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If you’re in trucking, you’re bound to experience a road hazard. We’ll have some tips on helping your tires cope with the unexpected. Also, truckers who run their own operations have to keep track of a bevy of statistics. One of those is the tender rejection rate. So what is that, how is it figured, and what does knowing it do for you? And measures in five states would revise autonomous truck rules and make other changes to accommodate driver-assistive truck platooning technology. Meanwhile, Connecticut lawmakers are taking action to combat wrong-way drivers.
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Average diesel prices dip. An FMCSA proposal has OOIDA scratching its collective head. And the sponsor of an Indiana bill that would eliminate split speeds for trucks tells us why he’s keeping up the fight.
The tender rejection rate
Truckers who run their own operations have to keep track of a bevy of statistics and numbers that can help you make your operation a success. One of those is what’s called the tender rejection rate. So what is that, how is it figured, and what does knowing it do for you?
Changing rules to allow platooning
Measures in five states would revise autonomous truck rules and make other changes to accommodate driver-assistive truck platooning technology. Meanwhile, Connecticut lawmakers are taking action to combat wrong-way drivers.
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- CVSA is now accepting college scholarship applications from high school seniors who plan to attend college in the fall. Get the details here. The deadline is April 28.
- Marty Ellis and the Spirit of the American Trucker are on a break. In the meantime, OOIDA is offering membership for two years at $50. Join or renew online or call 816-229-5791.
- Click here to use the OOIDA Cost of Operations calculator. If you have questions for OOIDA Business Services, call 816-229-5791.
- For questions about commercial vehicle tires, you can go to the Michelin Commercial Truck Tire website.
- To read about state legislation, visit Land Line Magazine’s Daily News by State.
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