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Business, Products & Services

PFJ seeks Road Warrior nominations through September

Pilot Flying J is seeking nominations for its 2021 Road Warrior contest. The grand-prize winner gets $10,000.

News, State

Michigan Senate approves federal transportation funding for bridges

One Michigan Senate bill would use federal funds to help the state address local transportation funding issues that include bridge work.

News

Trucking facts roundup

Trucking is a data-driven business, with scores of reports conducted each year. John Bendel sifts through some to find these trucking facts.

Truck Shows

OOIDA tour trailer heads to truck drag race event

Truck drags will be new for Marty Ellis, skipper of the OOIDA tour trailer, at the Over the Top Diesel Showdown in Onaway, Mich.

News

Fastport announces 10 finalists for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award

A top 10 for the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award was released on Sept. 1. This is the sixth year of the program.

Business, Products & Services

Load posts increase 10.6% last week, spot rates edge higher

Spot rates rose last week as load posts increased, according to DAT MembersEdge. Demand for trucks is high, and Hurricane Ida’s a wild card.

News, OOIDA

OOIDA named to American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association will be inducted into the first class of the American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame.

News, State

Georgia counties to decide this fall on transportation tax

Fall ballots in counties around Georgia will include a question about whether to authorize or renew a transportation tax.

Federal, News

CDL waiver extended; emergency HOS exemptions narrowed

FMCSA will continue to allow states to extend its CDL waivers, and the agency’s recent emergency declaration provides fewer hours-of-service exemptions.

Truck Parking

The Parking Zone – August 2021

Aside from a lot of news coming out of Indiana and Illinois, August was a hodgepodge of truck parking news ranging from parking bans to parking expansions.