Tag: Overdrive magazine: Page 164

Business

FMCSA proposes hours-of-service changes

One of the big questions had been whether FMCSA would reduce the number of driving hours allowed between off-duty periods from the current 11 to 10.

December 23, 2010

Business

Trucking questions registries

Ports are requiring carriers to have compliance decals, radio-frequency identification or participate in mandatory registries.

December 22, 2010

Business

Congress passes diesel act

Act establishes voluntary national and state-level grant and loan programs to reduce diesel emissions by upgrading diesel engines and equipment.

December 22, 2010

Business

Online salute to truckers

“Twas The Night Before Christmas – Trucker’s Edition” is an online video to honor truckers transporting goods for the holidays and all year.

December 22, 2010

Channel 19

Texas technicians rope Rush rodeo grand prizes — vids and more from the event

Sorting though the rich experience that was Rush Truck Centers’ Tech Skills Rodeo, held last week in San Antonio, is I’ve found a task best approached over weeks rather than days. If you missed the results, read on, or see my story from last week here. It’s impossible to get it all into the space […]

December 22, 2010

Business

Trailer orders up in November

Net orders of commercial trailers of 21,314 units in November increased 23 percent over October, ACT Research said.

December 21, 2010

Business

Diesel price moves higher

For a third consecutive week, the average weekly on-highway diesel price increased to a two-year high.

December 21, 2010

Business

Fil-Mor Express closes

President and CEO of the Minnesota-based dry van carrier issued a Dec. 16 email saying the business and benefits would end the next day.

December 21, 2010

Channel 19

Auto-texting, safety-minded app available for Android, Blackberry

On the heels of the Department of Transportation’s proposed rule to ban handheld cell phone use by commercial drivers, I’ve been hearing from haulers who object to being singled out on the issue, as seems to be the modus operandi of this department when it comes to driving behavior of late. Given the predominance of […]

December 21, 2010

Channel 19

Three weeks: FOIA turnaround for PSP information

On November 23, I made note of an avenue toward gaining access to crash and inspection information contained on drivers’ Pre-Employment Screening Program reports. Working through the official FMCSA contractor, the fee to obtain a copy of the report to guarantee quality of the information is $10, but in my November 23 “Save $10 on CSA […]

December 20, 2010

Business

Tanker starting pay increased

Drivers in Prime Inc.’s tanker division are now eligible to earn 41 cents per mile for starting pay, the Springfield, Mo.-based fleet announced. Tanker driver openings are available in Fort Wayne and Decatur, Ind.; Louisville, Ky.; Columbus, Ohio; Raleigh, N.C.; Chicago; and Pittsburgh. Read more at Prime Inc.

December 20, 2010

Business

CARB alters truck rules

The agency modified several regulations related to on- and off-road diesel engines to grant some relief to trucking.

December 20, 2010