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FMCSA plans registration modernization meeting for May 29
In an attempt to deter fraud and improve an outdated system, FMCSA is working toward modernizing the registration process.
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Podcast: Will the free market solve truck parking?
Tyson Fisher brings us an update on the truck parking crisis, including plans for tens of thousands of paid truck parking spaces nationwide.
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Opinion
The three levels of bonehead
Boneheads. They’re out there. Not just any boneheads, but boneheads about OOIDA. These boneheads are specialists. I know of them from Jon Osburn, OOIDA’s ambassador at large. Jon and his faithful guard-dog, Sassi, visit truck stops all over the country in the Spirit of the American Trucker, a beautiful Western Star and OOIDA’s information trailer. […]
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Ohio bill continues pursuit to nix ticket cameras
If an Ohio state lawmaker gets his way, communities around the state would have to back up the claim that ticket cameras are more about safety than they are about profit. Rep. Bill Seitz, R-Cincinnati, has introduced a bill intended to make automated ticketing operations too expensive for local law enforcement throughout the state. Specifically, […]
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Trucking sector gains jobs in November
Transportation jobs overall scored a 10th consecutive month of job gains in November. The transport sector netted 10,500 jobs to the economy. Trucking jobs went up moderately after two months of minor declines. So far, the trucking subsector for 2017 has a net gain of 13,200 jobs. The truck transportation subsector experienced an increase of […]
Fuel prices, News
Diesel prices maintain a slight downward trajectory
The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel went down 1.2 cents to $2.91 per gallon for the week ending Monday, Dec. 11. This marks the second consecutive decrease after a short-lived increase two weeks ago. Diesel prices went down in nine of 10 regions in the United States, according to the Energy Information […]
Fuel prices, News
Diesel prices maintain a slight downward trajectory
The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel went down 1.2 cents to $2.91 per gallon for the week ending Monday, Dec. 11. This marks the second consecutive decrease after a short-lived increase two weeks ago. Diesel prices went down in nine of 10 regions in the United States, according to the Energy Information […]
Analysis, Federal, News
Analysis: A new hope for hours of service?
One could easily say 2017 kicked off the era of Knock Out Bad Regs. A number of burdensome regulations have been withdrawn or shoved to the back burner in the new age of regulatory reform ushered in by the Trump administration. More truckers might actually embrace calling 2017 a win if it weren’t for one […]
Crime & Courts, News
Owner of Washington DOT drug screening company pleads guilty to fake lab reports
The owner of a drug screening company has been charged with and pleaded guilty to counts of mail fraud for her role in a scheme involving fraudulent drug tests companies paid her to conduct honestly, according to court documents. From 2009 through March 2015, Christine Clark, owner of Premium Drug Screening, Shelton, Wash., provided U.S. […]
Federal, News
EPA seeks comments on emissions requirements repeal through Jan. 5
Public comments regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule to repeal emissions requirements for glider kits will be accepted through Jan. 5. In a summary of the rule, the repeal is based on a proposed interpretation of the Clean Air Act under which glider vehicles would be found not to constitute “new motor vehicles,” glider […]
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Analysis: Blaming sleep apnea for California crash appears questionable
The National Transportation Safety Board issued a news release on Monday, Oct. 31, announcing it had determined sleep apnea played a role in a 2016 fatality crash involving a tractor-trailer and a motor coach that occurred near Palm Springs, Calif. Soon after, publications like The Hill posted such headlines as “Undiagnosed sleep apnea a factor […]
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Sen. Cruz questions FMCSA administrator nominee on ELDs
Ray Martinez took his seat in front of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Tuesday as part of the confirmation process to confirm him as administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Martinez was one of four nominees to positions within Department of Transportation related agencies to be questioned by committee members. […]
