JUNE 2024 ISSUE
Ticking time bomb?
Legislators and regulators alike seem to have a blind trust in technology. The ripple effect on trucking is the number of tech gadget mandates being proposed or pursued. Automatic emergency braking, truck emission regulations and autonomous trucks all come with unique concerns. To highlight the vulnerability of tech-driven mandates, Land Line Magazine covers a group of college students who took over control of a truck by hacking its ELD.
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The stink of complacency
Complacency can come from a place of frustration. For truckers it oftentimes is centered on what feels like a disconnect with regulators.
Jami Jones
AB5 lawsuit continues as OOIDA, CTA file appeals
The battle over AB5 has not hit the end of the road. OOIDA and the California Trucking Association are appealing to the Ninth Circuit.
Mark Schremmer
On hold?
Most truckers don’t want a speed limiter mandate. So they likely won’t be upset to hear that FMCSA is behind in releasing a proposal.
Mark Schremmer
Warning signs evident
Researchers recently showed how a truck can be hacked through its ELD. Those same cybersecurity concerns extend to driverless trucks.
Mark Schremmer
AEB rule expected this year
FMCSA and NHTSA appear poised to move forward with a rulemaking that would mandate AEB systems on heavy-duty vehicles.
Mark Schremmer
House member pushes back against bill to increase carriers’ minimum insurance
Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., recently told Land Line Now that an effort to increase motor carriers’ minimum insurance would be devastating.
Mark Schremmer
Ticking time bomb?
Researchers gained control of a moving truck by hacking its ELD, exposing alarming cybersecurity weaknesses with the mandated devices.
Tyson Fisher
‘Unworkable’
A trucking executive recently told members of Congress that the administration’s push toward electric trucks is “unworkable.”
Mark Schremmer
‘Misguided’ EPA rule finds opposition
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is supporting an effort to overturn the EPA’s Phase 3 heavy-duty truck emission rule.
Tyson Fisher
New DOL rule extends overtime pay to millions
Millions of additional U.S. workers could be eligible for overtime pay under a new rule from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Mark Schremmer
State Watch – June 2024
This issue’s edition of State Watch takes a look at various transportation legislation in seven statehouses around the country.
Keith Goble
Damages related to truck crashes focus of vetoed Wisconsin bill
The Wisconsin governor has derailed pursuit to revise state rules on pain-and-suffering damages in lawsuits involving large truck crashes.
Keith Goble
Autonomous trucks a continuing topic at statehouses
Legislation addressing the use of autonomous vehicles, including autonomous trucks, is a trending topic at statehouses.
Keith Goble
Left lane use for large trucks is a topic at statehouses
Left lane use for large trucks is a continuing topic of legislative pursuits at statehouses from Colorado to North Carolina.
Keith Goble
Gentrifying truck parking?
Truckers are suing a Florida county over a residential truck parking ban, claiming it’s an effort to appease new, white-collar residents.
Tyson Fisher
New cargo theft scheme on the rise, FBI warns
Cargo theft in the U.S. continues to climb. The FBI is warning carriers about a sophisticated scheme that has cost the industry millions.
Land Line Media
Focus in wrong place?
Numbers from NHTSA indicate traffic fatalities involving large trucks are up, but the data is only one piece of a more complex puzzle.
Tyson Fisher
Supreme Court favors truck drivers in arbitration case
In another case involving a company’s ability to force arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the truck driver.
Mark Schremmer
Through the difficult times
OOIDA conducted its spring Board of Directors meeting during a time when freight rates remained low and broker fraud remained rampant.
Mark Schremmer
FMCSA meets with OOIDA to tackle broker fraud
Representatives from FMCSA attended the OOIDA Board of Directors meeting in April to discuss broker fraud in trucking.
Tyson Fisher
Truckers beware
Despite the legality of CBD, Dr. Toney Hudson of Interstate Health Clinics explains why trucker drivers should not be using CBD products.
SJ Munoz
The Truck Parking Zone – June 2024
While the NIMBY crowd is shutting down truck parking developments across the country, other municipalities are more welcoming to the idea.
Tyson Fisher
What a trucker wants, needs out of a truck stop
What do truck drivers want out of their truck stops? To no surprise, abundant truck parking tops the list. See what else made it.
Tyson Fisher
OOIDA announces 2024 Mary Johnston Scholarship winners
OOIDA announced the Mary Johnston Scholarship winners. Mason Houghton, grandson of life member Ronnie Martin, won this year’s $2,000 award.
SJ Munoz
Transition Trucking award nominations being accepted
Nominations for this year’s Transition Trucking Award will be accepted through June 20. The winner will receive a Kenworth T680.
Land Line Media
Trucking around the world
Trucking not only keeps the country moving but also makes the world go ‘round, in that it serves as vital a role elsewhere as it does here.
Erin Wisdom-Watson
Dog days of trucking?
This story probably never happened. But would you put it past big trucking from putting dogs behind the wheel if they could?
John Bendel
OOIDA on the Road – June 2024
OOIDA represents approximately 150,000 members in the United States and Canada. Member feedback is essential to the Association.
Land Line Media
Trucking History – June 2024
June is a busy month in trucking history, with the launch of the interstate highway system to the release of "I've been everywhere."
SJ Munoz
Slight Detour – June 2024
An overly honest trucker, negotiating with criminals and indestructible birds highlight this edition of Slight Detour.
Ryan Witkowski
Falling bridges: A history lesson
The archives of The New York Times reported more than 54 bridge failures in the United States in the past 100 years.
John Bendel
Roses & Razzberries – June 2024
Roses to wildfire relief efforts in the Texas Panhandle. Razzberries to thieves in Utah and Pennsylvania and a CDL school bribery scheme.
SJ Munoz
‘I don’t think hope is a very good business plan’
Land Line Managing Editor Jami Jones calls out regulators for forging ahead with hope rather than facts when proposing trucking regulations.
Jami Jones
End of the road for ATA’s driver shortage claims?
Is this finally the end of the road? Can we finally be done with ATA’s false narrative that there’s a shortage of truck drivers?
Mark Schremmer
Keeping you compliant
OOIDA’s drug and alcohol consortium – CMCI – was established to keep members compliant with federal drug and alcohol testing requirements.
SJ Munoz
Tough market
The OOIDA Foundation’s market update that was released in April provided a sobering outlook for the months ahead. Hope remains for later in 2024.
SJ Munoz
Truck To Success set for Oct. 22-24
OOIDA will hold its annual Truck To Success educational training in Blue Springs, Mo., this October. Learn how to improve your business.
SJ Munoz
Test driving a trio of Kenworths
Land Line’s Tom Berg recently participated in a test drive of three Kenworths with Paccar-branded automated transmissions.
Tom Berg
‘Spec for a Wreck’ or maybe not
“Spec for a Wreck” was the name of an educational session at the latest Technology & Maintenance Council meeting in New Orleans.
Tom Berg
Self-driving vehicles lack public trust
Most Americans fear self-driving vehicles, putting pressure on stakeholders and policymakers to address safety of the emerging technology.
Tyson Fisher
Trucking & Taxes – June 2024
When it comes to taxes, it’s best to listen to a professional rather than a truck stop know-it-all. Read Trucking & Taxes for the skinny.
Barry Fowler
Road Law – June 2024
This edition of Road Law takes at blood alcohol limits and what they mean for commercial drivers – even when they’re driving a car.
Jeff McConnell and James Mennella