Tag: Trucking

Senators introduce bill to permanently ease HOS and ELD regulations for livestock haulers

On Wednesday, a Nebraska senator introduced a new bill that would ease "overly strict trucking" regulations for drivers hauling livestock.

Three states will team up for 23-hour patrol on I-90

In an attempt to promote highway safety, three states have banded together for their annual joint traffic safety operation. Minnesota, South Dakota and Wyoming State...

Nebraska troopers put 40% of trucks out of service during surprise inspection

The Nebraska State Patrol sprung surprise inspections on truckers in the Lincoln area this week -- placing dozens of trucks and several drivers out of service.

Here’s what you need to know for Hours of Service-focused Roadcheck 2018

This is the first year of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)'s annual International Roadcheck inspection spree since the ELD Mandate went into effect -- are you ready?

Thousands of Celadon drivers will be getting checks from $4.2 million settlement

A group of Celadon independent owner-operators will finally be getting checks from a 2013 class action suit that accused the trucking company of deceiving drivers and withholding too much money from their pay checks for fuel costs. 

Congresswoman under fire for riding in private plane tied to glider kit company that she helped

A U.S. Representative and leading Republican candidate for Governor of Tennessee is under scrutiny after she allegedly rode in a private plane associated with a glider kit company who she helped fight against EPA emissions regulations.

This video of two kids greeting their trucker dad after 21 days on the road will make your day

In this heartwarming video, two kids give their trucker dad a special greeting as he returns home after three weeks out on the road.

California food bank grapples with rising freight costs blamed on ELDs

A food bank in San Luis Obispo County, California, says that they are having trouble keeping fresh produce in stock because new Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulations have caused their freight costs to double or even triple.

K&B Transportation Raises Pay By 12%!

K&B Transportation’s new pay package goes into effect on 5/7/18. This pay increase raises starting pay to 50 CPM for all hires and guarantees $1250 per week minimum.

Dog sniffs out $2 million worth of drugs in truck at New Jersey rest stop

New Jersey authorities say that they discovered more than $2 million worth of illegal drugs hidden inside a secret compartment in the sleeper berth of a truck on Tuesday

Peterbilt is at work on an all-electric Class 8 truck

Peterbilt announced yesterday that it would be joining the increasingly competitive electric truck market. 

ATA President goes on the attack against OOIDA with “extraordinary series of comments”

The American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear was featured by a national news outlet in an article in which he accused OOIDA affiliates of bomb...

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