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Love’s finalizes acquisition of Speedco

With the 52 new locations, the number of Love’s-operated tire service and lube facilities grows to more than 320. Speedco facilities will continue to offer their current selection of products and services, including diesel oil changes, federal inspections and battery work.

November 3, 2017

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Is this thing on?

“This administration desperately, desperately needs a check-mark in the ‘win’ column. If anyone out there is listening, here’s your chance. It’s ripe for the picking, along with the block of voters it represents. Respond to the truckers on the ELD mandate. They deserve at least that much.”

November 3, 2017

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Electronic Logging Devices

POLL: Have you begun running with an ELD/AOBRD for e-logs?

With the ELD mandate’s Dec. 18 enforcement deadline quickly approaching, some surveys have estimated as few as 25 percent of small fleets and owner-operators are ready for the deadline. What’s the status of your operation relative to e-logs, whether exempt from the mandate or not?

November 3, 2017

Trends in violations, inspections move in truckers’ favor

Since year 2012, when the violation-free inspection percentage was below 40 percent, while the total number of inspections has remained relatively level and even fallen a little, violation-free inspection numbers have grown considerably, by more than 18 percent.

November 2, 2017

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Maverick announces per-mile pay increase for certain OTR drivers

The company is also currently offering a $5,000 sign-on bonus for drivers with at least a year of verifiable experience.

November 2, 2017

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Pilot Flying J opening new Kansas City location

The new Pilot Travel Center, located off of Missouri Highway 210 near I-435, will feature six diesel lanes with high-speed pumps, public laundry, Western Union and more.

November 2, 2017

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Driver shut down by FMCSA after fatal crash, investigation

Earnest Paul Biddwell was driving on Tennessee State Route 305 on Aug. 3 when his trailer separated from his truck, crossed the center line and struck another truck, causing it to veer off the highway into a ditch and up an embankment before it overturned.

November 2, 2017

N.Y. attack highlights danger of weaponized trucks, attacker once a truck driver

Notes on Tuesday’s Manhattan terrorist attack: The suspect is a Class A CDL holder and once employed as a truck operator. The attack also underscores the dangers of the potential for trucks to be used as weapons to carry out terrorism.

November 1, 2017

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Rates surged again in October, flatbed and van hit three-year highs

With conditions ripe for rate hikes of late, truckload rates in all three major segments in October continued their upward momentum, according to monthly spot market rates data from Truckstop.com.

November 1, 2017

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California’s 20-cent diesel tax hike goes into effect

The excise tax on diesel in the state jumped from 16 cents per gallon to 36 cents per gallon Wednesday. The state has also increased the sales tax rate on diesel from 9 percent to 13 percent.

November 1, 2017

Sleep apnea partly to blame in 2016 truck-bus crash that killed 13, NTSB concludes

The Board determined the trucker had untreated obstructive sleep apnea, and the bus driver had untreated diabetes and was fatigued, likely due to acute sleep loss, at the time of the crash.

November 1, 2017

Trump FMCSA pick Martinez supports ELD mandate, will examine owner-operator impact

While Martinez said he doesn’t intend to delay the mandate, he said he will examine its impact on small business truckers. “I want to meet with those involved who oppose the rule to learn more about those concerns,” he told a panel of Senators during a confirmation hearing Tuesday.

November 1, 2017

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You can’t hide them lyin’ eyes

George’s dalliance with aftermarket parts — for a different truck! “It became evident I was going to have to confront him…. He was cheating. He was looking at aftermarket parts for a Peterbilt.”

November 1, 2017

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Electronic Logging Devices

Intrastate ELD mandates: California enforcement deadline likely to be late 2020, Oregon this year

California is planning to seek an intrastate adoption of the electronic logging device mandate that is likely to impose a deadline of December 31, 2020, for intrastate carriers. Oregon will enforce on the federal timeline Dec. 18 this year.

November 1, 2017

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Strick Trailers adds production line

Strick Trailers has expanded its Monroe, Indiana, manufacturing facility by adding a 44,000-square-foot production line dedicated to “the unique characteristics of its custom trailer business,” the company says.

November 1, 2017

Hours regs suspended for certain drivers in New Hampshire

The emergency declaration states an emergency exists pertaining to the delivery of propane, natural gas, fuel oil, gasoline and food, as well as for the repair of utility outages.

October 31, 2017

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Iowa 80 begins $10 million expansion and remodel

The truck stop is adding an additional 23,000 square feet to its already 100,000 square foot building and making additional renovations.

October 31, 2017

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Bill in House seeks to study port truckers’ pay and controversial truck-leasing practices

Citing existing research into the matter and a major investigative report from USA Today showing that such deductions leave drivers with little actual take-home pay, a contingent of Democratic lawmakers in the House filed the Port Drivers Bill of Rights Act of 2017 last week.

October 31, 2017

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Drivers Paperwork Sign Scale House Inspections

Roadcheck results: 10K vehicles, 3K drivers sidelined for OOS violations

During the 72-hour International Roadcheck inspection blitz in May, inspectors found more than 81% of trucks and 94% of drivers had no out-of-service violations. Brakes, hours of service, no-CDL among top violation categories.

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President Trump updates timeline for heavy-duty truck tariffs, adds medium-duty trucks

Parked up at the Cowboy Cafe, Lyman, Woming

Last cafe for 1,200 miles -- Lyman, Wyoming: Report

Four fleets represented by the pictures above will square off in the final round of the Small Fleet Championship for the title belt in their respective categories October 23, 2025, at the annual NASTC conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

Turnage, TFX, Oberman, Clifford Hay advance to Small Fleet Champ final round

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FMCSA's GBATS session: Truckers' applause for Trump DOT moves not hard to find

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