Diesel prices tick up slightly
October 15, 2018
Diesel fuel prices ticked up on average by about a cent during the weekending Oct. 15, marking the eighth straight week of increasing fuelprices, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.
October 15, 2018
Diesel fuel prices ticked up on average by about a cent during the weekending Oct. 15, marking the eighth straight week of increasing fuelprices, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.
October 9, 2018
One of my favorite parts of my job is test driving trucks. Who wouldn’t enjoy a little time on the open road?
I’ve had a commercial license for nearly three years and climbing up in a tractor never gets old.
September 28, 2018
A legislative package unveiled by Congress on Sunday to reauthorizethe Federal Aviation Administration does not include a measure thatwould block states from requiring carriers to provide drivers with paidmeal breaks and regular rest breaks. Lawmakers had eyed the must-passFAA reauthorization bill as an avenue to enact the provision,colloquially known as the Denham Amendment.
September 27, 2018
All states will soon permanently have the option to waive the commerciallearner’s permit knowledge test for certain military personnel lookingto transition into the trucking industry following their militaryservice.
September 27, 2018
Market conditions for shippers remained negative in July, according toFTR’s monthly Shippers Conditions Index, with tight capacity and soaringrates hampering the sector over the past year. However, says FTR, theindex could moderate slightly over the next year. However, the outlookfor shippers remains bleak, says Todd Tranausky, vice president of railand intermodal at FTR.
September 7, 2018
One company is moving in the direction of urban parking in areas such as Detroit where basic parking lots have been transformed into safe truck parking.
September 5, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it will investigatequestions surrounding a 2017 study used to justify regulations that capannual production of glider kit trucks. The move is a response to anon-binding request from a group of lawmakers in the U.S. House.
September 3, 2018
In ’93 when I started out, the industry had already made the changeto the current CDL, though many rumors were flying around about it beingchanged to a federal license instead of a state license. Like mostregulatory/legal topics, it was hotly debated among drivers. In fact, inresearching this I consulted a friend I’ve debated the topic with inthe past.
July 13, 2018
Proposed revisions to the U.S. DOT’s Compliance, Safety,Accountability carrier scoring program — and to how the DOT uses thosescores to target carriers deemed at risk for crashes — are beingwithdrawn, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announcedFriday in a formal notice. The changes, proposed in July 2015 by FMCSA,sought to better align CSA’s Safety Measurement System BASIC scores withcarriers’ risk of being involved in a crash.
July 11, 2018
Carriers have until Monday, July 16, to file public comments on anapplication filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationrequesting that the agency exempt carriers with 50 employees or fewerfrom the electronic logging device mandate.