CCJ StaffRegulationsFlorida wants waiver from certain CDL skills testing regsThe state seeks a waiver from the regulation requiring the three-part CDL skills test to be administered and successfully completed in a certain order. Also: Mack, Volvo trucks recalled; new power inverter option for Mack, Volvo sleepers.December 5, 2023ProductsNew winter tire from YokohamaThe 907W replaces the SY767.December 4, 2023Battery electricForum Mobility plans truck charging station at Long Beach portDrayage carriers are already reserving chargers at the FM Harbor depot set to open next fall, the company claimed, because of the strategic location adjacent to terminals. Also: Peterbilt's 750,000th truck rolls off Denton line.December 4, 2023BusinessTraffic congestion costs hit record high in 2021A new report from the American Transportation Research Institute tracking congestion costs for 2021 found that delays in traffic cost the industry $94.6 billion -- the highest level yet recorded by the organization.December 1, 2023RegulationsMassachusetts lawmakers propose 'rolling stock' tax exemptionsUsing a rolling stock tax exemption, truck buyers and owners in certain states can save when buying equipment and parts. Also: Werner drivers deliver U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree; Tim Hortons gets first two Volvo VNR Electric trucks.December 1, 2023RegulationsTrucking Ponzi scheme nets prison time for fleet ownerFranklin Ray will serve over 17 years in prison for multiple fraud schemes, including a $40 million Ponzi scheme and two COVID-19 loan fraud schemes. Also: Guilty plea in emissions "delete" scheme; Bruckners opens new locations.November 30, 2023IndicatorsShippers' conditions flipped positive in SeptemberImproving diesel prices helped flip FTR's Shippers Conditions Index from negative to positive for September. Also: I-94 enforcement blitz ongoing in Michigan; new compliance service from J.J. Keller; FedEx delivering Christmas trees to military families.November 29, 2023TechnologyTruck capacity, a freight matching platform integration and a new EV charging platformTwo logistics companies plan to merge to increase truck capacity; 123Loadboard integrates with Trimble; and ChargePoint launches a new DC fast-charging platform for all EV drivers, including commercial vehicles.November 28, 2023Preventable or NotTruck slides into guardrail. Was this accident preventable?Driving on a dark, snowy highway, truck driver John Doe loses control and slides into the steel lane divider. Was this accident preventable?November 28, 2023TrucksVolvo recalling trucks over passenger seat issueThe recall affects more than 700 model year 2018-2024 Volvo VN, VNR and VHD models. Also: DOT Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking hosting meeting; new Trucking Cares Foundation donation.November 28, 2023Previous PagePage 76 of 207Next PageTop StoriesBusinessCourt: Yellow Corp's $1.5B lawsuit against Teamsters can proceedYellow alleges the Teamsters intentionally destroyed the company by blocking modernization plan.TrucksThe VNL hotel: Volvo's largest sleeper big on comfort and functionalityCCJ InnovatorsRoadrunner deploys AI to eliminate excuses, slash missed picksEmissionsCARB suing truck manufacturers, allege group breached emissions dealBusinessTrucking market recovery will be driven by 'necessary evil,' ATA's economist says