Tag: Trucking
Pilot Flying J adds real-time parking availability to myPilot app
Pilot Flying J and Sensys Networks plan to provide real-time parking availability information through new features on the myPilot app. Pilot Flying J announced today...
FMCSA database of certified medical examiner website down indefinitely
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) website used by truck drivers to find a US DOT certified examiner to obtain their medical certification is...
VIDEO: Babin urges Trump to stop the ELD Mandate TODAY
This morning, Texas lawmaker Brian Babin took to the floor of the House to plead with the President to act immediately to delay the...
New bill would require front and side underride guards
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Marco Rubio unveiled a bipartisan bill Tuesday to change truck safety standards, according to Syracuse.com.
Underrides, in theory, make the...
VIDEO: Colorado trooper teaches drivers how to merge onto the highway
A Colorado State Patrol Trooper seems surprised that he has been asked to educate drivers on a basic skill like merging onto the highway,...
Daimler recalls more than 400,000 trucks for brake light defect
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling more than 400,000 Freightliner and Western Star trucks that have defective brake lights. Additionally, another 230 Freightliner...
VIDEO: Trucker “deliberately sideswipes” dash cammer
CDLLife reader Tami recently sent in surprising dash cam footage of a fellow trucker who she says intentionally sideswiped her rig. Skip ahead to the...
VIDEO: Railcar awkwardly loaded onto flatbed
It seems that there might be a better way to get the railcar on the flatbed, but this forklift driver is determined to make...
2017 Operation Safe Driver Week results released by CVSA
During the Commerical Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week that occurred October 15-21, 2017, law enforcement issued 59,193 warnings and citations to both commercial...
VIDEO: Maybe there was a reason that the truck changed lanes…
Watch as this motorist attempts to swerve around a tractor-trailer in the middle lane of the highway, but gets an unpleasant surprise. This video posted...
Operation Safe Trucking: Police ride along with truckers to catch distracted driving this week
Officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are going to emphasize a new initiative called Operation Safe Trucking that helps them to catch distracted...
VIDEO: A reverse 180 into the dock, can we do it?
This video was posted to Life is Good's YouTube channel on Friday showing us that there is "more than one way to skin a cat". This...
