Safety & Compliance

Speed limiters, crash avoidance systems among NTSB's 'Most Wanted' safety improvements

The National Transportation Safety Board's 2021-2022 top 10 'Most Wanted' list includes five items directly related to highway safety. Also: A section of I-196 in Michigan will close for several months; new breakfast options at PFJ.

April 7, 2021

Regulations

FMCSA's clearinghouse has sidelined more than 50,000 drivers

Most of the 52,000 drivers who lost their jobs in 2020 due to drug and alcohol violations have not completed their return-to-work procedure. Many are expected to find work outside of trucking.

February 10, 2021

Gloved hand about to dip a test strip into a urine sample

Regulations

Former small-fleet owner sentenced for falsifying drivers' logs

The former owner of a small Rhode Island-based fleet got three years of probation for falsifying drivers' logs. Also: HHG mover sentenced for fraud; Kenworth and OOIDA extend discount partnership; new min. weekly pay package; reefer washout system.

February 9, 2021

Regulations

Roadcheck set for early May with focus on lights, hours

The annual 72-hour International Roadcheck inspection blitz will be held May 4-6 with an added focus on lighting and hours of service, CVSA announced Tuesday. Also: Ryder's COOP truck and trailer sharing platform expanded service into three new markets.

February 2, 2021

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California doubles hay hauler's rolling into a parking lot

Love the smell of hay in the morning? Scenes from the A.J. Soza Memorial Truck Show

The show's second edition got under way at the fairgrounds in Merced, California. The Central Valley location stood in high relief at the early point in the day as these hay-hauling doubles you see rolled in, split by a livestock hauler.

Small Fleet Champ, Round 1: Enter by June 30

Wedding getaway vehicle and more: Jacob Phillips' 2016 389 steel hauler

MACK truck with flatbed trailer passing in front of a sunoco gas station sign with regular gas price at $3.89 and diesel at $4.89

The fuel-discounts app aimed squarely at independents -- owner-ops and truck stops both

Armor All Proven protection

OTR to home: Making local trucking work with Mike 'The Boston Trucker' Gaffin, Terry Shelton

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