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Rhode Island requests appeal hearing for truck-only toll ruling

The state's truck-only tolls were ruled unconstitutional last fall, but state officials filed a brief seeking an appeals hearing. Also: Used truck sales jumped in January but are expected to be lower through the year; Love's announced 2023 growth plans.

February 20, 2023

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BP acquires TA for $1.3 billion

In the deal, BP gains a network of around 280 travel centers across 44 states. Also: Conditions for carriers improved in December, but only due to falling diesel prices; driver feedback wanted on severe-weather emergency parking in Florida.

February 16, 2023

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New site to reserve truck parking something of an 'AirBnB' network for facilities

The TruckParkingClub.com website has been live since November last year. Company cofounders are inviting property owners and truckers needing parking in 10-12 states, with coverage most extensive in the Southeast, to list properties and book spaces.

February 15, 2023

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Another trucker's HOS exemption request denied

FMCSA announced the denial of a waiver for an individual trucker from five provisions of the hours of service regs. Also: Mack unveils refreshed Granite model; parking, food options to remain at West Virginia Turnpike service plazas during renovations.

January 18, 2023

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Battery-electric's trucking reality -- parking shortage will 'look a whole lot worse'

If the entirety of the U.S. vehicle fleet, including owner-operators' trucks, suddenly transitioned to battery-electric, what level of electric power generation would it take? What kind of materials demands? Furthermore, how much worse would parking get?

January 13, 2023

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Georgia city latest to ban truck parking at homes

Truck drivers in Macon, Georgia, can no longer park their rigs at their homes as of Jan. 1. Also: Nebraska extends emergency HOS waiver for fuel haulers; Drivewyze, Bestpass partner to help carriers control toll costs.

January 4, 2023

no truck parking at home

FMCSA again grants hours of service flexibility, paper logs for fireworks haulers around July 4

FMCSA delivered a high degree of duty flexibility around the holiday to 32 of the American Pyrotechnics Association's 45 member companies, also allowing paper logs. Also: NY State Thruway service areas closing in part -- fuel, parking will remain open.

December 30, 2022

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Biden awards $36B bailout to Teamsters' pensions

Biden's bailout goes to the Central States Pension Fund, which serves Teamsters in trucking, car haul, warehouse, construction and other fields. Also: New truck parking at former Ohio weigh stations and four new Love's locations.

December 9, 2022

Biden Teamsters pension funding

Truck parking expansion bill introduced in Senate

The bill, like its companion version in the House, would allocate $755 million for truck parking expansion across the country. Also: FMCSA issues three-month licensing waiver extension.

December 2, 2022

truck parked on get-on ramp

New research: Predatory towing explored, spot freight rates bottoming out

ATRI is asking carriers and drivers to participate in a survey about predatory towing in trucking. Also: Conditions suggest rates may be bottoming out; two West Virginia Turnpike travel plazas to close for renovations.

November 28, 2022

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FMCSA's Women of Trucking Advisory Board has a lot to offer men

Though it's a panel of 16 accomplished women in trucking, two members' accounts of the meeting illustrate how issues discussed -- from training practices and crime prevention to parking and more -- could have a big impact on all of trucking.

November 21, 2022

Operators' top 2022 concerns drown out fleets still worried over a 'driver shortage'

Professional truckers may have finally gotten the last word in the age-old "driver shortage" debate, as fuel prices rise up to become a common enemy of the entire industry in ATRI's latest top-issues report. Parking, pay, and detention remain big issues.

October 24, 2022

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Unannounced hazmat inspection blitz finds 1,700 violations

On June 13-17, truck inspectors checked 6,204 vehicles transporting hazmat and found 1,774 violations. Also: Iowa DOT invites truckers to park overnight at weigh stations.

October 21, 2022

Hazmat tanker on truck

How owner-ops can fight back in the war on truck parking

Trucking may have an image problem, but a closer look at two of the main arguments against allowing truck parking in residential areas -- even at home on an owner-op's own property -- exposes plenty in the way of potholes.

October 19, 2022

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POLL: Does your town prevent you parking the truck at home?

Following recent reporting about a rash of incidents in various of locales -- some rural, even -- where owner-operators have been barred from parking a truck on a residential property, this poll asks whether that's the case in your town. Weigh in here.

October 12, 2022

Local bans on truck parking: An outrage for many independents

Increasingly, owner-operators find themselves confronted by codes-enforcement officials, sometimes armed, telling them they can't park their own truck in their own driveway without paying a hefty fine. Recent DOT guidance emphasizes the issue.

October 11, 2022

no truck parking sign on image of a truck parked at home

Truck parking coalition meets to boost states' awareness of funding opportunities

DOT Secretary Buttigieg joined a meeting of the National Coalition on Truck Parking to share with state, industry and federal leaders more information on federal funding. Also: Propane haulers want HOS relief; Pilot helping vet truckers connect with home.

September 30, 2022

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Trucking group fires back after NYC cracks down on illegal truck parking with boots, tickets and tows

The Trucking Association of New York argues that instead of booting and towing trucks, the city should work to create more truck parking. Also: Florida DOT testing new lane closure alert system; new Love's in Washington state.

August 26, 2022

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10,000 CDL drivers out-of-service for ELP: Where's the rates bump?

Are 10,000 drivers really sidelined after ELP violations? Or are some states letting them go? Overdrive finds the real story.

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Trump orders change to marijuana regs: What truckers need to know

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