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Buttigieg updates Senate on NHTSA’s impaired-driving rulemaking
A rulemaking aimed at taking impaired drivers off the road received more than 18,000 comments, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
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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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DAT SOLUTIONS: High-pressure system – Florence pushes up rates in the Southeast
While the winds of Hurricane Florence have subsided, the effects will be felt for months to come. More than 30 people have died in storm-related incidents, and several towns remain flooded or cut off with no road access in or out. If you’re hauling loads in or out of the Southeast and using your MembersEdge […]
News, State
New Illinois law to end Chicago police ticket quotas
A new law in Illinois soon will bar Chicago police from going on ticket-writing sprees. Since 2014, Illinois law has forbidden any requirement “to issue a specific number of citations within a designated period of time.” Law enforcement agencies are prohibited from evaluating personnel based on the number of tickets written or arrests made. Then-Gov. […]
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Prosecutor won’t press charges against state workers in HELP Inc. conflict of interest audit
A Missouri prosecutor will not press charges related to allegations of conflicts of interest between state agencies and HELP Inc., the parent company of PrePass. Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Richardson said his office found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing or ethical violations related to the allegations, which claimed officials at the State Highway Patrol […]
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Special Olympics truck convoys keep rolling with event in Sioux Falls, S.D.
The dollars will continue to roll in for the Special Olympics this weekend, and the organization has truck drivers to thank for it. The 16th annual Truck Convoy for Special Olympics South Dakota will be Saturday, Sept. 22, in Sioux Falls, S.D. Last year, the convoy garnered 202 trucks and raised $64,000. Organizers are optimistic […]
Federal, News
Senate bill asks for explanation on delay of guidelines for hair testing
The Senate has passed a bill with a provision that requires Health and Human Services to issue an explanation for why hair testing guidelines for truck drivers haven’t been issued. Senators approved the Fighting Opioid Abuse in Transportation Act, S2848, by a vote of 99-1 on Sept. 17. The bill, which also aims to address railroad […]
News, Safety & Security, State
UPDATED: SCDOT closes I-95 due to flooding
Interstate 95 is reopening at 4 p.m., EDT Friday, Sept. 21 in both Dillon and Florence counties, according to a news release from the South Carolina Department of Transportation. The agency had closed a lengthy stretch of I-95 in both directions due to flooding at the Great Pee Dee River at mile marker 175. SCDOT […]
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The Spirit joins the South Dakota Convoy and Truck Show for Special Olympics
OOIDA’s touring tractor-trailer heads up to Sioux Falls, S.D., to join the fun surrounding the South Dakota Convoy and Truck Show for Special Olympics. When that fun is done, Jon Osburn plans to take the Spirit of the American Trucker to OOIDA’s 45thanniversary celebration anniversary of fighting for the rights of all truckers at the […]
Elections, News
ELECTION 2018: California locales to decide on transportation questions
Fall ballots in communities and counties throughout California will include questions to raise revenue for transportation purposes. Marin County is among those locales with voters casting ballots on such questions. Voters in the Northern California location will decide whether to renew a local sales tax to fund roads and transportation. A half-cent sales tax has been […]
Elections, Fuel prices, News
ELECTION 2018: Utah voters to weigh in on increased fuel tax for education use
Voters throughout Utah will weigh in this fall on whether they would be willing to pay more at the pump to support schools. The state now collects 29.4 cents per gallon on fuel purchases to help cover transportation costs. A portion of revenue from the state’s general fund – $600 million annually – also is […]
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Hours of service comment period extended until Oct. 10
Truck drivers have until Oct. 10 to voice their opinion on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding potential changes to hours-of-service regulations. The comment period was extended by 16 days, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on Wednesday, Sept. 19. A day earlier, Land Line confirmed that the comment period would be extended by fewer […]
