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FMCSA tightens reporting of drivers' drug and alcohol violation history
FMCSA's Hutcheson said the new reporting structure will notify employers when there has been a change from a previous employer to a driver's drug and alcohol violation history.
March 7, 2023
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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May 10, 2024
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
Parking
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
Regulations
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
Parking
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
Regulations
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
Business
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
Parking
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
Business
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
Regulations
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
Business
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
Regulations
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
Parking
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
Parking
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
Parking
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
Parking
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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