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Electronic Logging Devices
ELD ‘panic buying’ as time runs out
Who’s ready? As last-minute preps for the ELD mandate continue for many, some companies try to accommodate panic buys while still other operators plan to wait beyond the Monday, Dec. 18, enforcement date, anticipating soft treatment at roadside.
December 13, 2017
Business
FMCSA’s database of certified med examiners down indefinitely
They agency says it does not have a timeline for when the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners will be live again. The agency is directing drivers in need of medical certification to reach out to examiners directly “to verify that they are certified and listed.”
December 13, 2017
Business
Head-first into the ‘exodus’ he goes …
“Bill Weaver has decided, on pretty much the eve of the ELD mandate going into effect, to make the transition from company driver to owner-operator for the first time in his more than 20-year trucking career.”
December 13, 2017
Business
Truckers can submit video to One20 for chance at Super Bowl tickets
Truckers who are hauling freight to Minneapolis for the upcoming Super Bowl can submit a short video to One20 telling their stories from the road for a chance to win tickets to the game or access to exclusive events during the week leading up to the game.
December 13, 2017
Business
Lawmakers intro bill to beef up rear impact guards, mandate side guards on trailers
A bipartisan and bicameral group of U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday announced intentions to introduce a bill in Congress to require tractor-trailers to be equipped with so-called side underride guards, intended to protect car occupants in crashes in which the car slides under the trailer.
December 13, 2017
Voices
What’s your business’ outlook for 2018?
It’s that time of year again — when we all take stock of the past 12 months and look ahead to the next, still with, however, the ELD mandate looming this time around. Considering all of it, amid an improving rate environment, what’s your sense of how 2018 will shape up. Better? Worse? The same? …
December 12, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Short-term rental trucks land a short-term ELD exemption
TRALA requested in March a more permanent exemption from ELD use for short-term rental trucks. In October, FMCSA granted an ongoing exemption for rental trucks used for eight days or fewer, rather than 30 days. Rentals fewer than 30 days now get until mid-March to comply with the mandate.
December 12, 2017
Business
Truckers rack up nearly 39,000 warnings, citations during Operation Safe Driver Week
Truckers were given 30,714 warnings and 8,164 citations during the enforcement blitz, 84.2 percent of which were for state and local moving violations. Speeding accounted for 7.4 percent of violations.
December 12, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Audio mailbag: Truckers’ voices raised against the ELD mandate with less than a week left
When it comes to rules and regulations, the ELD mandate may well go down in history as the most protested in FMCSA’s history. As the enforcement deadline bears down, truckers around the nation sound off. Also: What does the ELD mandate have to do with the moon and Mars? …
December 12, 2017
Business
Pepsi places 100 orders for Tesla Semi, largest known reservation so far
PepsiCo has reserved 100 of Tesla’s new electric Semi trucks Reuters confirmed Tuesday, placing the largest-known single order for the electric big rig to-date.
December 12, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDs put spotlight on the detention quagmire
The uncertainty around detention timing in live-load/-unload situations is perhaps the biggest potential problem for drivers and carriers using ELDs. It’s also one in which ELDs may be the best tool for combatting the issue, to the benefit of drivers and fleets.
December 12, 2017
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Clean inspection briberies, CDL schemes and fraudulent drug tests
A number of California DMV employees were charged for their roles in fraudulently changing CDL testing scores, a Texas trucking company owner was charged for bribing for clean inspections, and a Washington drug screener was charged for fabricating DOT drug test reports.
December 11, 2017
Business
I’ll have my sinks with handles, please
“I still stand by the distinct possibility of either being electrocuted by a water-logged hand dryer or having a full-on anger-induced stroke the next time an automatic air freshener sprays antiseptic lilac mist directly onto my corneas.”
December 11, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Have you begun running with an ELD/AOBRD for e-logs?
With the ELD mandate’s Dec. 18 enforcement deadline less than a week out, some surveys have estimated as only half of truckers are ready for the deadline. What’s the status of your operation relative to e-logs, whether exempt from the mandate or not?
December 11, 2017
Channel 19
RJ Taylor, trucker and founder of Ol’Blue, USA, has passed at age 75
RJ Taylor’s 1950s Ol’Blue KW was part of the bedrock under his Ol’Blue, USA nonprofit — the USA stood for United Safety Alliance, his own self-styled effort, working with a multiplicity of partners, to teach road safety to schoolchildren and the motoring public and bring together truckers and law enforcement.
December 11, 2017
Truck Stops
Pilot Flying J opens new California location
The new truck stop features nine diesel lanes with high-speed pumps, 99 truck parking spots, 9 showers, Wendy’s, Cinnabon and more.
December 11, 2017
Business
Anheuser-Busch reserves 40 Tesla Semis for beer-hauling fleet
The 40 semi-trucks, one of Tesla’s largest reported pre-orders, will be fully electric-powered and equipped with autonomous driving capabilities. Anheuser says the order is part of the company’s goals to slash its carbon output in the coming decade.
December 11, 2017
Business
Daimler recalls more than 400,000 Freightliner, Western Star trucks for brake light issue
Affected trucks include model year 2008-2018 Freightliner Cascadia and Western Star 4700, 4900, 5700 and 6900 trucks. DTNA says after hard brake applications, the brake light pressure switch may not activate the brake lights with the light application of the brake pedal.
December 11, 2017
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