Federal, News
FMCSA grants TIA’s petition on training for brokers
FMCSA has granted a petition from the Transportation Intermediaries Association regarding training requirements for brokers.
Listen Now
Podcast: Economist – pay and safety go hand-in-hand in trucking
A well-paid trucker is a safe trucker. Michael Belzer of Wayne State University concluded that about intrastate and interstate truckers.
The Latest
Opinion
Dave Sweetman: Trucking in the time of COVID-19
Columnist Dave Sweetman checks in while trucking across the nation during the coronavirus pandemic with an update on the good and bad he’s seen on the road.
Features, Opinion
A hitchhiker remembers: No ‘black dog’ but a ‘woman in white’
Contributing editor John Bendel’s hitchhiker days are long behind him, but the memories of some things he witnessed on his journeys are indelible.
Coronavirus, News, State
Utah to require travel declaration for all incoming travelers
Editor’s note: On Friday, April 10, Utah issued an amended executive order that carved out several exceptions to the travel declaration, including one for commercial drivers. Read about it here. Starting on Friday, any adult entering Utah will be asked to complete an electronic travel declaration within three hours of entering the state, according to […]
News
FMCSA emergency declaration extended until May 15
FMCSA has announced that it has extended until May 15 the national emergency declaration that provides relief from hours-of-service regulations.
News
St. Christopher Fund receives $50,000 from C.H. Robinson
The St. Christopher Fund received a $50,000 donation from broker and logistics provider C.H. Robinson, the charity recently announced.
Opinion
Profiteering Natso aims to block food trucks at rest areas
Natso is proving, again, that profits matter more than truckers by calling on governors to block food trucks from rest areas during the COVID-19 situation.
Crime & Courts
U.S. government to pay trucker $1.5M for crash involving military vehicle
The U.S. government has been ordered to pay a trucker nearly $1.5 million after a crash involving a military vehicle on a Washington state highway.
State
Oregon governor acts on cap-and-trade emissions plan
The pursuit in Oregon of a cap-and-trade deal to combat greenhouse gas emissions failed at the statehouse. The governor opted to take action on her own.
OOIDA
OOIDA’s tour trailer next stops in Troy, Ill., and then Kingdom City, Mo.
OOIDA’s tour trailer heads to Troy, Ill., east of St. Louis, and then Kingdom City, Mo. Stop by and tell skipper Jon Osburn what you’ve seen on the road.
Federal
U.S. adjusts hours for border crossings due to COVID-19 crisis
Several ports of entry on the U.S. border crossings with Canada and Mexico are now operating under a different schedule due to COVID-19.
