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Electronic Logging Devices
ELD delay, trucker break laws on Congressional docket in coming weeks
A few prominent trucking policy reforms could be on tap in Congress in the coming weeks and months as lawmakers return to Washington from their annual August recess. Most prominently, lawmakers could take up a bill ā or a rider to a must-pass spending bill ā to delay the compliance date of the looming electronic logging device mandate.
September 5, 2017
Business
Excuse me, sir, do you have any implied consent?
Unpacking the rules around post-accident drug/alcohol testing in the wake of a Utah nurse detained by police after refusing āto do a blood draw on an unconscious patient,ā who also happened to be a trucker.
September 5, 2017
Truck Stops
Loveās donating $1 million for Harvey relief
The company is giving $500,000 to the United Way Harvey Recovery Fund, and the other $500,000 is being earmarked to help Loveās employees affected by the storm through the Loveās Employee Emergency Fund.
September 4, 2017
Business
Idaho officials: Weigh-in-motion systems saved $3.5 million in 2016
According to Idaho Transportation Department officials, the state's weigh-in-motion systems saved $3.5 million last year.
September 4, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Listen: Richard Woods, Michael Lochmiller, Terrance Mathis in Trucker Talent Search 2017
Bill Weaver and host Tony Justice, too. This Labor Day edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast takes you back through the performances at this yearās Overdrive/Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas.
September 4, 2017
Business
Trucker involved in San Antonio human smuggling operation indicted, pleads not guilty
James Matthew Bradley Jr. faces a five-count indictment with charges of conspiracy and transportation of illegal immigrants resulting in death and serious bodily injury and more. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
September 1, 2017
Business
Dart Transit raises owner-operator pay
Dart Transit is boosting pay for some owner-operators by up to 4 cents per mile, while CRST Expedited is giving new contract student drivers a 15 percent pay increase.
September 1, 2017
Hours of Service
Fuel haulers, relief load haulers exempt from hours regs in 26 states over Harvey disruptions
Hours of service regulations for truckers hauling gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, propane and other home heating fuels in 26 states have been suspended. The exemption also applies to carriers and drivers āproviding direct assistance to the emergency in the States of Texas and Louisiana.ā
September 1, 2017
Business
Charitable or scandalous?
Research before you give. āTimes of tragedy highlight the generosity of human beings in general, but the trucking community has always been known to go over and above. ā¦ That being said, times of tragedy can also provide a verdant breeding ground for filth ā¦ā
September 1, 2017
Business
Spot market update: Harvey ripple effects, lookback on dry van demand through 2017 so far
The demand map for the dry van segment continued to be on the darker, truck-favorable side in the last week, part of a somewhat uncommon trend in the spot market for this time of year. Run through the shifting sands of van demand so far this year in a video, and more in this weekās update.
September 1, 2017
Business
Harvey shuts down major fuel pipeline that supplies East Coast, expected to reopen quickly
A major pipeline that supplies East Coast states with diesel fuel has been temporarily shut down due to oil refinery closures stemming from Hurricane Harvey. The disruption isnāt expected to affect fuel supply or diesel pricing.
September 1, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Road trippinā: Trumpās hollow infrastructure pledge
This industry and the public at large deserve a rational plan, not smoke and mirrors, for maintaining and improving our infrastructure.
September 1, 2017
Business
September calendar: Driver Appreciation Week ahead
The nation is gearing up to celebrate the truckers who keep America moving this month with National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 10-16. During the week, trucking companies, truck stops and other industry leaders will offer driver celebrations and discounts to show appreciation for truckers. If youād like to celebrate on your own by attending [ā¦]
September 1, 2017
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Trucker sentenced in homicide case, drivers involved in drug trafficking
A Georgia truck driver was sentenced for homicide of Georgia Port Authority officer, a trucker got 30 years for drug trafficking, another driver was arrested for having more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana in his truck and more.
August 31, 2017
Business
Harvey effect: Texas rates climbing, diesel could jump 15-25 cents, high-dollar FEMA loads available
Per a seven-day rolling average maintained by load board DAT Solutions, van rates between Dallas and Seguin, Texas, (about a 250-mile run) have shot up 49 percent in recent days to a $3.46 per-mile average, with some loads paying above $5. More here on rates and fuel prices hereā¦
August 31, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Log-editing āflexibililtyā in current-generation AOBRD e-logs v. ELDs
At least one company is promoting functionality in its electronic log that allows use in āAOBRD modeā to make edits from the back office account and not leave a trail showing the original log. Problem is, regs require retention of the original log ā¦
August 31, 2017
Business
Nationwide brake inspection spree takes place next week
Inspectors will be looking for out-of-adjustment brakes, along with brake system and antilock braking system violations on Brake Safety Day. See the date hereā¦
August 31, 2017
Overdrive Radio
On a Hurricane Harvey relief mission with owner-operator Bill Ater
Landstar-leased owner-operator Bill Ater had his āfeet in the starting blocks, hands on the floorā and was āwaiting on the starting shotā when we talked Tuesday, August 29, for this Overdrive Radio podcast, staged in South Texas for relief shuttles associated with Hurricane Harvey.
August 31, 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. Here access the full text of the petition for stay, summary of the arguments. FMCSA's rule will be effective March 16 if the court declines to act.
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