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Massachusetts governor looks to tighten state’s CDL standards
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker filed a bill with the state legislature to tighten standards for CDL drivers in the wake of a June crash involving a Massachusetts CDL holder that killed seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire.
July 25, 2019
Overdrive Extra
Recalling Mass 10 Truck Stop – ‘The Dump’ – and its owner, who treated truckers like royalty
The Mass 10 Truck Stop and its bighearted owner Gene Murphy were known by many truckers of the ‘60s and ‘70s who ran in New England.
April 1, 2019
Business
Rhode Island, Massachusetts ban trucks from highways Tuesday during winter storm
Rhode Island and Massachusetts have issued truck travel restrictions Tuesday due to a winter storm in the Northeast.
March 13, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD mandate meets reality
Increasingly, mandated ELDs are highlighting inadequacies of the hours of service rule. But “rules are rules,” note watchers. Regarding the wiggle room that drivers enjoyed with paper logs, there is no quick tweaking of hours today in the cards that would restore that unofficial flexibility.
January 31, 2018
Business
East Coast states loosen hours rules, restrict truck access ahead of major winter storm
Governors in six states have issued hours of service waivers for fuel haulers and truckers carrying emergency supplies to affected areas. Some states have placed restrictions on truck travel due to heavy snow fall and extreme temperatures.
January 4, 2018
Channel 19
‘E-logs will cure everything, right?’
What they won’t cure, from hours violations incurred while passing full truck stop after full truck stop to overheated communication with inspectors to the sense of pride most longtime truckers take in their professional record. Also: ELD-specific enforcement update, OOIDA portal for any tickets received.
December 22, 2017
Channel 19
A night in jail on account of an unloaded pistol in the truck
Fred Afflerbach recalls the state of Massachusetts’ treatment of carrying out-of-state firearms round about 1980 — and more voices on issues of parking and personal protection on the road.
February 21, 2017
Channel 19
Two views from the independent road
Two views on the KW and Pete of two operators that express what we don’t hear enough — that’s joy, simply put, in memories of the past, satisfaction at a job well done in the present, and hope for the future.
December 3, 2015
Channel 19
Solidarity diaries: It’s a great day for a run
Keep on keeping on in the wake of the Boston bombings, what we do in the face of acts of senseless violence.
April 16, 2013
Voices
Sunset on fall photos series: View from Roanoke, Va.
This view near Roanoke, Va., shot by Dawn L. Charest on a run to the state with her long-haul husband, David, puts a cap on our fall photos series for 2012.
November 19, 2012
Voices
Reader: Government deserves some thanks
“The public needs trucks and truckers, and truckers need what the public pays for. The public will is expressed through government, not talk radio.” –Jim Mesthene of Waltham, Mass.
September 4, 2012
Trucking History
Still trekking to shoot stills of the big rigs
Amateur truck photographer Russ MacNeil has taken photos of big rigs since he was a teen growing up near Westfield, Mass. As a child, he was mesmerized as trucks roared by on walks with his aunt near Route 20. By the time he was 27, a black Mack Model B he shot near Ft. Pierce, […]
November 3, 2010
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