News
FMCSA encourages safe driving around large trucks, buses
FMCSA is working to spread the message of how the general public can safely share the roads with large trucks and buses.
Listen Now
Podcast: A private approach to truck parking
Trent Cameron, CEO and co-founder of Outpost, shares his company’s ambitious plan to dot the nation with private truck parking lots.
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Fuel prices, News
Fuel supply closer to meeting demand as economies recover from COVID-19
Fuel prices are forecasted to drop later this year should production return to what it was before COVID-19, according to the EIA.
News, State
New Massachusetts law boosts local transportation funds
A bill signed into law in Massachusetts will provide a boost to local governments for road and bridge work, transit, and electric vehicles.
Federal, News
MCSAC Day 1: A possible solution to driver retention problem
An economist says trucking’s problems with driver retention and safety are economic not technical, and other highlights from Day 1 at MCSAC.
News
Infrastructure in Maine ranked the worst; best in Illinois
CNBC recently ranked states by how good for business they are, including ranking their infrastructure. Find out where your state sits on the list.
News, Safety & Security
Brake violations put 1,200 trucks out of service in surprise inspection blitz
More than 1,200 commercial vehicles were put out of service because of brake violations during a CVSA inspection blitz in late May.
State, Tolls
Maryland planning board to reconsider Capital Beltway toll project
A regional Transportation Planning Board will vote again to support the Capital Beltway toll project amid pressure from the state DOT.
OOIDA, Truck Shows
OOIDA’s tour trailer stops in Rochelle, Ill.
Marty Ellis and OOIDA’s tour trailer stops in Rochelle, Ill., for a couple of days before heading to the TopGun Largecar Shootout truck show.
Truck Parking
Another Minnesota city proposes a truck parking ban
As Minneapolis considers a truck parking ban, St. Louis Park is considering doing the same, which could go into effect in August.
Crime & Courts, News
Driver named imminent hazard after ignoring out-of-service order, crashing
FMCSA has declared a Tennessee CDL holder an imminent hazard for not only ignoring an out of service order but then crashing the next day.
News, State
New laws in multiple states revise ticket camera rules
Ticket cameras are the topic of bills approved at statehouses from coast to coast as legislators pursue the revenue-generating devices.
