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Van shows sluggish volume signs on spot market
The national average van rate was down 2 cents to $1.68 per mile, but the average rate on the top 100 van lanes was up, suggestive of bright spots among the otherwise flat to down picture. Reefer hot spots, van hot spots and more detailed here.
May 17, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
DOT declines to file opposition in ELD lawsuit’s appeal to Supreme Court
The attorney representing OOIDA and truckers Richard Pingel and Mark Elrod in the ELD challenge says it’s not uncommon for the government to decline to file in such court cases. However, he says, the Supreme Court could ask DOT to file an opposition brief before deciding to hear the case or not.
May 17, 2017
Business
Nice sentiments
The ELD mandate drawing closer … “I’ve noticed a lot more people deciding to protest the rule. I appreciate the feelings: I’m the first one to say, ‘Stand up to the gubmint,’ but I’ve got one question: Where were y’all all those years ago when we were begging people to make comments?” …
May 17, 2017
Business
Oakley Transport opens new PA terminal
The company says the new terminal is located at the existing Elizabethtown Quala tank wash facility, marking the fifth of Oakley’s 10 terminals to be located at a Quala wash.
May 17, 2017
Gear
New line of mobile accessories carries Cat’s name
A new line of Cat-branded mobile accessories debuted at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas recently. The line is manufactured and brought to market by Aries Manufacturing of Libertyville, Illinois includes:high-output vehicle and home adapters with m
May 17, 2017
Business
Cost of congestion for trucking in 2015: 1 billion hours, $63 billion
At the state level, Florida and Texas accounted for the most congestion with each totaling over $5 million in total cost of congestion. The two states combined to account for 16.5 percent of the nation’s total congestion cost.
May 16, 2017
Business
South Carolina lawmakers override guv’s veto, enact diesel tax increase
Diesel taxes will increase by 2 cents each July through 2022 in South Carolina for a total of a 12-cent increase, meant to benefit the state’s infrastructure. The fuel tax will increase from 16 cents to 28 cents over the next six years.
May 16, 2017
Business
Tech giants Google, Uber battling in court over autonomous truck secrets
Google and its subsidiary Waymo claim Uber and Otto Trucking stole thousands of documents and company trade secrets. Uber denies the claims. A judge Monday issued an injunction against Uber and Otto.
May 16, 2017
Business
Back to normal: I-85 in Atlanta reopens six weeks after collapse
While through-trucks are not allowed to take I-85 through downtown Atlanta where the collapse occurred, the number of vehicles that had to be rerouted onto I-285, I-20 and other highways and surface streets clogged traffic around the city during the repair process.
May 16, 2017
Channel 19
Paul Marhoefer’s ‘Elloree’, with a new music video, tells Jason’s Law story
Asked to write a song for Jason’s Law by a friend, Marhoefer asked himself what bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley would do and wrote it as a murder ballad — the final result, a powerful invocation of the story behind the parking-funding/security legislation.
May 16, 2017
Voices
Good move, bad timing: Majority of readers approve of FBI director’s firing
In the immediate wake of President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey last week, most readers weighed in on the side of it being the right decision, though the president didn’t go without criticism himself.
May 16, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
New e-log from ELD Solutions Inc.
The ELD Solutions company finalized an electronic logging device product in April. It’s subscription-based services are available at price points from $20 monthly and more for its BYOD configuration to $50 or more for its dedicated-tablet options.
May 15, 2017
Business
Small plane crashes into trucker on Ohio highway
Russ Street, who drives for South Shore Transportation of Sandusky, Ohio, said he thought he may have “blown a couple tires,” but instead found the landing gear of a light plane sticking out of the roof of his empty trailer.
May 15, 2017
Business
Passing the tandems
Wendy’s son offers this revelation to George: “Dad, I want you to teach me to drive the truck and help me get into the trucking business.” Wendy’s still processing: “I’ll just be over here in the corner, with a fresh bag of lead paint chips…”
May 15, 2017
Business
Kinedyne hosting cargo securement webinar ahead of Roadcheck inspection blitz
The webinar is slated to be part of the inaugural International Cargo Securement Awareness Month ongoing through May. The free cargo securement regulation training webinar will be held Tuesday, May 30, from 2-3 p.m. Eastern time.
May 15, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Cold water on the ELD mandate’s potential rates impacts
While recent polling shows most owner-operators view the ELD mandate’s chances of positively impacting rates either short- or long-term as good, don’t count OOIDA board member and B.L. Reever Transport small fleet owner Monte Wiederhold among the true believers.
May 12, 2017
Business
Re-creation of the Smokey & the Bandit Mulberry Bridge jump to take place June 24
June 24, in Jonesboro, Ga., Hollywood stunt driver Oliver Keller, owner-operator Tony Pennello and others will join a crowd of spectators near the end of the Snowman’s Run and Bandit Run events for the jump, a short distance from the actual location where the original stunt took place.
May 12, 2017
Business
Ode to the mothers
“I’m going to share the love and give a deep thanks to all the moms out there – especially the trucking family moms, who are the support and backbone of so many small business trucking operations.” …
May 12, 2017
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