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Trucking industry seeks answers amid marijuana rescheduling proposal
The federal government wants to reschedule marijuana, creating confusion among federally regulated entities, including the trucking industry.
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Podcast: Ryder says transitioning to electric will cost some big bucks
How much will it cost the industry to convert to electric? One company has taken a look at the issue and thinks it has an answer.
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Opinion
Eliminating gliders won’t lead to huge spike in new truck sales
When the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s Collin Long testified in front of a House subcommittee in September, he made numerous compelling and well-founded points regarding the negative effects created by the regulation of glider vehicles. Long told lawmakers about the affordability and efficiency of gliders as well as how they often serve as the best […]
Fuel prices, News
ELECTION 2018: Missouri voters to decide on 10-cent fuel tax increase, freight funding
A question on Missouri’s fall ballot will allow voters to decide whether they want to tax themselves to help cover transportation-related costs. The state’s Department of Transportation has said there is an $825 million gap in annual road and bridge funding. In an effort to help address the issue, a legislatively referred constitutional amendment would […]
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The Spirit heads to the Electric City, Scranton, Pa.
Scranton, Pa., is the next destination of OOIDA’s touring tractor-trailer. The Spirit of the American Trucker is scheduled Oct 16-17 to be at the Scranton, Pa., Petro off I-81, at Exit 178B. This is the first time that Jon Osburn, skipper of The Spirit, has taken the OOIDA trailer to Scranton. He says it should […]
Crime & Courts, News
Mississippi man sentenced for fraudulently issuing CDLs
A Mississippi CDL examiner was sentenced for his role in fraudulently granting CDL certifications well after he was fired from his job at a third-party CDL training and certification company, according at U.S. Department of Transportation news release. On Oct. 2, Derrious Dillon was sentenced to two years of imprisonment, one year of supervised release […]
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Lawmakers ask EPA to move back compliance date for gliders
Saying the regulation could cause “financial ruin” to the glider industry, several members of Congress asked the Environmental Protection Agency to push back the effective date. In an Oct. 10 letter signed by Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., and six others, the lawmakers asked EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to move back the compliance date of […]
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Diesel fuel indexes show prices continuing to rise
While both the federal Energy Information Administration and mileage-tracking software company ProMiles each report increases in the national U.S. average price for a gallon of diesel fuel on Monday compared to last week, the two indexes vary in size of the increase. According to the federal EIA, the average cost for a gallon of diesel […]
Opinion
Mysteries of the trucking universe
Consider, if you will, the following short soliloquies of two trucking-universe mysteries that don’t seem so mysterious anymore. Act I If a tree falls at the truck stop counter of knowledge, does anyone agree on hearing it? Or do they spend the rest of the day debating what kind of tree it is? Driver No. […]
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IIHS: All top trailer manufacturers have sufficient underride protection
As Congress is mulling over the topic of trailer underride guards, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has recently found that trailer manufacturers are doing a good job with rear underride guards. IIHS gave all eight of the largest North American trailer manufacturers its ToughGuard award for their rear underride guards. According to an IIHS […]
Crime & Courts, News
Appellate court affirms decision denying trucker of disability benefits
An appellate court panel has ruled in favor of an insurance company accused of wrongly denying a trucker disability benefits. The truck driver filed for the benefits after he lost his vision. However, the insurance company argued that a pre-existing condition caused the vision loss, disqualifying the driver from any benefits. On Sept. 26, the […]
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In Carlisle, Pa., The Spirit has many distribution centers nearby
The next stop for OOIDA’s touring tractor-trailer in Carlisle, Pa., is near the distribution centers for several companies. The Spirit of the American Trucker is scheduled to be at the Carlisle Petro on Oct. 13-15. There The Carlisle Petro is off I-81 at Exit 52 and off I-76 (the Pennsylvania Turnpike) at Exit 226. Carlisle […]
