Crime & Courts, News
Trucking groups appeal AB5 ruling to Ninth Circuit
Maintaining the stance that California’s AB5 violates the U.S. Constitution, two trucking groups have appealed to the Ninth Circuit.
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.
The Latest
Tolls
New toll road opens on SH 249 north of Houston
A new toll road on SH 249 in Texas from Pinehurst to Magnolia opens on Aug. 8. However, tolls will not be collected until sometime in fall.
Tolls
Oregon seeks public comments for I-205 toll project
Truckers who drive on I-205 in Oregon now have the chance to put in their two cents about five possible toll scenarios on the interstate.
News, State
Massachusetts measures pursue local road funding
An effort underway at the Massachusetts statehouse would provide a boost to local road funding for cities and towns via a fuel tax or ballot questions.
Business, Products & Services
Spot rates keep climbing into August, DAT reports
Spot rates were higher last week as the supply chain pushed more freight to the spot market, causing demand for truckload capacity to increase.
Opinion, Truck Parking
Welcome to the trucking life, RV drivers
RV drivers are getting a taste of the trucking life now that many Walmart stores are no longer allowing them to park in their lots.
OOIDA, Truck Shows
OOIDA’s tour trailer’s ready for Tower Tree Truck Classic
OOIDA’s tour trailer will be set up Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7-8, at the Decatur County Fairgrounds in Greensburg, Ind., for the Tower Tree Truck Classic.
Federal, News
ELD mandate called into question at Trucking Safety Summit
As part of FMCSA’s 2020 Trucking Safety Summit on Aug. 5, an online commenter questioned the success of the ELD mandate.
News, State
New Jersey Senate bill would make camera enforcement ‘impossible’
A Senate panel has advanced a bill to forbid New Jersey from working with other states to provide information on drivers cited via camera enforcement.
Features, Opinion
If you can’t buy ’em, we’ll tell you how to make ’em
Clorox’s CEO says stores won’t be fully stocked with its wipes until 2021. Sanitizing wipes of any type have been unavailable to truck drivers for a while.
Federal, News, OOIDA
OOIDA at Trucking Safety Summit: It’s time to listen to truckers
Participating in FMCSA’s Trucking Safety Summit, OOIDA Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh said truckers are the best resource for improving highway safety.
