Federal, News
FMCSA to ease requirements in pilot program for under-21 drivers
Underwhelming participation numbers have led to changes in the requirements for FMCSA’s pilot program for under-21 drivers.
Listen Now
Podcast: What will Roadcheck focus on this year?
Inspectors will fan out across the country to do Level 1 inspections on trucks – including focuses on drugs and tractor protection systems.
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News, State
Researchers look to maximize trucking industry through platooning
An LSU professor says his research on cyber-connected truck platooning could benefit transportation, though 100% automation is decades off.
Federal, News, OOIDA
Trucking Alliance makes another pitch for hair testing
The Trucking Alliance is making another attempt at getting hair testing results included in FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.
Business, Products & Services, State
Logistics startup FR8relay gets grant for drop and hook project
Bentonville, Ark.-based FR8relay is collecting grants to develop a drop and hook model meant to transform trucking and rural communities.
Federal, News, OOIDA
OOIDA maintains opposition of driver training exemptions
Organizations keep asking the FMCSA for an exemption from the driver training rule, and OOIDA keeps opposing.
Elections, News, State
Three Florida county ballots include transportation tax questions
Voters in three Florida counties will decide this fall on proposed countywide sales taxes to benefit transportation work.
Crime & Courts, News
Truck drivers’ misclassification case against Diakon to resume
A truck drivers’ lawsuit resumes against over contractor/employee classification as the court settles an Illinois-or-Virginia dispute.
Business, News, Products & Services
TravelCenters of America opens South Dakota truck service center
TravelCenters of America has a new truck service center in Summit, S.D. The four-bay center is at Exit 207 on Interstate 29.
Business, Products & Services
Heartland Express cuts deal for Joplin, Mo.-based CFI
Heartland Express is buying the headquarters, trucks and trailers of a second company this year, Joplin, Mo.-based Contract Freighters Inc.
News, State
Spotted lanternfly egg-laying season starts soon
Spotted lanternflies are laying eggs, so be on the lookout for smears of mud in Pennsylvania and an increasing number of other states.
OOIDA
The OOIDA tour trailer stops in Gee Cee’s at Toledo, Wash.
Marty Ellis has parked the OOIDA tour trailer at Gee Cee’s Truck Stop in Toledo, Wash. Some OOIDA life members have checked in recently.