Federal, News
FMCSA appoints acting administrator
Vinn White has been named FMCSA’s new acting leader, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday, June 25.
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Podcast: When will the trucking turnaround arrive?
David Spencer of Arrive Logistics discusses some of the factors that feed into the trucking slump and when the industry may turn around.
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Bills in six states focus on highway protests
State lawmakers from around the country continue to address concerns about protests that shut down major highways. The legislative action is in response to traffic disruptions the past few years related to protests and demonstrations. To date, states including South Dakota and Tennessee have enacted specific rules to deter highway protests through stiff fines and punishments. Governors in Arkansas and Minnesota acted one […]
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FMCSA clears up confusion on crash preventability program
The first six months of the first-ever program to determine whether a truck crash was preventable hasn’t been all smooth sailing. And, to counter issues, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is releasing additional information to assist users. The Crash Preventability Demonstration Program officially launched Aug. 1. The program is to test the feasibility and […]
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No more love for ‘I ♥ NY’ signs
In what was a years’ long game of chicken between the state of New York and the Federal Highway Administration over “I ♥ NY” signs in the state has finally ended. New York officials announced the state will pull down the controversial signs. In the state versus federal government showdown that goes back to 2011, […]
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South Dakota legislature puts forth resolution to ask Congress to repeal ELD mandate
South Dakota’s state legislature has introduced a resolution calling on Congress to repeal the ELD mandate. Senate Concurrent Resolution 14 calls on Congress and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to overturn the rules regarding electronic logging devices, because of the “unintended consequences” caused by the mandate and the “undue financial and administrative burden” placed on drivers […]
News, Safety & Security
States pursue CDL tie-in to combat human trafficking
The list of states across the country to call on professional drivers to help curb human trafficking continues to grow. In July 2016 Ohio became the first state to implement mandatory training on trafficking prevention via Truckers Against Trafficking. Since then states including Illinois, Arkansas and Texas have followed suit. Multiple efforts are underway at the South Carolina statehouse to adopt similar tie-ins. H4681 […]
Fuel prices, News
Diesel prices continue to rise across the U.S.
If your Spidey sense is telling you diesel prices are up across the country, there are two fuel price indexes saying to trust your intuition. The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel went up 1.6 cents per gallon from the week before, to $3.086 per gallon, for the week ending Monday, Feb. 5, […]
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OOIDA asks President Trump to meet ‘real’ truckers
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is calling on President Donald Trump to meet with the real men and women behind the wheels of America’s trucks to discuss the mandate for electronic logging devices. In a Feb. 5 letter to the White House, OOIDA’s acting president Todd Spencer urged Trump to meet with “Americans who actually drive […]
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Employment in trucking subsector kicks off 2018 with more jobs
For the 12th consecutive month, transportation jobs overall scored gains in January. The transport sector netted 11,100 jobs to the economy. Trucking jobs also went up after a small decrease in December. The truck transportation subsector experienced an increase of 2,200 jobs in January after the industry lost 600 in December and gained 1,800 in […]
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Dozens of lawmakers tell FMCSA, ‘We support OOIDA’s ELD exemption request’
A group of 25 Congressional lawmakers has thrown its support behind a proposal that would exempt small motor carriers with exemplary safety records from the mandate requiring electronic logging devices to record hours of service. Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, who has introduced a bill that would have delayed the mandate by two years, issued a […]
News, Tolls
Utah bill paves way for greater use of toll roads
A bill moving forward at the Utah statehouse would expand the state’s authority to collect tolls on highways around the state. Utah law already permits the use of tolls to cover state expenses. The Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee voted unanimously to advance a bill that is intended to “modernize” toll collection. […]
