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Mudslides, flooding cause highway closures in SoCal
Portions of U.S. 101 and California Highways 33, 150, 27 and 2 are closed Wednesday morning as a result of flooding and mudslides.
January 10, 2018
Business
Swift IT worker pleads guilty to bilking carrier out of $1.65M
In two separate schemes to defraud Swift, former IT worker David Dwight Reynolds swindled $1.65 million from the Phoenix-based carrier giant. He has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges.
January 9, 2018
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Business
Driversâ info appears safe, FMCSA says, after hack of medical examiner registry
âThere was no evidence of exposure of the personal information of drivers, medical examiners or motor carrier operators,â the agency said in a statement to Overdrive on Tuesday about the hack of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
January 9, 2018
Truck Stops
Loveâs to open 40 new locations in 2018
Love's Travel Stops is planning to add 40 new locations in 2018 after adding 36 new locations in 2017.
January 9, 2018
Business
Washington state officials preparing for landslide potentially impacting I-82
The most likely scenario, Washington State DNR says, will result in the landslide not reaching I-82. Other scenarios that are less likely could result in the landslide reaching I-82 or completely blocking it, the department adds.
January 9, 2018
Business
Lawsuit by city of L.A. seeks back pay for port truckers allegedly misclassified as contractors
Driver misclassification claims have bubbled up across the country in recent years, but Southern California ports are a hotbed of such disputes. In the latest chapter, the city of L.A. has sued three Southern California trucking companies, seeking restitution payments for hundreds of drivers.
January 9, 2018
Business
Blockchain: Better tools to fight detention abuse, with added utility for driver, carrier credentials
Using geofencing and other location data, a blockchain system might document detention time with a high degree of accuracy. If the system is part of a âsmart contract,â a driver would receive detention pay quickly. Drivers/carriers, meanwhile, might use private keys to take control of their business data.
January 9, 2018
Business
Old Spice and sunshine: Remembering Jim Johnston
âHe looked like sunshine and smelled like Old Spice and Marlboro cigarettes, and he was a big deal to me.â âWendy remembers OOIDA head Jim Johnston, who passed on at 78.
January 9, 2018
Trucking History
OOIDA boss, âcrusader for rights of truckersâ Jim Johnston dies at 78
Johnston was âa resilient leader whose determination secured a position on the frontlines for truckersâ rights,â the group said in a statement. He served as OOIDAâs president and CEO for nearly 44 years, since 1974. He was part of a group of truck drivers that founded OOIDA in 1973.
January 9, 2018
Business
Celadonâs new driver center offers private rooms, bevy of leisure activities
The Celadon Welcome Center in Indianapolis has 104 single occupancy rooms, among other amenities.
January 9, 2018
Business
ATA ag group seeks cargo securement exemption for certain freight
AFTC in its exemption application states there are no commodity-specific tie-down rules 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.
January 8, 2018
Business
Two Daimler recalls affect nearly 28,000 Freightliner, Western Star trucks
One recall is in response to the Kidde fire extinguisher recall first announced in November. The other is for certain trucks with brake caliper bolts that are not properly torqued. East Manufacturing also announced it is recalling approximately 88 dump trailers.
January 8, 2018
Business
Blockchain: Uncertain future for factors, brokers with less reliance on building relationships, more trust in verified data
Blockchains have been called âtrustless,â which isnât intended to be as negative as it sounds. Rather, the term refers to the trust created by the structure of information contained in a blockchain, which could virtually eliminate the necessity of the personal touch that traditionally has been required to build trust in business relationships
January 8, 2018
Business
While youâre at it, wash your hands
Take it from a longtime former nurse: âYou can prevent flu by not slobbering all over each other and washing your hands frequently. ⌠Really, wash your hands. Do it a lot. It helps, even the scientists say so.
January 8, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Are you running with an ELD/AOBRD for logs or holding off?
With reports varying considerably from operators following the initial enforcement date of the ELD mandate in December, whatâs your status for e-log implementation, whether already set up with one, protesting the mandate by shutting down/leaving the business, remaining on paper logs with an exemption, or another scenario?
January 8, 2018
Channel 19
New vid from âLong haul Paulâ Marhoefer
Marhoeferâs âOdious Death of the Cracker Kingâ tells the story of a fictional character in the title, which the trucker-songwriter describes as something of a composite of two men heâd known long ago, the âsons of outlaw bull haulersâ both, plus a little of that mythic dirge treatment Marhoeferâs a master of.
January 6, 2018
Business
The coming of blockchain
Carriers, manufacturers and other trucking players are flocking to an emerging âdistributed ledgerâ approach to online business. Hereâs how it could affect owner-operators.
January 5, 2018
Business
Autonomous Peterbilt, hydrogen-powered Kenworth on display at CES next week
The Kenworth T680 daycab is a prototype zero-emission truck part of Paccarâs Zero Emission Cargo Transport Demonstration project. A Peterbilt 579 autonomous truck will also be on display at the Paccar Innovations booth at the show.
January 5, 2018
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