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Fatal truck-involved crashes up 5.4 percent in 2016
Crashes involving large trucks were responsible for 4,317 fatalities in 2016, according to a recently released report.
October 9, 2017
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Business
Why is CARB ignoring its own emissions data in push to ban traditional engines?
“It’s no secret that California has been going its own way on emissions. That’s not the point here. The point is that the internal combustion engine, by CARB’s own admission, is far superior to that of an electric powertrain in terms of its carbon intensity score.”
October 9, 2017
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Broad, sweeping statements are all poppycock
After last week’s anti-ELD mandate demonstrations: “‘You can’t get two truckers to agree the sky is blue.’ Honey, hush. I guess that broad, sweeping statement can be put to rest.”
October 9, 2017
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Business
Steer axle recall expands to include nearly 19,000 Peterbilt, Kenworth, International trucks
The recall issued by Paccar includes approximately 17,737 model year 2016 Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks in most models, along with approximately 1,175 model year 2016 International tractors in most models.
October 9, 2017
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Electronic Logging Devices
Truckstop.com offering online database of ‘vetted’ ELD providers
The list of vetted providers will grow, Truckstop.com says, but currently includes Glostone Trucking Solutions (seller of GeoTab), GPS Insight, HOS-Reporter, JJ Keller, KeepTruckin and Omnitracs.
October 6, 2017
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Electronic Logging Devices
Group of D.C. demonstrators parks up near the White House
Twenty-nine bobtail trucks staged in the wee hours on Constitution Avenue between the Washington Monument and the White House today in an attempt to garner the attention of the President on the electronic logging device mandate.
October 6, 2017
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Business
Rates and volumes way up in the spot market
Any owner-operators shutting down this week in protest of the electronic logging device mandate might have missed some of the best freight and rate conditions on the spot market that have been seen in the past several years. Updates for dry van, flatbed, based on last week’s data.
October 6, 2017
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Business
CVSA names new president for upcoming year
Kansas Highway Patrol Capt. Christopher Turner takes over as CVSA’s president with Capt. Scott Carnegie of the Mississippi Highway Patrol serving as vice president.
October 6, 2017
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Business
Threat of Tropical Storm Nate prompts HOS waivers in Alabama, Florida
As of Friday morning, the storm is forecast to reach hurricane status before it makes landfall along the Gulf Coast over the weekend.
October 6, 2017
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Business
The double-billion burger they refuse to eat
“Pro-ELD propaganda does not address the true safety issue in the industry, and that is the sense that every driver is disposable. There’s always another. (Thin mint, sir? No thank you. Bring me a bucket.)”
October 6, 2017
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Overdrive Radio
From the scene in D.C. and around the country as grassroots groups press against the ELD mandate
This week’s Overdrive Radio podcast: Anti-ELD demonstrators in D.C. met with officials at FMCSA offices Thursday after spending Wednesday spread across the city in small groups. Tony Justice on tactics. A sampling of calls from around the country about events this week.
October 5, 2017
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Gear
Baron Threat Net’s weather monitoring app
Baron Threat Net’s critical weather monitoring features now are available as a mobile app to allow users to monitor important weather data by location for added safety while on the go. Monitoring features include high-resolution customizable mapping for w
October 5, 2017
Business
Rhode Island renumbering exits on interstates, major highways
Rhode Island DOT will begin later this year renumbering highway exits on the state’s interstates and major highways to have the exit numbers match milemarkers.
October 5, 2017
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Business
FDA launches training module for new food hauling regs
Individuals who complete the online training module will be able to obtain a certificate of completion from the website. Carriers are also required to maintain records documenting training to be presented to FDA upon request.
October 5, 2017
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Business
Celadon faces SEC investigation, refinances debt
Monday’s announcement comes amid other financial uncertainty for the company, which reported a $10 million operating loss in the second quarter of its fiscal 2017.
October 5, 2017
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Business
Owner-operator among those killed in Vegas shooting, died protecting family
A California truck driver was among the 59 people killed in the mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas Sunday night, and his sister says he died so she and her daughter could live.
October 5, 2017
Business
Pink load bars for breast cancer awareness
Save-A-Load by Fleet Engineers offers pink versions of its Save-A-Load bars, available year-round, and a portion of the revenue from sales of those bars is donated to Breastcancer.org on a quarterly basis.
October 5, 2017
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Business
Stop draggin’ this theoretical ELD report around
“Theories are great. I have some you’d probably be concerned about, therefore I don’t share them. And I certainly don’t present them as empirical evidence.”
October 4, 2017
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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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