 2018
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. Rand McNally’s latest dashcam Rand McNally launched its new DashCam 500 and companion app that delivers high-quality video and still photos, making it simple to […]
December 4, 2018
Business
Rates a mixed bag in November as flatbed continues slide
Per-mile flatbed rates on the spot market continued to fall off in November, according to monthly rates data from Truckstop.com. Meanwhile, reefer rates surged and van rates dropped a nickel a mile.
December 3, 2018
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