News, Safety & Security
Higher truck driver pay linked to fewer crashes
A researcher’s body of work has quantified what truckers have intuitively known for decades: Better truck driver pay will lead to safer highways.
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Podcast: Efforts designed to combat highway protests
A handful of states are considering measures that are meant to deter protesters from exercising their First Amendment rights on highways.
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News, State
California to host AB5 webinar
California’s Employment Development Department will conduct an informational webinar about AB5 on Tuesday, Sept. 13.
Crime & Courts, News, State
Texas appellate court guts nuclear verdict against trucking company
Everything is bigger in Texas, except nuclear verdicts against trucking companies. Even Better Logistics is the latest to dodge such a verdict in the Lone Star State.
Business, Products & Services
TomTom’s GO Navigation app introduces truck navigation
Dutch geolocation company TomTom has an app designed for truck drivers that routes around low bridges, weight restrictions and bad traffic.
News, OOIDA, OOIDA Member
The OOIDA tour trailer pulls into the original Truck World
Marty Ellis takes the OOIDA tour trailer to Truck World in Hubbard, Ohio, a big truck stop that is celebrating Driver Appreciation Days.
Business, News, Products & Services
FMCSA yanks El Dorado ELD from its registry
Another ELD has been pulled from FMCSA’s electronic logging device registry, illustrating the problem with ELD makers’ self-certification.
Elections, News, State
Voters in counties across the country will decide on transportation taxes
Ballots in counties across the country will ask voters Nov. 8 whether to raise revenue via taxes for transportation work.
Fuel prices, News
Despite unknowns, EIA expects oil market to steady
The Energy Information Administration released its latest short-term energy outlook on Sept. 7. EIA forecasts oil market to remain similar.
Business, Equipment
Peterbilt offers a special edition Model 389X
Peterbilt has accessorized its classic truck cab, creating a limited number of the special-edition Model 389X. It looks sharp in the photos.
News
Mullen to step down from TuSimple amid securities lawsuit
Former FMCSA acting Administrator Jim Mullen is leaving TuSimple shortly after a lawsuit was filed against the company.
Business, Products & Services
Convenience chain offers discounted fuel to truckers
With National Truck Driver Appreciation Week right around the corner, here are some of the offers companies have to honor the drivers who keep America moving.