Federal, News, State
FMCSA denies Florida agency’s exemption from CDL testing rules
FMCSA has denied a Florida agency’s request for an exemption from regulations that require the CDL skills tests be completed in succession.
Listen Now
Podcast: Crashes, drugs, fraud and parking on agenda for FMCSA forum
An FMCSA Research Forum is coming up next week, and what comes out of it could have a significant impact on your life as a truck driver.
The Latest
Federal, News
MCSAC seeks data on last-mile delivery vehicles
FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee wants more information on how smaller last-mile delivery vehicles are affecting safety.
Federal, News, OOIDA
OOIDA: Truckers, tell FHWA best ways to make infrastructure investment
OOIDA’s latest Call to Action encourages truckers to tell FHWA how to spend funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
News, State
Effort underway to repeal Missouri fuel tax increase
Multiple Missouri state lawmakers have launched pursuit of a repeal of the state’s first fuel tax rate increase in nearly 30 years.
Crime & Courts, Federal, News, OOIDA
Hours-of-service lawsuit targets short haul, break provisions
A lawsuit challenging the FMCSA’s changes to the hours of service targets provisions involving short-haul operations and the 30-minute break.
News, OOIDA
OOIDA encourages members to return nomination forms
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is reminding its members that the time is now to make nominations for the OOIDA Board of Directors.
Features, Truck Shows
Lucas Oil designs semitruck for Monster Jam events
Lucas Oil has designed a Monster Jam truck that resembles a Peterbilt cab on steroids. It first hits the track in January.
News
Trucking jobs nearing pre-pandemic numbers
With increases in trucking jobs nearly every month this year, the industry is poised to end 2021 with more drivers than it had in February 2020.
Federal, News
FMCSA audit used to highlight cybersecurity concerns
As part of a review of the cybersecurity levels of the FMCSA web servers, investigators were able to gain access to more than 13 million unauthorized records.
Opinion
Ban the sign-on bonus
Sign-on bonuses and similar schemes don’t fix the problem of low driver pay. In fact, says Land Line’s John Bendel, they make it worse.
Crime & Courts, News
Former Roadrunner CFO gets prison time for $245M fraud scheme
A former CFO for Roadrunner Transportation is going to prison for hiding millions of dollars in uncollected lease-purchase payments owed by drivers.
