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Bipartisan legislation intro'd again to repeal excise tax on trucks
The federal excise tax on heavy trucks has been in place since 1917 and has been at 12% since 1982. Also: CVSA asks FMCSA to require standardized documentation for hemp haulers; used truck sales dropped in May, with freight growth slowing.
June 16, 2022
Hours of Service
2020 hours of service changes: Did they result in more productive use of your time?
Weigh in on this poll question as to whether or not you've seen improvement in your hours of service utilization as a result of 2020 changes to split-sleeper regs, the 30-minute break, the short-haul logbook exception or other changes.
June 15, 2022
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March 24, 2025
Regulations
Congress passes legislation aimed to address port challenges | Top 15 truck stops ranked
Trucking groups lauded the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. Also: Comment period reopens on FMCSA's proposal to lower UCR registration fees; what are the top 15 truck stops?
June 14, 2022
Life
An owner-operator's best defense against criminals: A gun or a phone?
It's the middle of the night, you're sleeping in the cab, and you hear that dreaded sound of some thief attempting to force entry into the trailer. What, in this moment, do you reach for? A gun, or a phone?
June 9, 2022
Overdrive Radio
California trucking at a crossroads: AB 5, $7 diesel and a special truck show in the offing
Car-haul small fleet owner C.G. Soza of California's Central Valley has a lot on his plate: the $7-plus diesel he's seen this week, planning around AB 5 contingencies with his leased haulers, and more. Catch a preview here of his Merced truck show, too.
June 10, 2022
Regulations
Broker reform: FMCSA wants clarity on 'broker,' 'bona fide agent' definitions | Autocar yard spotters served by new dealer
"There is significant stakeholder interest in FMCSA’s unauthorized brokerage enforcement,” the agency said, and last year's infrastructure bill required this latest exploration of dispatch services. Also: Wisconsin dealer gets Autocar yard-spotters.
June 10, 2022
Life
Driver held at gunpoint, cargo pilfered: How to avoid being an easy mark in dangerous times
After a driver was removed from the cab at gunpoint and a trailer full of high-end sneakers pilfered, officers and security pros noted there's more to operator and cargo safety than a good padlock. Learn what you should, and shouldn't, do to stay safe.
June 9, 2022
Regulations
OOIDA hammers at FMCSA priorities after boss' Senate hearing remarks on 'driver shortage,' younger drivers
The Association questioned FMCSA priorities -- speed limiters, under-21s over the safety impacts of truck parking, for instance -- after Robin Hutcheson's Senate hearing this week, where she invoked the "driver shortage" specter OOIDA called "mythical."
June 9, 2022
Regulations
Household mover ordered to pay nearly $22M for deceptive practices | Memorial Day week rates recap
A Florida-based HHG moving company and its owner were ordered to pay nearly $22 million for deceptive business practices. Also: Spot rates dip during low-volume Memorial Day week; New Kenworth dealership open near Cleveland.
June 9, 2022
Regulations
Owner-operator asks FMCSA for exemption from HOS
The owner, Leland Schmitt, says his decades of safe driving demonstrate an equivalent level of safety as the regulations; around half of recent poll respondents continue to rely on the COVID hours waiver. Also: Bill would streamline TSA credentials.
June 8, 2022
Business
Would-be FMCSA boss takes aim at trucking safety in first Senate committee hearing
Senate committee presses pending FMCSA Admin Robin Hutcheson on safety, hair testing and attracting drivers to the industry, among other topics.
June 8, 2022
Equipment
Brake Safety Week inspection blitz coming in Aug. | New I-10 right-lane restriction
CVSA's annual brake-focused inspection, enforcement and education initiative will be held in August. Also: Diesel prices jump 16.4 cents over last week to new record high; Arizona restricting trucks to right lane along stretch of I-10.
June 7, 2022
Regulations
'Crisis level' of truck-occupant deaths looks tragically preventable | Owner-ops' 'war cry' on speed limiters
Somewhere between 43% and 68% of those who died in 2021 weren't wearing seat belts. FMCSA reps, speaking at TCA's Safety & Security Division meeting, likewise outlined progress on a speed-limiter mandate, and a goal of more in-person audits.
June 6, 2022
Regulations
California Trucking Association tears down Solicitor General’s AB 5 argument
After the Solicitor General recommended SCOTUS not hear trucking's case against California's AB 5 independent contractor law, CTA laid out why it believes SCOTUS should hear the case and how the law would impact the trucking industry.
June 6, 2022
Hours of Service
POLL: Are you still using the COVID-emergency HOS limits waiver?
Continuing the hours waiver for a bevy of commodities June 1, FMCSA cited evidence of truckers' continued reliance on the now more-two-year-old HOS exemption. How often, if at all, have you used the waiver since significant changes last year?
June 3, 2022
Business
New York governor suspends fuel tax
Truck drivers fueing in N.Y. get a reprieve at the pump with the suspension of the state's 15.5-cent diesel tax through the end of the year. Also: CVSA updates emergencies website; new Eaton 48-volt aftertreatment heaters; Bendix postpones ride-and-drive.
June 2, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA shuts down Texas fleet attempting to avoid previous shut down order
FMCSA alleges that JPL Logistics used common ownership, common management, common control, and/or common familial relationship to enable Jaypur Logistics and its principal to avoid Jaypur Logistics’ Imminent Hazard Order issued in May.
June 1, 2022
Regulations
Planned closures on I-94 and I-496 | California sued over CARB deadline
The Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association sues California over next new-truck emissions deadlines. Also: Construction season is in full swing in Michigan, with two I-94 closures (and one on I-496) upcoming; Expedite Expo kicks off July 15 in Indiana.
May 31, 2022
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