Tag: Trucking

FMCSA clarifies new personal conveyance rules

After months of confusion for millions of truckers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has finally offered up some extra clarification on how personal conveyance regulations should be followed and enforced.

Troopers seek answers after semi flips on runaway ramp

California troopers say that a trucker may have lost his brakes prior to a fatal rollover crash on a runaway truck ramp on Cajon Pass.

Newly elected Governor promises to create Truck-only tolls

On Tuesday, Connecticut voters elected a new Governor who has vowed to fund highway repair projects by making truckers pay for them.

Woman thanks mystery trucker who stopped at funeral

A woman who recently lost a loved one took to Facebook to share her gratitude for a truck driver's act of kindness and compassion during a burial service.

Company tries self-driving semi in heavy rain. Here’s how it turned out.

"Yes, but how will it handle in the real world?" is the first question many truckers ask when they hear about the latest advancements in self-driving truck technology.

FHP is forced to drop a speeding ticket after a CDL driver shows them this video

A CDL driver says that technology saved his job after he was ticketed for driving 90 m.p.h. in a 70 m.p.h. zone.

Multiple closures on 1-10 in Phoenix start this weekend

If you're passing through Phoenix this weekend, make sure to plan ahead for several closures on I-10 that are expected to cause heavy traffic delays.

Two trucking companies forced to clean up air around schools for driving without DPF

This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) slapped two large trucking companies with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fines for operating without diesel particulate filters.

Watch OOIDA president explain why there is no driver shortage

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association president Todd Spencer addresses mainstream media headlines about the truck driver shortage in this video.

Pilot Flying J ex-president asks for Christmas at home before 12 years in prison

Pilot Flying J's former president Mark Hazelwood has asked a judge to allow him to spend the holidays at home with his family before he reports to prison to serve his twelve and a half year sentence for scamming truck drivers out of millions of dollars.

Legalized pot linked to an increase in crashes, says study

A report released this week says that states that legalized marijuana have seen an increase in crashes.

Japanese company wants to fight “driver shortage” with flying trucks

This week, a Japanese company announced that it is partnering with an American helicopter manufacturer to develop a driverless "flying truck" designed to combat perceived labor shortages in the trucking industry.

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