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Business
Trump EPA eyes changes to tractor-trailer emissions regulations
EPA said in a brief announcement Thursday that it will ârevisitâ the so-called Phase 2 emissions standards related to trailers and glider kits, citing âsignificant issues raised by stakeholders in the trailer and glider industry.â
August 18, 2017
Business
This is why we canât have celestial events
âIt will be a blessing to be unable to view giant spaceships, as they descend upon us. Itâs been nice knowing all of you. Give my rock collection to the children aliens, theyâll enjoy it.â
August 18, 2017
Business
7 truckers to showcase fuel-saving tech in cross-country roadshow
Seven truck drivers, including one independent owner-operator, will pilot tractor-trailers equipped with modern fuel-saving tech in a cross-country roadshow in September.
August 17, 2017
Business
Alaskan trucker avoids injury as truck swept away by rushing river
Trucker Joel Barber, 40, of Palmer, Alaska, reportedly swerved off of the Glenn Highway to avoid a crash and bailed out of the 2012 Freightliner before it went into the river on Friday, Aug. 11. The truck was later pulled out of the river.
August 17, 2017
Business
Loveâs adding oil change services to Truck Tire Care locations, expanding diesel tech training
The company now offers diesel oil changes at more than 130 of its 270-plus Loveâs Truck Tire Care locations and is continuing to add the service to other locations.
August 17, 2017
Business
Drivewyze adds North Dakota to weigh station bypass service
Truck drivers now have bypass opportunities at 13 approaches to seven fixed weigh stations, as well as eight mobile sites, for a total of 21 locations in the state.
August 17, 2017
Business
Feds call for crackdown on sanctuary cities in response to latest truck-involved human smuggling discovery
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Thomas Homan released a statement this week partially blaming sanctuary cities and policies for recent human smuggling operations after law enforcement, acting on a tip, rescued 17 migrants in Edinburg, Texas.
August 17, 2017
Voices
An ELD rate boost? Maybe, but look out for the safety banana peel
âThe real tragedy is the runaway economic and safety burden will fall on an unsuspecting public at a time when economic stress has been at an all-time high since the Great Depression.â âreader and truck owner Gary Carlisle
August 17, 2017
Channel 19
Answering ELD questions: Texas-enforcement panel at GATS
What questions would you put to Sergeant Dana Moore and Lieutenant Monty Kea in Dallas next week? And: An update on anti-ELD mandate grassroots efforts from the ELD or Me group and others.
August 17, 2017
Business
S.C. Worldâs Largest Truck Convoy set for Sept. 30
The South Carolina edition of the series of âWorldâs Largest Truck Convoysâ benefiting Special Olympics is set for September 30, organizers say, anchored at the SC Farmerâs Market in West Columbia.
August 16, 2017
Business
DOTs warn truckers about driving during eclipse, implement truck restrictions
The eclipse will be visible in every state of the contiguous U.S., but at least portions of 14 states will see a total eclipse, where the moon will fully block out the sun for nearly three minutes in the middle of the day.
August 16, 2017
Business
Nearly 6,000 Peterbilt, Kenworth trucks with optional spotlights recalled
Paccar is recalling approximately 5,731 trucks because the optional spotlight circuit on the affected trucks âmay not be adequately protected in the event of a short,â increasing the risk of fire at the fuse block.
August 16, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Logging in the ELD environment: Annotations/notes section is driverâs friend when âweird situationsâ arise, FMCSA says
ELD exemption questions, personal conveyance circumstances, yard moves, more: In âany weird situation,â said FMCSAâs Joe DeLorenzo, âannotate it in the driverâs record [so that the situation] would be clear if somebody asked you for it.â
August 16, 2017
Business
Truckers asked to name top concerns in trucking industry
ATRI gives survey respondents a list of 28 issues identified by the industry and asks for the respondentâs top three issues from the list. It also gives respondents the opportunity to include issues that are not included on the list.
August 16, 2017
Business
The FMCSA is stealing my tricks
âThatâs right. Iâll admit it. Iâve neglected to give full disclosure to George on a couple of things in the 25 years weâve been together. Problem is, I always get caught, just like the FMCSA did, even though neither of us will admit what we did was slimy.â
August 16, 2017
Business
FMCSA defends informal notice, partial exclusion of media at public meetings
Discussion topics of the meetings, as publicized by FMCSA last week, include prominent trucking regulations like the electronic logging device mandate, the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program and other safety regulations.
August 15, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
An extra $75? BigRoadâs ELD referral program
BigRoad users (and others) can earn a $75 reward for each friend they refer to BigRoad who purchases a DashLink ELD. The friend will also earn a $25 welcome reward for becoming a new BigRoad customer.
August 15, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
American Road and Transportation Builders support ELD exemption, stress 14-hour-rule issues as well
ARTBAâs support for the Pipe Line Contractorsâ request for an ELD exemption re-stressed the largely short-haul construction operatorsâ long support for an exemption from the hours rules entirely for transportation construction companies.
August 15, 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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