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Michigan rest area closing for renovations in April
A westbound I-94 rest area near Detroit will be closed for most of April. Also: FMCSA grants pre-CDL waiver to Werner; new Kenworth dealership opens in Wisconsin; latest Highway Angel recognized for stopping to help couple in icy conditions.
March 31, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA's new boss: Movement on Truck Leasing Task Force starting soon
A roundtable with trucking media at MATS last week also touched on issues of compensation and unpaid detention -- don't expect results of studies in those areas soon, however. FMCSA Acting Administrator Hutcheson noted 18 months, at least, to completion.
March 28, 2022
Business
Buttigieg addresses TCA meeting in Las Vegas | Highway Angel of the Year named
DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg emphasized preservation of the business of trucking as a "gateway to the middle class," singling out issues of compensation/conditions for operators. Mississippi-based Chris Lloyd crowned "Highway Angel of the Year."
March 22, 2022
Parking
Trucking groups petition DOT for truck parking expansion | 3G sunsetting begins
Two key trucking orgs penned a joint letter to DOT Secretary Buttigieg advocating for expanded truck parking. Also: AT&T 3G networks shutting down today; southern Arizona enforcement blitz ongoing this week; new Pilot in New Mexico.
February 22, 2022
Parking
Florida DOT wants truck parking input for expansion along I-4 | Latest Paccar recalls
Drivers can participate in the parking meetings virtually, via phone, or in-person. Also: Paccar recalls 1,100 Kenworth, Peterbilt trucks for methane detection system issue; Latest Highway Angel honored; M&K Truck Centers expands in Penn., W.Va.
January 12, 2022
Business
Operators grade shippers, and the results get surprising
While top researchers attribute the so-called "driver shortage" to widespread driver underutilization, a new report from Convoy shows that drivers and carriers actually show favor for most shipping facilities, despite well-known detention issues.
January 4, 2022
Equipment
Automated truck makes 80-mile run in Arizona
Autonomous truck tech developer TuSimple says it completed an 80-mile trip with a Class 8 truck "without a human in the vehicle and without human intervention." Also: Truck parking info signs added on Indiana Toll Road; Arizona boosting truck enforcement.
January 3, 2022
Regulations
Employer vaccine mandate headed to Supreme Court | New truck parking coming to former weigh stations
The ATA and 26 other groups filed an appeal with the Supreme Court after an appeals court reinstated the mandate. Also: Ohio will turn unused weigh stations into truck parking; Western Star, Great Dane announce recalls; Logistics group expands in CA.
December 20, 2021
Business
How COVID fast-tracked an explosion in power-only trucking
Compared to intermodal and auto-hauling operations previously explored, long-tail COVID pandemic ramifications have been decidedly more positive for power-only independent operators, the focus of this part of Overdrive's "Niche Hauls" series.
December 8, 2021
Parking
Fleets, operators hugely at odds over truck parking crisis
While the debate around driver compensation v. a perceived "driver shortage" is well-worn, Rebecca Brewster of ATRI pointed to big driver concern around truck parking as cause for a loud wakeup call for fleets, whose own concern levels rank far lower.
December 6, 2021
Parking
Trucking group asks DOT for $1 billion investment into truck parking
OOIDA, in a letter to DOT Secretary Buttigieg, requested that the department use $1 billion in discretionary funds for expanding truck parking capacity. Also: Timpte recalling certain 2022 hopper trailers; Ohio troopers unveil new mobile scale vehicles.
November 30, 2021
Parking
Love's adds more than 300 truck parking spaces | Fleet offers 5 cpm 'driver shortage surcharge'
The truck stop giant opened new stores in Ohio, Florida and Georgia this week. Also: Financing firm offering equipment financing for start-up businesses; Alabama-based flatbed fleet giving drivers 5 cpm 'Driver Shortage Surcharge.'
November 19, 2021
Regulations
ATA, other trucking groups join legal fight against COVID vaccine mandate
ATA was joined by state trucking associations in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas in its fight against OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standard. Also: Biden lays out immediate infrastructure plans to help improve supply chain issues; New truck parking app.
November 10, 2021
Regulations
Truck parking funding left out of 2022 Budget Reconciliation bill
The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee advanced its portion of the 2022 Budget Reconciliation, which included $60B for various projects, notably $4B to reduce carbon emissions in trucking. The committee rejected truck parking expansion.
September 15, 2021
Parking
Expanded truck parking coming in Indiana | New fuel-related truck/trailer recalls
Indiana is investing in upgrading 16 rest areas, which will expand truck parking in the state. Also: Recalls announced for medium-duty KW, Peterbilt trucks for potential fuel leak; Wabash reefers recalled for possible fuel tank bracket failure.
August 23, 2021
Equipment
Bill floated to pay truck owners to install fuel efficient tech, devices | I-40 parking closed at this rest area
Legislation introduced in the U.S. House would establish a DOE voucher program to help truck owners in purchasing and installing fuel-saving, emission-reducing technologies. Also: KW's T680 fuel cell-electric truck. Parking closed at I-40 rest area.
August 13, 2021
Parking
Third generation Stuckey seeking to revive original roadside oasis
Stephanie Stuckey, the granddaughter of Stuckey's founder Sylvester Stuckey and current CEO of the company, is on a quest to revive the iconic company that was sold the year before she was born.
August 12, 2021
Parking
Minneapolis follows through with truck parking ban, with escalating penalties
The Minneapolis City Council passed the ordinance banning truck parking in the city by a 12-1 vote. Also: Florida-based trucker named Highway Angel for helping control truck fire at fuel stop. The Tennesseean truck stop on I-65 closed after its own fire.
July 27, 2021
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