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Relief in sight: I-70 partially reopening this weekend | Hours exemptions granted in parts of Colorado
The interstate has been closed since July 31 when mudslides washed over the highway in Glenwood Canyon. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has also issued an emergency declaration suspending HOS regs for relief, fuel haulers in parts. Also: New KW dealer up north.
August 12, 2021
Regulations
North Dakota livestock haulers get HOS relief due to drought
Extreme drought conditions ongoing since April in North Dakota prompted Gov. Doug Burgum to declare a state of emergency, suspending HOS regs and weight restrictions for drivers hauling livestock and hay and water supplies for livestock.
August 11, 2021
Regulations
The California contractor conundrum: 'It’s a waiting game, with a lot at stake'
California Trucking Association CEO Shawn Yadon joined transportation attorney Greg Feary for this wide-ranging discussion of California's AB 5 contractor law, scarcely more than a day after Yadon's filing of the CTA's challenge with the Supreme Court.
August 11, 2021
Regulations
California Trucking Association files AB 5 appeal with U.S. Supreme Court | I-70 still closed in CO
SCOTUS usually takes around six weeks to decide whether or not to hear a case. Also: I-70 through Colorado's Glenwood Canyon remains closed; SelecTrucks expands its warranty coverage on components for used truck buyers.
August 10, 2021
Business
Is it overtime for company-driver overtime pay?
The FMCSA driver-advisory panel's first subject -- the retention of experienced drivers in trucking -- launched discussion at the highest levels of government about the old overtime-pay exemption, compensated training, regs burdens and much more.
August 10, 2021
Regulations
Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill with AEB, under-21 apprenticeship pilot
The bill will move to the House, which is in recess until Sept. 20. If passed by the House as it currently reads, the bill would not include funding for truck parking capacity expansion, but it also excludes a liability insurance minimum increase.
August 10, 2021
Regulations
Hours regs, weight restrictions suspended for fuel haulers in Iowa
Under the emergency declarations, fuel haulers in Iowa can carry up to 90,000 pounds without a permit. Also: Westbound I-10 closure planned through Phoenix this weekend; driver praised for helping abandoned woman on highway.
August 5, 2021
Regulations
More than 6K trucks, 2K drivers sidelined during annual Roadcheck blitz
Roadcheck results are in – see which violations left the most trucks and drivers parked. Also: Fuel prices increased to the highest national average since late October 2018; I-70 closed in Colorado due to mudslides.
August 3, 2021
Life
CPAP recall leaves truck drivers with sleep apnea between a rock and a hard place
After a recall of millions of Philips CPAP and BiPAP devices due to potential health risks associated with using the devices, truckers with sleep apnea are faced with the choice of continuing to use the devices or parking their trucks.
August 3, 2021
Regulations
Senate: AEB, under-21 apprenticeships in; insurance hike, parking funding out
Unlike the House version, the Senate's infrastructure bill does not include earmarked funding for parking, but it also leaves out the liability insurance hike. The Senate bill, if passed, faces an uphill battle in the lower chamber.
August 2, 2021
Regulations
CDL, log violations result in driver shutdown | Disruption on I-40 next week in Ariz.
The driver was found on multiple instances to be driving without a CDL or record-of-duty status. And other news: SmartHop dispatch service's new partnership with DAT, and get ready for disruption on I-40 in Arizona next week at this intersection.
July 30, 2021
Business
$550 billion infrastructure bill to advance in Senate | Spot rates slide
The text of the bill has not yet been written, and it will have to pass both chambers of Congress. Also: Kenworth T690 Next Gen gets natural gas power option; spot rates' are on a seasonal slide, yet market pressure builds in carriers' favor.
July 29, 2021
CSA's Data Trail
The hours enforcement 'black hole' out West
Nationally, hours of service violations were issued in smaller numbers in 2020, continuing a long-term trend. Yet looked at another way, the intensity of focus on hours in inspections has increased, particularly so in these contiguous states.
July 29, 2021
Channel 19
Did Joe Biden drive a truck or didn't he?
Whatever the case, he did take a ride with an independent trucker in 1973, evidenced in this lookback. Trucking could use a little more of what Biden seems to have had back at that time, an empathy for the realities of the independent trucking business.
September 10, 2012
Regulations
Biden visits Mack plant | I-40 lanes to reopen over closed bridge next week
And other news: President Biden visited the Mack Trucks plant in Pennsylvania to unveil his Buy American Act reform proposal; Fleet cheers on Olympic diver, driver's child; HOS fire exemptions extended in Oregon, Montana, Idaho.
July 28, 2021
Equipment
Why self-driving trucks aren't putting drivers out of work yet
Big tech firms have been promising an autonomous trucking revolution for years now, but even with billions poured into the technology, manned trucks still rule. Here's when, and how, that could change.
July 28, 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
Maintenance
FTC cracking down on 'right to repair' violations
The FTC will begin devoting more resources to combat unlawful repair restrictions from OEMs. Also: Custom-paint consults at Big Iron Classic; $100k donation to St. Christopher Fund; trucker recognized for help at accident scene; Columbus KW expands;
July 26, 2021
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