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Business
Pork rind maker giving away $2,500 in trucker photo contest benefiting St. Christopherās
Southern Recipe, a pork rind maker, is recognizing truckers with its annual "Rig on the Road" photo contest and $2,500 giveaway.
August 2, 2017
Business
New Walmart policy dings truckers, shippers for late loads ā and early ones
Walmart has instituted new shipping and delivery policies that could strap carriers with extra fees for deliveries that are late, mispackaged or delivered earlier than the scheduled delivery time.
August 1, 2017
Channel 19
The cost of pre-2000 ELD regulatory indecision: One winner, and potential losers, among owner-ops
In the Trump era, when governing by Tweet is something of a norm, āregulating by FAQā might stand to gain in prominence ā with scarcely five months remaining prior to the December ELD deadline, recent significant change to the pre-2000 exemption well-illustrates the issues for this owner-operator.
August 1, 2017
Business
Arizona DOT to add weigh station bypass sensors at seven port of entry locations
Truckers will be required to use the Drivewyze mobile app or ELD app to get a bypass. ADOT says some trucks will be selected at random for inspections, and registered trucks that are overweight or have paperwork issues will be instructed to stop for inspection.
August 1, 2017
Business
āRigs without cigsā cessation campaign from the Truckersā Fund
The St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund has launched its Rigs Without Cigs campaign, now pre-registering drivers and others who wish to quit smoking for good.
August 1, 2017
Business
Van, reefer rates soared in July
Per-mile spot market rates in van and reefer segments continued their recent hot streak in July, with both segments climbing to their highest point in two years, according to monthly rate data from Truckstop.com. Flatbed rates dipped a few cents in the month, but the segmentās per-mile rate average remains at one of its strongest points since mid-2015, too.
August 1, 2017
Overdrive Extra
A shot in the arm for fixing CSA
The added weight of an objective party is welcome, especially knowing it gives Congress a clear vision of CSA problems. FMCSA has made relatively superficial changes ā slowly ā to CSA. Itās a shame itās taken so many voices to repeat the call that change needs to be faster and more substantive.
August 1, 2017
Business
āMega trucksā a growing trend, report forecasts
Despite significant legislative hurdles around much of the globe, a new report from Frost & Sullivan suggests āmega trucksā ā generally defined as a vehicle measuring a minimum of about 100 feet long and weighing upwards of 160,000 pounds ā could nearly double in population by 2025.
July 31, 2017
Business
FMCSA extends hours suspension in Dakotas, N.C. suspends hours regs over power outage
FMCSA extended an emergency declaration in the Dakotas due to severe drought conditions, thus extending an hours-of-service regulations suspension in the state. North Carolina also suspended hours regulations due to a power outage on the Outer Banks.
July 31, 2017
Business
Unrequited love from the owner of Asian King
Anyone who lives on the road or has a loved one on the road knows how important telephone relationships are. When George was brand new to over the road, we didnāt have Facebook, and SnapChat and Facetime and 99 other ways to see one another instantly, through the magic of the interwebs. We spent our [ā¦]
July 31, 2017
Business
Fuel pump problem prompts recall of new Peterbilt, Kenworth trucks with Cummins ISX15
The recall affects approximately 1,737 model year 2017-2018 Peterbilt 367, 389, 567, 579 and 587 trucks, as well as model year 2018 Kenworth C500, T680, T800, T880 and W900 trucks.
July 31, 2017
Business
Senate DOT bill, unlike House, skips changes to ELD mandate, driver breaks
The Senateās 2018 fiscal year DOT appropriations does not include any changes to the coming electronic logging device mandate, nor does it include the so-called Denham Amendment, which intends to block states from enacting rest break laws for truck drivers. The House version of the bill does include such reforms.
July 28, 2017
Business
New online portal gives Freightliner, Western Star owners more access to engine data
Subscribers can use the portal to drill down on specific fault events and access full diagnostic information and real-time fault notifications generated by Daimlerās Virtual Technician and more.
July 28, 2017
Business
FMCSA makes strides in targeting highest-risk carriers, report concludes, but challenges remain
While the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has taken steps to hone in on high-risk carriers ā and intervene more quickly for investigations ā the agency must continue to improve its intervention tactics, according to a report issued Thursday by the Department of Transportationās Office of Inspector General.
July 28, 2017
Business
My left handās free
We survived the body part harvest of 2017. Iām having T-shirts made that say: āIām not drunk, Iām just recovering from hand surgery.ā Hereās a note about scheduling, and remembering that two adults who are extremely active and independent probably donāt need to have simultaneous surgeries, especially if theyāre counting on one another to help [ā¦]
July 28, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA: Pre-2000 ELD exemption applies to engine model year, not chassis
Owner-operators with trucks equipped with model year 1999 engines and older will not be not subject to the electronic logging device mandate, regardless of the model year of the truck, according to fresh guidance from FMCSA.
July 28, 2017
Business
Van freight volume, rates ease off recent hot streak
Coming off of two-year highs just two weeks ago, van rates and volume dipped slightly in the most recent week. Reefer saw similar declines.
July 28, 2017
Business
Cargo theft, tractor-trailer theft down in second quarter
The firm reports 110 tractors and 109 trailers were stolen during the quarter in the U.S. and Canada. When compared to 2016ās second quarter, tractor theft was down 17 percent and trailer theft was down 29 percent.
July 27, 2017
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