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Texas city bans truck parking
The College Station City Council instituted a city-wide ban of trucks parking on city streets. Also: Maryland waives IFTA requirements for certain carriers; ATBS launches updated app, client portal; two-day UCR Board meeting this week.
April 2, 2024
EPA Phase 3 truck emissions rule destined to fail? Industry reactions pour in
Many in trucking are skeptical of EPA's emissions-reduction targets, especially with the Phase 3 rule's slant toward a push for zero-emission technologies like battery-electric trucks.
April 2, 2024
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Inside FMCSA's registration overhaul to 'clean up the bad actors'
Big changes to how carriers interact with FMCSA's registration system are on the way, aimed at rooting out bad actors lurking in the system today. Said FMCSA Director Ken Riddle: "We're going to clean up the bad actors."
April 1, 2024
Regulations
Final EPA Phase 3 rule sets truck CO2-emissions limits
Sleeper truck manufacturers already have their work cut out for them meeting 2022-introduced NOx and particulates emissions limits. With EPA's Phase 3 greenhouse-gas regs issued today, CO2 reductions up the ante starting in 2030, sooner for other trucks.
March 29, 2024
Regulations
FMCSA planning 'stakeholder day' on registration changes
The virtual "Registration Modernization Stakeholder Day II" will be May 29, allowing industry input on FMCSA's registration process. Also: ATBS offering Tax Day deal; In-cab TV provider enables two-way comms on big screen; Michigan weight updates; more.
March 28, 2024
Regulations
The criminal element lurking in FMCSA's outdated registration system
As FMCSA makes big moves to end fraud, a look at just how outrageous and widespread the problem has become, with Dale Prax and attorney Hank Seaton at MATS, who offered paths forward to help combat the problem.
March 27, 2024
Regulations
DOL contractor rule now in effect: Owner-operator classification maze, perspective
It's now part of the "rules of the road," and the DOL test's significance is indirect for state wage and hour lawsuits and private actions. Yet it could be significant indeed depending on the situation of owner-op contractors at any given company.
March 27, 2024
Regulations
FMCSA on AEBs, broker transparency -- no mention of safety ratings
The agency provided updates Friday at the Mid-America Trucking Show on an automatic emergency braking mandate, the safe integration of automated driving systems, and transparency in broker transactions.
March 22, 2024
Regulations
FMCSA to end MC numbers, overhaul registration system to stamp out fraud
FMCSA admitted its "very dated" registration system "desperately" needs to improve for truckers. Now, owner-ops and others may have to go through some additional hoops as the system revamps in the mission to tamp down fraud.
March 21, 2024
Business
House committee passes resolution to repeal Biden DOL contractor rule
A resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s independent contractor rule faces a long road to repealing the current rule of law, but cleared its first hurdle Thursday.
March 21, 2024
Regulations
'Massive' rate increase needed to finance $1 trillion electric trucking conversion
The trucking industry would be on the hook for more than 60% of a $1 trillion dollar investment need if the industry goes fully electric.
March 19, 2024
Regulations
Colorado retesting 183 CDL drivers after Randy Lopez CDL school shuttered
In at least the third major crackdown on CDL licensing outfits in 2024, a Colorado school's long list of violations takes 183 drivers back to the drawing board.
March 20, 2024
Regulations
Congress eyes TWIC/hazmat changes | Traffickers hauling millions' worth in meth caught at border
A Senate bill would eliminate redundant fees and background checks for transportation workers seeking multiple TSA-managed credentials. Also: Two truck-involved drug smuggling attempts busted; International LT trucks recalled.
March 18, 2024
Regulations
Trucking loses latest attempt to block California's AB 5
AB 5 should get back to "the soap box and the ballot box," a California judge said March 15, ruling against trucking's last legal challenge. The judge denied an injunction to block the state's worker classification law from applying in trucking.
March 18, 2024
Regulations
CVSA's new out-of-service criteria: What truckers need to know
Another year and more "bizarre" on-highway happenings have led to further refinement of CVSA's Out-of-service criteria. Special attention here to camshaft bushings and unusual couplings.
March 15, 2024
Equipment
New Peterbilt 589's 72-inch low-roof sleeper | Calif. 'smog check' test deadlines put off
Peterbilt has added a new sleeper option for the new Model 589. Also: Calif. extends emissions testing deadline for new "smog check" program; changes ahead for under-21 interstate program; recalls hit International (steering gear), Mack trucks (lamps).
March 14, 2024
Overdrive Extra
5 can't-miss highlights upcoming at the Mid-America Trucking Show
From a wide array of small-business survival strategies for the down market to custom show truck builds, and much more in the way of educational sessions around freight fraud combat and industry advocacy, MATS has something for us all.
March 14, 2024
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Third-generation owner-operator's beautifully-rebuilt 1990 Kenworth W900L
After the truck was retired about three years ago, owner Joel Anker had it rebuilt into a show truck. The hard work paid off, with a fifth-place finish in the Limited Mileage -- Bobtail with Miles class at MATS in March.
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