INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The trucking industry will continue to grow as long as the economy itself is growing. But what can the trucking industry expect for itself and OEMs (this describes a company’s relationship with computers and IT producers) in 2019? OEMs, or Original Equipment Manufacturers, are producers of goods that resell another company’s product […]
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PHARR, TX – Border patrol stopped a frozen strawberry truck as it crossed into Texas territory and had no idea what they would find. Currently, a man is in custody of The Customs and Border Protection teams. He harbored almost $13M of methamphetamine as well as frozen strawberries in his truck. The incident occurred on […]
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CALIFORNIA – Following in six other states’ footsteps, California just became the seventh state to ban auto insurers from using gender as a factor to calculate insurance rates for customers. The decision was put into effect on the first of January. This occurred because regulators and lawmakers increased pressure on insurers to focus their costs […]
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UNITED STATES – As technology increases year after year, so does the promise of self-driving cars and automation technology in the trucking industry. While the technology brings a lot of good, like possibly reducing accidents, regulating the flow of freight, and more… it increases some fears for drivers. How does this technology impact truck drivers? […]
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UNITED STATES – On January 15, the US Supreme Court ruled 8-0 in the New Prime v. Oliveira case. And, the impact of this Supreme Court decision could affect the trucking industry across the nation. The results of the decision? That owner-operators can’t be forced into mandatory arbitration. John B. Lewis, a partner with BakerHostetler, […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA – Candy Cane Lane might be in trouble. Residents of the Woodland Hills neighborhood known for its twinkly holiday displays of elaborate Christmas lights are worried the tradition might be dying out. The tradition began in 1952 when residents of the neighborhood bordering the 101 Freeway and Pierce College started decorated their […]
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The federal rule requires truck drivers a rest break after driving for 8 hours. According to some representatives of the industry, the rule caused many arguments and even is considered to be harmful as it can cause more crashes and deaths. The year 2017 broke the record of having the highest level of large […]
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Uber Freight division is launching the new Powerloop service starting from Wednesday. With the platform, pre-loaded trailers will be available to eligible carriers. Also, it will make a trailer pooling program that allows smaller fleets and owner-operators to access the network. The platform already operates in Texas and tested by Anheuser-Busch. “The platform […]
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CALIFORNIA (state) — A bill was signed on 21 Sep that allows near-zero-emission or zero-emission vehicles to weigh up to 82,000 pounds. California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed that bill. The California Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Coalition suggests that the bill will allow heavy-duty trucks to exceed California’s weight limits by 2,000 pounds. The […]
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REDDING, CALIFORNIA – Officials reported California freeways that have recently been tremendously affected by an explosive wildfire forced many truckers to abandon their vehicles. The fire destructed both sides of Interstate 5 near the Oregon state line and expanded to 23 square miles. The affected areas are mainly rural and […]
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — A Conshohocken firm, DrayNow has a booking and trucking software which is connecting millions of shippers to truckers. The company said they have raised over $5 million in an A-Series venture capital fundraising from Comcast Ventures, and from Osage Partners, operating in Philadelphia. The software platform that is built, the DrayNowMarketplace, […]
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Over 45,000 Freightliner Cascadia tractors are being recalled by Daimler Trucks North America. The cause of the recalling is the issue concerning the ignition control which is not performing required bulb checks in different situations when it is needed. The issue is noted from the documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. […]
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Commercial motor vehicle law enforcement officers in each state will gather information on rear impact guards as they perform routine inspections. The data gathering will be later this month. The information on rear impact guards will be collected during the week of Aug. 27-31 as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Rear Impact […]
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SPOKANE, Washington — According to Matthew Garrett, director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, technology is rapidly changing all aspects of public and private sector operations. And the speed of change is expected to increase soon, so state DOTs need to ready themselves for both the “challenges and opportunities” that level of change will […]
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ALPINE, California — A truck driver has been rescued after he was found at the bottom of a ravine on I-8 in California. Deputies from the Alpine Sheriff’s Station in San Diego County located the driver Tuesday after receiving a request to check on him because he was overdue. The driver’s truck’s GPS showed him […]
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A horrible crash happened between two trucks yesterday in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) shared the video of the crash online. The crash happened on the I-35 by the Iowa 210 exit. The video shows a large black truck that is pulled over at the very last lane with the emergency […]
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ALAMOGODO, New Mexico — Over $1 million worth of heroin was seized from a sedan being hauled across the Mexican border by a semi-truck late last week. The drugs were discovered on June 21st at the New Mexico Immigration checkpoint in Alamogordo, New Mexico. According to the local news, the semi-truck hauling multiple […]
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Springfield, Missouri — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged lawsuit against the Prime Inc., which claims the fleet was negligent in preventing the sexual harassment of one of its female drivers. “We don’t comment on pending litigation,” a Prime spokesperson sayid. In the lawsuit filed this week, the EEOC alleges that Prime violated federal […]
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ONTARIO, Canada — Six tractors were destroyed Wednesday, June 6, in an early morning fire at a trucking company in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Local fire officials place the value of the trucks destroyed at Trans 99 Logistics at $500,000. No cause was given, but Guelph fire officials say the fire as not suspicious in […]
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GULF SHORES, Florida — While most of the United States was busy with the Memorial Day weekend and vacations, Gulf Coast states are bracing for an early start to hurricane season. Although Alberto has been rated a subtropical storm, falling short of the hurricane designation, it’s being called the first storm of the year. […]
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MOHAVE COUNTY, Arizona — A truck driver was killed after his semi tractor-trailer crashed at the bottom of a deep ravine, miles north of Cedar Pocket Tuesday in Arizona. He found dead after he crashed off I-15 down a steep embankment near Cedar Pocket. Police received a call around 10 a.m. this morning […]
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GILCHRIST COUNTY, Florida — A gunman shot and killed two sheriff’s deputies in a restaurant in Gilchrist County, Fla., on Thursday, in an attack that seems to have come with no warning. Sgt. Noel Ramirez, 30, and Deputy Taylor Lindsey, 25, were shot through the window. The gunman was later found dead nearby. […]
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The West Virginia Parkways Authority unanimously voted to move forward with a proposal that will double the current WV Turnpike fees. The vote was taken during a board meeting on April 5, 2018. If the proposal passes, a single-fee discount E-ZPass will be available exclusively to Class 1 passenger vehicles for a $24 […]
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The semitrailer driver had his eyes on his cell phone for the eight seconds preceding the crash Tuesday in Lake Elmo, according to charges filed Wednesday in Washington County. Investigators say 28-year-old Samuel Wayne Hicks of Independence, Wisconsin, made no effort to brake before striking the vehicle – which was at a complete stop at […]
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The FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) finally has a new leader. Raymond Martinez was confirmed Tuesday by the U.S. Senate by a voice vote, almost five months after being nominated by President Trump. Martinez most recently served as head of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. He also ran the New York State […]
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ROSEMONT, Illinois — Authorities have identified the driver killed in a four-vehicle crash on I-294 near O’Hare Airport that left two others injured. Illinois State Police said a 2009 International truck with semi-trailer failed to reduce speed and rear-ended a 2004 Peterbuilt tractor with a semi-trailer, causing a chain reaction crash, causing the Peterbuilt […]
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On January 5 the federal government declared reduced annual fees for commercial carriers required by law to participate in the UCR (Unified Carrier Registration) Plan. In addition to it, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which has supervision of UCR published the final rulemaking in its official webpage. The new fees go into effect […]
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On Thursday morning Congressman Brian had a speech urging Trump to cancel the fast-approaching ELD mandate. Bubin presented his speech today, on December 14 just 4 days before ELD mandate (December 18). The ELD Extension Act, or H.R. 3282, was introduced in the summer of 2017 and has since gained 68 additional sponsors. Still, despite […]
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A 27-year-old man Aaron G. Hynes, was arrested for illegally obtaining 2,100 DOT numbers. He planned to sell this numbers. According to police, he is going to spend 18 months. Aaron G. Hynes was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Nov. 8 to 18 months in jail and two years of supervised release for […]
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FMCSA (the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) today announced on Nov. 20 that in advance of the Dec. 18, 2017 execution of the Congressionally-mandated electronic logging device (ELD) rule, and to further facilitate a transition to the rule by motor carriers, the Agency will be providing guidance related to implementation procedures […]
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Attention truckers! Since the first of next year, truckers will be tested for the use of four commonly prescribed and sometimes abused pain medications. The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is amending its drug testing panel in order to meet new Health and Human Services drug testing rules. A final rule was published in the Federal Register Monday, […]
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FMCSA (the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) has declared Earnest Paul Biddwell, Tennessee-licensed trucker to be an imminent hazard to public safety. In addition, FMCSA suspended his operation of any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. Paul Bidwell was served the federal order since Cotomer, 2017. On August 3, CDL […]
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Attention! The United Carrier Registration (UCR) Board of Directors is canceling until further notice the start of the 2018 registration period though FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) finishes the rulemaking process for 2018 payments. UCR is recommending to all states that the implementation period for 2018 compliance not begin until 90 days after […]
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A trucker has been charged in federal court with threatening to kill President Donald Trump in numerous phone calls to Secret Service field offices. Matthew Lariviere a Special Agent wrote in a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday that James Anthony Jackson repetitively called the Secret Service field office in Chicago on Oct. 12-13 and made more […]
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President Donald Trump plans to nominate Raymond P. Martinez to run the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, according to an update posted to the White House’s website. Martinez is the current chief administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. Martinez must be confirmed by the Senate, to become the official head of […]
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Elaine L. Chao the Secretary of U.S. Department of Transportation has directed FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) to provide the following states with Regional Emergency Declaration before Hurricane Irma: Georgia Florida Alabama North and South Carolina Mississipi Tennessee the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands Emergency Declarations […]
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December 18 was set a deadline for ELD (the Electronic Logging Device) mandate. It requires that all vehicles that were produced after 2000 should be equipped by ELDs. Nevertheless, OOIDA (Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association) is not in favor of the rule. The OODIA justifies its opposition by saying that 26 states failed to […]
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On Monday, Aug. 21, with the first total solar eclipse visible to the continental U. S. in nearly 40 years happening. Therefore, many states in the path of the total eclipse have supplied restrictions to truckers. The eclipse will be noticeable in almost every state of the contiguous U.S., however, at least portions of 14 […]
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On Aug 9, an agency official remained law executing officials that ELDs (electronic logging devices) should be registered at FMCSA in order to be valid. Danielle Smith, a transportation specialist with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s passenger carrier division said: “It’s not an ELD unless it’s listed on our website. That’s going to […]
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More than 21 U.S. House members signed the bill to cancel ELD (electronic logging device) mandate by two years. Nevertheless, it should be noted that currently, the Congress is busy with sorting out larger reforms that is why the bill cannot become the law. The only opportunity that the bill will become a law […]
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If newly proposed legislation about electronic logging devices (ELDs) becomes law truckers will have 2 more years for installing ELDs. On July 19 Brian Babin who announced the bill submitted the ELD Extension Act to Infrastructure Committee as well as to the House Transportation. Under present law and regulation, the mandate is planned to be […]
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Two new rules that seek to make CDL licensing more efficient and cut its costs were proposed on June 9 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. “Taken together, these two proposals will help ease the entry for thousands of qualified individuals into career opportunities as professional truck and bus drivers – a critical occupation […]
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Reconstruction is still in process due to fiery crash on I-75. The collision took place between a car and a tanker which was full of gasoline. The reason of the crash was the car travelling in the wrong direction. Repairs on the road are estimated to continue through Thursday. They began on Monday where crews worked […]
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