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Surprise inspection sprees target truckers in Nebraska
A total of 261 inspections were conducted during the three inspection sprees, and 109 trucks, or 42 percent, were placed out-of-service for violations related to brakes, tires and more.
May 22, 2017
Business
Trump regulatory freeze further delays driver training rule
A January-issued memo from President Trump directing federal agencies to reassess certain regulations has again delayed the effective date of a rule establishing minimum training standards for new truck drivers.
May 22, 2017
Business
Senators press regulators to speed up implementation of driver drug testing changes
The senators noted in the letter the December 2015-passed FAST Act highway bill required the HHS to issue guidelines for hair testing as a method of detecting the use of drugs within one year, but the Dec. 4, 2016, deadline passed without action. Failing to meet the deadline, the letter adds, has prevented the DOT from allowing hair testing to be a federally approved testing method.
May 22, 2017
Channel 19
Hey, Mr. Shipper! (or: Another selling point for dealing direct)
Tip of the hat to a Rate Per Mile Masters member for this scenario/question: “When you book the load at noon, get to the pickup at 1 p.m., shipper says, ‘You’re late, you were supposed to be here at 10 a.m.!’ … What is your would-be response if you just said what you felt like saying?”
May 22, 2017
Business
Trucking rap sheet: Fraudulent medical exams, illegal hazmat transport and more
A Virginia trucking company, its parent company and four executives were pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges after allegedly violating multiple FMCSA regulations, a man pleaded guilty to falsifying medical exams for truckers and more.
May 22, 2017
Business
Averitt deploys SmartDrive camera system fleetwide
Averitt Express has deployed the SmartDrive road-facing camera system across its 4,800-truck fleet, SmartDrive announced last week.
May 22, 2017
Business
Bakking into the future
Driver Luke Haen’s “Bakkab” portable back-up camera for the most difficult of maneuvers: “Luke realized that no matter how good someone was at backing a trailer, there would always be times when the angle was just impossible, or the line of vision was blocked … Bakkab was born.”
May 22, 2017
Business
PrePass, Bestpass partner to allow drivers to use one transponder for both services
The goal of the agreement is to help Bestpass trucking customers of all sizes, including owner-operators, save more time and money, according to John Andrews, Bestpass president and CEO.
May 19, 2017
Business
States look to bar protesters from blocking highways
Tennessee and South Dakota have both passed laws pertaining to blocking highways with protests, while Iowa, North Carolina, Washington state and Massachusetts each have legislation pending that increases penalties to those who intentionally block highways.
May 19, 2017
Business
Weather Co. launches ground-transport weather dashboard
A tool for dispatch and drivers, the dashboard includes information on weather and road conditions, including precipitation, wind, fog, ice and pooling water. The dashboard also integrates real-time traffic flow and incident data, and flags safety hazards.
May 19, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Owner-operator Keith Sampson and his new ‘It’s Made Me Who I Am’ record
An Overdrive Radio podcast with owner-operator and 2014 Trucker Talent winner Keith Sampson about his new record. And, breaker breaker: Anybody got a picture of the old truck mural at Monteagle truck stop? A reader wants to know.
May 19, 2017
Truck Stops
Love’s opens 24th Kansas location
The location offers drivers with 53 truck parking spaces, showers, five DEF lanes, Cat scales, RFID cardless fueling, a Sonic Drive-In with indoor seating and more.
May 19, 2017
Business
Friends don’t let friends kiss rattlesnakes
“Next time you ramble on down to Florida, don’t be surprised a ‘bit’ if there are signs at all the rest areas discouraging you from trying to be intimate with a rattlesnake.”
May 19, 2017
Custom Rigs
Car haulers’ touching tribute to police
The car-hauling Pete 379 is dedicated to police officers who lost their lives while doing their jobs.
May 18, 2017
Channel 19
Details on out-of-service conditions related to ELDs, come December 18
CVSA’s new ELD-related out-of-service conditions are actually footnotes regarding current OOS violations having to do with hours of service.
May 18, 2017
Business
Gemini awards 78 drivers with $1.8 million in safety bonuses
The bonuses, which equate to approximately $23,000 per driver depending on his or her previous 12 months’ salary, were awarded to drivers who remained accident-fee and adhered to the company’s safety policies and procedures for five years.
May 18, 2017
Business
Latest ‘uber for trucking’ launches app — this time, it’s from Uber itself
“Uber for trucking,” long considered a freight-matching unicorn, has come to a kind of fruition, with the ride-sharing giant today unveiling its brokerage’s Uber Freight matching app aimed at the owner-operator market with a focus on dry van and reefer loads.
May 18, 2017
Voices
POLL: What’s your bigger business priority, profit growth or income stability?
Climing the ladder v. holding down a gig, greater risk is greater reward v. sticking with what’s dependable, economic growth v. stability — the prioritization choice is cast in a lot of different ways. Which side, if any, do you fall on when thinking about your business’ future?
May 18, 2017
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