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Truckers lose in the authenticity battles and baseless accusation flinging between ATA, OOIDA
At a time when the industry seems at least in some ways to be coalescing around a few pressing issues — need for hours of service reform, a lack of parking and battered highways, to name a few — the groups only stand to hang their members out to dry by continuing to throw punches.
May 3, 2018
Business
NTSB: Corrosion likely caused electrical conduit to fall in crash that killed trucker on PA Turnpike
A report released this week by federal transportation investigators says steel straps holding electrical conduits to the ceiling of a Pennsylvania Turnpike tunnel had corroded before a portion of conduit fell, killing a truck driver in February.
May 3, 2018
Business
Heck of a time to be a flatbedder: High demand indicators on offer in this week’s spot update
All that dark green in the map? That means flatbedders utilizing DAT load boards have been busy, with a serious imbalance between the number of posted flatbed loads and the number of posted available trucks. What’s more: It’s been that way since winter and the ELD mandate’s inception.
May 3, 2018
Channel 19
Parking since the ELD mandate — what have you seen?
Have you seen greater parking stresses since the ELD mandate came into play? Dial our podcast line at 530-408-6423 to weigh in with a message. From his perspective, awareness of the parking problem, certainly, has risen as a result, says Delaware Sgt. Walter Newton. Also a reminder: A smartphone app alone will not get you to all the way to an ELD …
May 3, 2018
Business
Queen of the Road winners announced
Real Women in Trucking crowned its annual Queen of the Road award recipients in Sandy Long (awarded posthumously), Carolynn ‘Reanee’ Swiger and Cheryl Lynn Ibana-Bean.
May 3, 2018
Parking
DOT plans to survey truck stops, states and enforcers about parking shortage
Following up on a 2014 survey of truck drivers about the challenges they face in finding secure parking, the U.S. DOT’s Federal Highway Administration announced last week it plans to survey truck stop operators, state DOT officials and enforcement personnel about inadequacies in available truck parking.
May 3, 2018
Business
Bypass wars in Mo.: State auditor finds conflicts of interest among issues limiting competition in weigh-station bypass
A unique arrangement in the state, where PrePass’ parent nonprofit HELP Inc. wholly owns weigh-in-motion equipment deployed there after a $21 million investment, however, also appears to have played a significant role in the Drivewyze service’s delay there, among other issues.
May 2, 2018
Business
Outage of examiner registry prompts FMCSA to postpone implementation of electronic medical certificate rule
Due in part to the ongoing outage of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners, FMCSA says it will postpone the requirements that FMCSA submit information to state-licensing agencies — and the requirement that state agencies send information to the CDLIS — for three years, until June 2021.
May 2, 2018
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Medical examiners face charges, sentencing in fraud cases; trucking co. charged for illegally repairing tankers
A California trucking company owner was charged for illegally repairing cargo tankers after a tanker exploded while being welded in 2014. An Alabama woman pleaded guilty to a medical certificate fraud scheme, and two Georgia women were sentenced for their roles in a med cert fraud scheme.
May 2, 2018
Parking
Two I-29 rest areas in South Dakota closed for reconstruction
The Wilmot rest area, at exit 213 off of I-29, is expected to reopen by February 2019, while the Vermillion rest area, at exit 26 off of I-29, is expected to reopen by April 2019.
May 2, 2018
Voices
POLL: Do you use a weigh-station bypassing system?
Are weigh-station bypassing systems worth the expense? This new poll probes the extent of bypass use among owner-operators.
May 2, 2018
Business
Electric trucks update: NACFE releases pro-con list for electric power, Nikola sues Tesla over truck design
The North American Council on Freight Efficiency on Tuesday outlined 10 arguments for and against the viability of electric trucks. Meanwhile, two key players in the electric truck market — Nikola and Tesla — are in a legal dispute over their trucks’ design.
May 2, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Choosing an ELD for your operation
If you’re an independent owner-operator with only one truck, you’re likely to gravitate to a baseline-compliance electronic logging device without a lot of the bells and whistles that are available in fleet-management-focused systems.
May 2, 2018
Business
Gemini accepts safety award
The National Tank Truck Carriers association gave top safety honors to Gemini Motor Transport, the primary fuel-hauling fleet for the Love’s Travel Stops truck-stop network.
May 1, 2018
Business
Per-mile rates hang near all-time highs in April (and a new inclusion — specialized rate averages)
Per-mile rates on the spot market again saw strong gains in April, according to monthly rates data from Truckstop.com. All three major truckload segments — dry van, reefer and flatbed — surged in the month, and all three flirted with all-time highs since Truckstop.com began reporting monthly rate averages.
May 1, 2018
Business
Recent price hikes has diesel at highest point since 2014
The cheapest fuel can be found in the Gulf Coast region at $2.946 – the only region below $3 per gallon. The Lower Atlantic region is home to the next-lowest average fuel prices at $3.042 per gallon.
May 1, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
KeepTruckin’s ELD buyout program
The KeepTruckin ELD provider has launched what it’s calling the “Shifting Gears” program to offer an account credit to offset some of the cost to users who switch from another ELD provider to KeepTruckin. It’s open to any-size fleet using any ELD provider.
May 1, 2018
Business
Pickup loses control, knocks light posts onto busy highway
Video from NBC 2 in southern Florida: A pickup driver slammed into a concrete guard rail — and mowed over a few light posts in the process, sending them tumbling into a crowded Interstate.
May 1, 2018
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No sideline cynics here: Voices from TenFour D.C., truckers' advocacy counterbalance
At TenFour D.C. on the National Mall, Long Haul Paul Marhoefer canvassed owner-operator participants with a question on his mind. Namely: Just what motivated their three-day participation? Several among big trucking issues emerge in this week's Overdrive Radio.
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