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Hours of Service
Hours and EOBRs: Operator challenge No. 2
Using a survey and our social media channels, we quizzed readers about what they saw as the No. 1 problem for owner-operators. Here’s a closer look at challenge No. 2 of the top five, Hours and EOBRs, with partial solutions from owner-operators, fleet representatives and others.
August 3, 2012
hours
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LogBook
Highway bill includes truck parking elements, court orders release of truck stop tiger, owner-operator finalists named, medical certificate changes start Jan. 30, driver shortage to worsen says FTR and more industry news items are featured.
December 1, 2011
Tiger Untitled 1
Business
PRO Navigation System
The 5550 PRO Navigation System has a 5-in. LCD screen. It features Junction View with Lane Assist, state mileage log, hours-of-service Log and last-mile routing for road coverage on secondary highways. The Quick-Tabs feature includes navigational details such as the distances to weigh stations, travel centers, rest areas and mile markers, and the unit includes […]
March 31, 2011
Business
PrePass opens in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
A new PrePass site has opened in Martin County, Fla., on the northbound side of Interstate 95 near Port St. Lucie. PrePass is an automated vehicle identification system that allows commercial vehicles to bypass certain weigh stations by being pre-screened. A full map is available at www.prepass.com.
August 2, 2010
Channel 19
Piling on — overweight fines reaching new heights
If the headline seems too outlandish to be true of a truck that actually had some sort of permit — “Truck bound for drilling site 49.7 tons overweight” — think again. Enforcement officers in Towanda, Pa., reported the Star-Gazette of Elmira, N.Y., have cracked down hard of all manner of weight infractions due to, some […]
February 23, 2010
Business
New stations equip with PrePass
More weigh stations have recently been equipped with PrePass technology.
January 25, 2010
Business
Featured Article: No wait for weight
Backlogs at weigh stations and toll booths are a thing of the past for efficiency-minded owner-operators who use automated bypass and collection transponder technology.
December 1, 2009
'I've had E-ZPass for 15 years, roughly...PrePass I've had for 11 or 12 years. Before it, every truck had to go through the scale. Often, the scales would be backed up on the highway or the interstate. You'd hear about several bad accidents every year from four-wheelers rear-ending trucks stuck in line on the highway.' -- Ray Lawson, owner-operator leased to Superior Carriers
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