Federal, News
Trucking industry seeks answers amid marijuana rescheduling proposal
The federal government wants to reschedule marijuana, creating confusion among federally regulated entities, including the trucking industry.
Listen Now
Podcast: Ryder says transitioning to electric will cost some big bucks
How much will it cost the industry to convert to electric? One company has taken a look at the issue and thinks it has an answer.
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Features
Man behind C.W. McCall and ‘Convoy’ dies
Bill Fries, known better to us as C.W. McCall, has died. His song “Convoy” defined the mood of the late 1970s and the issues truckers faced.
News, State
New Utah laws address zipper merge, lane filtering, excessive speeding
Three new laws in Utah address road safety issues that include using the zipper method when merging into one lane, lane filtering, and excessive speeding.
News
Trucking employment ends two-year growth streak as economy cools down
Perhaps an indicator that skyrocketing consumer demand is cooling down, trucking employment is down for the first time since April 2020.
News, OOIDA
The OOIDA tour trailer will weekend in Gaston, Ind.
A stop in Gaston, Ind., will complete a 2021 Citizen Driver truck stop tour by Marty Ellis and the OOIDA tour trailer. Stop and check in.
Coronavirus, Federal, News
NEXUS/FAST enrollment centers to enter U.S. reopen
The Free and Secure Trade enrollment centers are reopening in April to expedite entering the U.S. for low-risk commercial drivers.
Federal, News
Deadline nears to apply for Women of Trucking Advisory Board
The FMCSA needs qualified truckers for its Women of Trucking Advisory Board to ID and address barriers. Deadline to apply is April 8.
Driver Fitness, News
Rigs Without Cigs program helps truckers kick the habit
Through its Rigs Without Cigs program, the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund helps professional truck drivers quit or cut smoking.
Equipment
Agency upgrades its recall lookup website
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has improved its recall notification website so that it now boxes urgent recalls in red.
State, Truck Parking
The Parking Zone – March 2022
A variety grab-bag of truck parking news, including city leaders calling truckers “pigs,” running refrigerators and a $1 million parking issue.
Business, Crime & Courts
Indiana carrier files for bankruptcy after FMCSA order
In business for more than 20 years, JCB Trucking Enterprises, Lafayette, Ind., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.