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North Carolina enforcement: Where officer discretion can help
Professionalism at roadside can go a long way in influencing enforcement actions in North Carolina. The highway patrol there isn’t, by and large, “looking to jam up guys who are decent,” operators note. More in this CSA’s Data Trail profile of the state, by the numbers.
October 10, 2016
Business
N.C. reviewing I-77 contract after toll company files bankruptcy in Texas
North Carolina is reexamining a Cintra subsidiary’s contract to add toll lanes to I-77 after a separate division of the corporation became the second of its subsidiaries holding a road contract with a state to file bankruptcy since 2014.
March 16, 2016
Channel 19
The parking shortage and North Carolina’s ‘data-driven’ enforcement
How counting disabled vehicles as “parked” vehicles contributed to the expansion of N.C.’s truck parking enforcement effort last year. High time more states attracted tax revenue by encouraging parking facility development rather than going after $25 fines and court costs.
March 8, 2016
Channel 19
Two shows to keep on the radar in N.C., Texas
Brad Wike’s Southern Classic in Lincolnton, N.C., kicks off Friday, September 11, and the East Texas Truckers Showdown in Nacogdoches September 26.
September 5, 2015
Business
Spot market van freight: As volume grows slowly, pricing lags
Freight trends this week: Nationally, van rates dropped a couple cents, but opportunity exists in local markets in N.Y., Pa., Md., Va. and Ind.; Charlotte-to-Buffalo lane still ripe for triangulation.
August 20, 2015
Channel 19
How to: Influence enforcement actions at roadside
Some things are obvious — “take pride in your stuff,” says one officer — others not so, when it comes to managing encounters with officers, whether at roadside or in a weigh station inspection barn.
May 29, 2015
Business
Geographically undesirable: Q&A with Indiana, S.C. enforcement reps
Efficacy and fairness of the federal CSA program questioned given broad geographical differences in approaches to enforcement. More from this candid talk at TCA’s Safety/Security Division meet.
May 5, 2015
Business
It finally happened
Wendy on the recent accident in North Carolina, where she and George were rear-ended: “I keep telling him only one wreck in driving (all kinds of vehicles) for 29 years is a fine run.”
June 11, 2014
Channel 19
Toll talk re-emerging in advance of highway bill
Today, it feels like we’re on more solid footing with not only a wider swathe of industry opinion but also among the general public, where tolls sentiment has generally trended dead-set against pricing existing interstates.
March 4, 2014
Business
The perils of Driving Miss Wendy, and more ‘No parking’ signs…
“I was mesmerized and developed an insatiable need to go to J&R in Statesville. I pulled it up on my phone — it looked like the parking lot was huge, so I assumed they’d let trucks park….”
February 16, 2014
Business
N.C. further limits tolling with legislation
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has signed the second of two bills that limit the state’s ability to toll existing lanes.
August 29, 2013
Business
Trip-planning for dummies
“Speaking of Jersey, does anyone know how effective kevlar is against Jersey Devil bites? Should I pack the chain mail instead? Never can be too prepared.”
July 7, 2013
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