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DOT bill would nix state-mandated breaks for truckers, exempt livestock haulers from ELD mandate
The House’s 2018 DOT funding bill would bar states from requiring carriers to give drivers paid meal and rest breaks, spur FMCSA to adopt CSA reforms and exempt livestock and insect haulers from ELD compliance.
July 11, 2017
Business
The happiest owner-operator in trucking today?
The title might well apply to Landstar-leased owner-operator Dickie Penrod of Fayetteville, N.C. He walked away from Landstar’s All-Stars event the winner of a new 2017 Western Star 5700 XE, the second truck Landstar has given one of its BCOs (“business capacity owners”) this year, an annual tradition.
July 10, 2017
Business
Heartland Express buys Interstate Distributor for $113M
Heartland Express (No. 36, CCJ Top 250) announced Thursday it has acquired 100 percent of the outstanding stock of Tacoma, Washington-based Interstate Distributor Co. (No. 74, CCJ Top 250) from Saltchuk Resources in a reported $113 million deal.
July 10, 2017
Business
4 State Trucks taking donations this month for St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund
The aftermarket truck parts store will give both online and in-store customers the option to add a donation to their order, which 4 State Trucks will match dollar for dollar.
July 10, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA embarks on national ELD education tour
FMCSA announced Monday it will embark on a six-stop tour across the country meant to help carriers and drivers comply with the federal electronic logging device mandate. Drivers must be using ELDs by Dec. 18.
July 10, 2017
Business
Short-haul carriers petition FMCSA for exemption from ELD mandate
An association representing drivers who contract to haul equipment for pipeline construction projects and a water service hauling fleet are seeking exemptions from the ELD mandate for some of their drivers who exceed the hours limits on the short-term logging exemption.
July 10, 2017
Overdrive Extra
Where trucking musicians gather – and truckers get a treat
GATS will showcase trucking’s musical talent next month. See a preview here.
July 10, 2017
Business
I herniated it through the grapevine
Today on Truckamundo, George gets news from a surgeon that he can either take three weeks off to have his hernia repaired, or plan on wearing his guts for shoelaces at any inopportune and unplanned moment in the near future. …
July 10, 2017
Business
Trucker skillfully avoids collision with inattentive 4-wheeler
This unidentified trucker expertly manages to avert what could have been a major collision on a Maryland highway.
July 7, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Making the e-log switch: The evolution of small fleet Old Time Express
“I know a lot of people, and especially a lot of drivers, would like to cut my head off when I say this …” — that’s Old Time’s Mark White in preamble to some perhaps underappreciated e-log lessons he delivers toward the end of this week’s Overdrive Radio podcast. File under: things people might not want to hear.
July 7, 2017
Business
Court sides with DOT in cross-border trucking case, allowing Mexican carriers to continue U.S. operation
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Teamsters Union challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border trucking program. FMCSA in January 2015 opened the U.S. operating authority application process to all Mexican carriers, prompting the Teamsters’ court challenge.
July 7, 2017
Business
Photo contest for truckers to award TA-Petro gift cards, One20 tablet
The contest, being hosted by Healthy Team, asks truckers to submit a photo that shows the trucking lifestyle in a positive light. The photos can be of the driver’s truck, a view of the road or anything related to trucking.
July 7, 2017
Business
Spot market rates spiked in June
Van and flatbed rates soared to multi-year highs. Reefer rates rose to their strongest point in a year.
July 7, 2017
Business
Trucking employment slipped again in June
June’s trucking jobs dip comes amid an otherwise solid month for employment for the U.S. economy, which added 222,000 jobs in the month. The country’s unemployment rate was 4.4 percent.
July 7, 2017
Business
Contouring a path to enlightenment
Stuck between strenuous flatbedding and the cat’s fireworks freak-out: “Getting old is hell, ain’t it?”
July 7, 2017
Business
Pre-holiday, end-of-quarter demand boost extends into this week for flats, vans, reefers
Friday last week marked the end of the second quarter, likewise the start of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, a combination that boosted demand indicators, which average rates followed up.
July 7, 2017
Channel 19
Next steps for CSA — scores behind the curtain or not?
Will the FMCSA press forward with CSA SMS changes to bring scores back to public view or allow the SMS to remain a “half-baked solution sitting in the dark”? For the ASECTT group, there could be a third way forward for the agency…
July 6, 2017
Business
Short-haul intermodal fleet petitions FMCSA for logbook exemption
RDS is seeking the exemption for the times the drivers work longer than 12 hours.
July 6, 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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