Federal, News, Safety & Security
CVSA petitions FMCSA to amend inspection report requirements
CVSA has petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to remove one of the requirements involving inspection reports.
Listen Now
Podcast: What’s behind the increase in weigh-in-motion scales?
Weigh stations are a regular part of life for truck drivers, but more and more scales are virtually invisible to those who drive over them.
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Opinion
Pushes for under-21 drivers, higher insurance minimums seem related
There are two issues that get many of us riled up. One is the incessant push by trail lawyers to increase the required minimum insurance coverage from $750,000. The second is another incessantly pushed idea that 18-20-year-olds driving tractor-trailers from state to state and across the country is a good idea. Though I worry in […]
Equipment
Peterbilt recall affects thousands of trucks with step assembly issue
A few thousand Peterbilt 579 trucks may have a loose cab step, increasing the risk of a slip and fall and forcing Paccar to issue a recall.
Crime & Courts, News, State
Tesla Autopilot crash results in first felony charges related to automated systems
Tesla’s Autopilot feature is the center of the first felony charges filed in a fatal crash case involving automated driving systems.
Coronavirus, News
Canadian truckers protest vaccine mandate
A cross-border vaccine mandate has prompted truck drivers in Canada to launch a protest. Hundreds of truckers are participating in a convoy.
News, State
Virginia and Missouri bills call for left lane truck rules
Transportation leaders at the Virginia and Missouri statehouses are pursuing rule changes that single out trucks from left lane use on interstates.
News, OOIDA, Truck Shows
Late OOIDA co-founder nominated for trucking honor
Former OOIDA president Jim Johnston nominated for the Mid-American Trucking Show’s inaugural Wall of Fame.
Fuel prices, News
Another surge in diesel prices
Diesel increases this week included a 5.5-cent jump in the national average, according to the Energy Information Administration’s report.
Features, OOIDA, OOIDA Member
Remembering Martha Taylor – June 6, 1935-Jan. 19, 2022
Martha Greene Taylor, a longtime member of OOIDA’s Scholarship Committee and wife of Director Emeritus John Taylor, died Jan. 19.
News, OOIDA
Safety a key issue on the upcoming edition of ‘Live From Exit 24’
CVSA’s deputy executive director joins host Mike Matousek and OOIDA Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh on “Live From Exit 24” on Wednesday, Jan. 26.
News, State
Pennsylvania Senate panel advances truck weigh system bill
A Pennsylvania Senate panel has approved a bill to establish an electronic weigh station bypass system for trucks moving across the state.
