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More than 150 lawmakers ask EPA to rescind heavy-duty emission rule
More than 150 lawmakers are urging the EPA to rescind its final rule regarding emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles.
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Podcast: Operational costs reach new high
The American Transportation Research Institute’s latest report details the high cost of doing business across the board.
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The Spirit heads north, to Jackson, Miss.
With Hammond, La., in the rear-view mirror, Jon Osburn, skipper of OOIDA’s The Spirit of the American Trucker tour truck, is headed to Jackson, Miss. He plans to set up shop at the Jackson Petro at Exit 45 on I-20/I-55. He and The Spirit are scheduled to be there through Wednesday, March 14. In Louisiana, […]
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Racing to park as the ELD clock ticks
Maybe it’s a straw in the wind, or maybe a dead canary in the coal mine. Pick your cliché for a bad omen. We may have one here in the truckload world. It seems some truckers are driving too fast – often in truck stop lots. Jon Osburn sees it from OOIDA’s Spirit in truck […]
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ATRI conducts survey to assess impact of e-commerce on trucking industry
The American Transportation Research Institute is requesting information from motor carriers to assess the impact of e-commerce on the trucking industry. ATRI created an online questionnaire to learn how the emergence of e-commerce has changed industry business models and operations. The questionnaire asks the number and percentage of a truck fleet’s trips were involved in e-commerce and […]
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Port truck drivers march in protest of working conditions
On March 8, drivers and warehouse workers joined a civil rights march from the Port of Long Beach to the Port of Los Angeles. (Photo courtesy of Our People Our Port) Port truck drivers and warehouse workers joined civil rights activists in a march from the Port of Long Beach to the Port of […]
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Trucking industry experiences significant job increase
For the 13th consecutive month, transportation jobs overall scored gains in February. The transport sector netted more than 15,000 jobs to the economy. Trucking jobs also went up after modest gains in January. The truck transportation subsector experienced an increase of 5,600 jobs in February after the industry gained 2,200 in January and lost 600 […]
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Infrastructure stakeholders push for fuel tax increase during Congressional hearing
Five stakeholders provided testimony to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on long-term highway funding on Wednesday. Despite the diversity of the witness panel, they all agreed on one obvious solution to replenish the Highway Trust Fund: increasing the federal fuel tax. During opening statements, Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., said as early as the spring […]
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Iowa nears new law to combat ‘skimming’ at fuel pumps
The Iowa Legislature has approved a bill intended to deter payment card “skimming” at fuel pumps. The devices are attached to external fuel pump payment card readers and ATMs. The small devices, or “skimmers,” can be installed within seconds. They are designed to steal and store debit and credit card data. The data can then […]
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Transition Trucking winner fulfills childhood dream by driving a truck
Gregg Softy’s fascination with big trucks started at an early age. “I remember getting a big truck for Christmas when I was 4 years old,” he said. Softy’s fascination didn’t end there. As a passenger in his family vehicle, he made a game out of guessing how many trucks he could spot on the trip. […]
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Uber and Starsky Robotics announce breakthroughs in self-driving trucks
While lawmakers try to figure out what to do with commercial motor vehicles in autonomous technology legislation, Uber and Starsky Robotics have taken the wheel and moved on. Uber has recently been operating self-driving trucks in Arizona, while Starsky Robotics just announced a completely driverless truck making a trip in Florida. On Tuesday, San Francisco-based […]
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The Spirit has a weekend in Louisiana in front of her
Jon Osburn, skipper of OOIDA’s The Spirit of the American Trucker tour truck, has been looking forward to a weekend in Louisiana, and this weekend that wish comes true. The Spirit has left the TA truck stop in Lafayette, La., for the Petro truck stop in Hammond, La. The Hammond Petro is just off I-12 […]
