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Business
Iowa college using FMCSA grant to help military vets obtain CDLs
Des Moines Area Community College received the $88,460 grant through FMCSAâs Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grant program to help military veterans to obtain a CDL.
November 16, 2017
Business
Hydrogen-electric truck maker Nikola starts rollout of hydrogen fueling network
Nikola Motor Company has tapped Nel ASA as equipment supplier to help the truck OEM to create the largest hydrogen fueling network in the world, covering more than 2,000 miles and 16 stations. Nikola has already kicked off two of the 16 stations with 14 more to follow immediately after installation.
November 16, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
No points against CSA score for ELD violation during phase-in period
Drivers who receive a violation for having no ELD between Dec. 18 and April 1 will not have points recorded against them in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability carrier scoring system, safety officials said today at a public hearing in Birmingham, Ala.
November 15, 2017
Business
Trucker to serve up to six years in prison for role in another truckerâs death
The trucker reportedly told police he was fatigued and âmay have fallen asleepâ on Jan. 13 when he sideswiped another truck that was on the side of the road. New York-based trucker Zivko Lakic, 24, was reportedly standing next to his truck when he was struck and killed.
November 15, 2017
Business
And just what a-âbotâ that amateur-hour advocacy group
As reports surface of âbotsâ commenting on regs, Wendy expresses doubt, with humility: âIâm just part of that âamateur-hourâ advocacy group who didnât nonetheless make a ârookie mistakeâ by encouraging âbotsâ to do a job people need to be doing themselves with genuine, applicable, relevant information to have any credibility.â
November 15, 2017
Business
Fleet tech company identifies top 10 most dangerous highways for truckers
Seattle-based Zonarâs new analysis is intended to help truckers identify stretches of road typically most dangerous for trucks to decrease their chances of getting into an accident.
November 15, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Ryder partners with Geotab for rental-truck ELDs
With the launch of the ELD platform, Ryder is also offering rental customers to ability to choose between Ryderâs solution or their own portable ELD equipment.
November 15, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD maker launches petition to add 14-hour flexibility, presents data on detention and race-the-clock dynamics
KeepTruckinâs petition has a goal of garnering 10,000 signatures, and it believes their data shows hard evidence of the hurry-up effect of undue dock delays. It could provide evidence of ârace-the-clockâ dynamics many operators have long suspected as part-and-parcel of the 14-hour rule/ELD/dock-delay combination.
November 14, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Carriersâ âmagic eraserâ role in compounding uncompensated-detention issue: Rico Muhammad on the e-log shift
As a trade-off for the ultimate hassle of mandated e-logs, in this Overdrive Radio podcast Muhammadâs hopeful owner-operators can both individually and collectively use the change as a cudgel to their advantage when dealing with brokers, shippers, receivers ⌠anyone who would insist on wasting driversâ time.
November 14, 2017
Business
Trucking rap sheet: CDL schemes, drug testing fraud, fuel tax fraud, more
Investigations revealed a CDL testing scheme in California, drug testing schemes in California and Missouri and more.
November 14, 2017
Truck Stops
Loveâs opens new hotel in Washington state
The new hotel offers 75 rooms, an indoor pool, 24-hour fitness center, 24-hour guest laundry and an outdoor grill and covered patio. Truckers can take advantage of a 20 percent discount by showing their CDL.
November 14, 2017
Business
Highway Transport named Dow Chemicalâs Carrier of the Year
Dow presents the award to a carrier that has at least a 98 percent on-time delivery record, great safety performance, best customer service to Dow, competitive pricing and more.
November 14, 2017
Business
FMCSA holding public discussion forum Wednesday in Birmingham, Ala.
Discussion topics include FMCSA priorities and goals; the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program; the electronic logging device mandate; commercial vehicle traffic enforcement; and FMCSAâs state grant programs.
November 13, 2017
Business
Midwest Pete groupâs stand-out 2018 calendar available
Midwest Peterbilt Groupâs âPeterbilt Working Trucks of the Midwestâ annual calendar this year adds to its shots of the dealer networkâs customersâ working trucks some âtruly vintage vehiclesâ from a shoot at the American Truck Historical Society (ATHS) convention.
November 13, 2017
Hours of Service
Intermodal fleet gets log-keeping exemption
Rail Delivery Services has been granted an exemption that allows its drivers who occasionally work more than 12 hours in a day to utilize the 100 air-mile radius logbook exemption.
November 13, 2017
Business
Only on Saturdays, in the driveway. Definitely.
âIâve never been great at self-marketing. I prefer to kind of linger in the shadows and write stuff about things that happen â either to us or to other people. I like telling stories. So, Iâm still kind of amazed when someone recognizes me â especially outside of the trucking realm. âŚâ
November 13, 2017
Business
Tesla to unveil electric Class 8 tractor this week
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk on Sunday tweeted that the companyâs electric semi will make its debut Thursday night.
November 13, 2017
Channel 19
New app puts load tracking in the hands of independents
FreightPrint is out with a smartphone app and tracking service that harnesses the GPS and cellular communication capabilities of smartphones in order to put tracking tools and service into the hands of independents and small fleets.
November 13, 2017
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Lawsuit seeks to halt FMCSA's non-domiciled CDL final rule
That latest filing in the case of owner-operator Jorge Rivera Lujan v. the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asks for an emergency stay of the government's final rule restricting non-domiciled CDL eligibility, pending judicial review.
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