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Oversize/overweight permitting tech tools multiplying
More states are auto-issuing permits as technology platforms continue to improve functionality for users and their state counterparts. More on Overdrive.
May 1, 2020
Business
Harmony in states’ permitting parameters inches closer, as fines remain heavy-haul risk
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association has worked for decades for state-to-state harmonization of oversize and overweight permits. Details on Overdrive.
April 29, 2020
Business
Specialized hauling: Start out light to go heavy
Randy Cunha of Tonto Express in Conroe, Texas, recommends starting light and working your way up to heavier specialized loads. Learn more on Overdrive.
April 27, 2020
Overdrive Radio
In defense of truckers? FMCSA interim boss Jim Mullen says he’s committed to hours of service reforms
FMCSA Acting Administrator Jim Mullen notes the hours of service regulations need modification to benefit truck drivers. More information here on Overdrive.
February 25, 2020
Channel 19
High, wide and ugly: The Hauling Jobs of the Year from specialized carriers
Check out this video detailing the finalists in the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association's "Hauling Job of the Year" competition. More on Overdrive.
February 21, 2020
Business
News roundup, Nov. 21: Be wary of increased cargo theft activity during Thanksgiving; Heavy haulers to conference in Feb.
SensiGuard reports that it has recorded cargo thefts at a 51% higher rate during Thanksgiving holiday periods than throughout the rest of the year. Heavy and oversize haulers of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association look ahead to February conference in Charlotte this February.
November 21, 2019
Channel 19
More split-sleeper wishful thinking: Specialized carriers association backs sleeper splits up to 5 and 5
A look at the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s commentary on FMCSA’s hours of service proposal. It closely mirrors what I’ve heard from so many truckers who remember the split-sleeper-berth rules of days gone by. Namely, that’s something along these lines: “Let us split as we see fit.”
October 31, 2019
Business
Mobile crane operators get 30-minute break exemption extended
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association has held the exemption since October 2016 for carriers and drivers operating mobile cranes with a rated lifting capacity of more than 30 tons. The exemption applies to approximately 65,000 mobile crane operators.
November 29, 2018
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