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Business
Landstar owner-op wins new Western Star in truck giveaway
David Zelsdorf, of Albertville, Ala., won a brand new 2019 Western Star 5700XE after winning the Landstar All-Star Truck Giveaway earlier this month. His name was selected in a random drawing that started with 989 eligible Landstar owner-operators.
July 19, 2018
Business
Spot market freight slows a bit, but āslumpā may be a stretch
Freight markets often begin to slide in mid-July, and last weekās national metrics fit the normal seasonal trend. Thatās a signal that the red-hot demand seen in recent weeks has cooled, but itās probably a stretch to call the slide a āslump.ā
July 19, 2018
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Business
Court blocks administrationās glider kit emissions-enforcement policy
The courtās temporary injunction against the EPAās decision not to enforce glider regs means that glider kit builders will be capped at making and selling just 300 trucks annually until the the court lifts its injunction or the EPA finalizes a rule to repeal emissions regs placed glider builders.
July 18, 2018
Business
Trucks and more damaged in fire at California truck stop
An investigation continues into a Monday afternoon fire that appears to have destroyed two tractor-trailers and three fuel pumps and damaged the metal awning at a truck stop in south-central California.
July 18, 2018
Business
Five more fleets announce driver pay bumps
CFI, Heartland Express, Roehl Transport, Paschall Truck Lines and K.L. Harring each announced pay increases that are either already in place or go into effect later this month.
July 18, 2018
Business
Trucker named Highway Angel for helping lost woman get help
Victor Smith, a driver for ABF Freight, was recognized for following his intuition and going after an older woman who went the wrong way after he gave her directions. He was able to get her to pull over on the interstate and wait with her until police arrived to help.
July 18, 2018
Channel 19
āThe Loadā: A trucking flick set in the former Yugoslavia during ā90s wars
U.S. audiences may well get a look at āThe Loadā thriller next year with a theatrical release and subsequent on-demand availability, as the Grasshopper Film company has acquired U.S. distribution rights of the Serbian-directed film.
July 18, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
KeepTruckin updates to address āunidentified drivingā
Reconciling āunidentified drivingā events captured from a given truck by its ELD has been an issue for independent owner-ops, but even more of one for small fleets ā KeepTruckin users can benefit from recent updates, the company says.
July 18, 2018
Business
Lawmakers ask EPA for documents related to glider kit study
The July 12 letter from the lawmakers is the latest in a saga over whether the EPA should cap the number of trucks glider kit builders can make and sell annually. The request appears to be the beginning of a probe by Congress into alleged improper contact between EPA staffers and employees at Volvo Trucks.
July 17, 2018
Business
Get owner-op business tips during Partners in Business seminars at GATS
Four PIB seminars will be held at GATS. Todd Amen and Richard DeForest with business services provider ATBS will present the first two seminars on Friday, Aug. 24, and Kevin Rutherford with Letās Truck will host the two seminars on Saturday, Aug. 25.
July 17, 2018
Channel 19
A little hope for H.R. 5948, the bill that would exempt small carriers from the ELD mandate
OOIDA Board Member and small fleet owner Monte Wiederhold, at least, feels that if the small-fleet (10 or fewer trucks) exemption bill were to make it out of committee, through the House, through the Senate and to the President, āheād sign it.ā
July 17, 2018
Business
FMCSA to begin testing new carrier safety scoring system this fall
FMCSA has issued a reporting detailing how it plans to proceed in reforming its CSA program. Chief among the changes is replacing the existing CSA Safety Measurement System with a new scoring system, which the agency says it will begin testing in September.
July 17, 2018
Business
Nearly 1,600 trucks sidelined during unannounced Brake Safety Day
According to CVSA, a total of 11,531 roadside inspections were conducted on Brake Safety Day, and 1,595 commercial vehicles, or 13.8 percent of those inspected, were placed out-of-service.
July 17, 2018
Business
Bandag retreads available at Boss shops
Bosselman Boss Truck Shops, Inc., announced it had partnered with the BandagĀ business of Bridgestone Americas to provide Bandag retreads at all Boss Truck Shops locations throughout the country.
July 17, 2018
Business
TA opens Goodyear tire retread center in Ohio
Local customers will be able to purchase Goodyear retread tires, as well as shop a full line of new Goodyear brand tires in the showroom. Tire inspection and repair services, as well as roadside service, will also be available through the retread center.
July 17, 2018
Parking
N.C. city bans parking trucks at driversā homes
Rocky Mount, N.C.ās city council adopted an ordinance that bans the parking of commercial vehicles and/or trailers longer than 25 feet or weighing more than 10,000 pounds, which includes Class 3-8 trucks, in residential areas.
July 16, 2018
Overdrive Extra
Faces of the Road: HHG hauler/American author Finn Murphy
Long Haul Paul Marhoeferās detailing of how young Murphy āacquired a love for ālow company and hard workā while working at Danās Service Station in Cos Cob, Connecticut,ā and more in a life and business hauling HHG, part of it chronicled in his āThe Long Haulā book.
July 16, 2018
Voices
Readers mixed on potential domestic freight impacts of new tariffs
The largest share of respondents (39 percent cumulatively) saw the potential for a negative freight impact for affected segments of the industry hauling in freight niches where tariffs were coming into play, or among all segments. 24 percent saw potential for positive freight impacts.
July 16, 2018
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