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Channel 19
‘Maybe OOIDA was on to something’ with ‘Run Compliant’ campaign: Wes Memphis stares down another good income year on e-logs
Wes Memphis returns with cautiously optimistic thinking about ELDs: “Maybe, if we constrict the amount of miles that are collectively available, rates will soar and we will see a new golden age of trucking.” Or not.
November 3, 2017
Business
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
Business
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
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
Channel 19
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
Business
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
Truck Stops
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
Business
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
Business
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
Business
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
Business
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
Business
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
Business
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
Custom Rigs
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
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
Business
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
Business
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
Truck Stops
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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