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Hours waiver extended for baby formula haulers
Carriers hauling baby formula and formula ingredients are exempt from maximum driving hours regs through the end of July. Also: Recalls hit severe-duty Autocars, small number of Cascadias; new leadership at specialized tanker fleet; more.
July 6, 2022
Regulations
Suspected driver in human smuggling operation faces life in prison
The suspected driver in the operation that left 53 undocumented aliens dead, Homero Zamorano Jr., could also possibly receive the death penalty. Also: Yellow opens three new Driving Academies; Bendix hosting ride-and-drive event in Ohio.
July 1, 2022
Industry
Here's how to get your under-21 drivers insured
Insurance providers say age doesn't matter; it's about experience. But the courts look at the trucking company and its training and safety programs. Here's what the experts have to say about those programs and onboarding 18-year-old drivers.
June 30, 2022
Regulations
Supreme Court will not hear trucking's AB 5 case, law will take effect for industry
With the Court denying the California Trucking Association's request for review of the case, AB 5 and the ABC test for determining independent contractor status will become law in California, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2020.
June 30, 2022
Regulations
Suspected driver in Texas human smuggling case reportedly 'very high on meth'
The truck's driver and two others were arrested. Also: FMCSA renewed Prime Inc.'s pre-CDL waiver; Caltrux CEO joining Hyzon Motors; Saia opens two new facilities in Georgia; Highway Transport opens new Chicago service center.
June 30, 2022
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Fleet owners plead guilty in PPP fraud scheme
A 47-truck general freight carrier pled guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud. Also: 33K Navistar vehicles recalled; new AMBEST leadership; more.
June 28, 2022
Regulations
Three-truck fleet shut down following numerous violations, fatal wreck
The Connecticut-based carrier's vehicle out-of-service rate was almost four-times the industry average.
June 27, 2022
Regulations
Supreme Court decision on AB 5 remains on hold
SCOTUS did not include the California Trucking Association’s challenge to California’s AB 5 independent contractor law in its latest Order List issued Monday.
June 27, 2022
Equipment
Love the smell of hay in the morning? Scenes from the A.J. Soza Memorial Truck Show
The show's second edition got under way at the fairgrounds in Merced, California. The Central Valley location stood in high relief at the early point in the day as these hay-hauling doubles you see rolled in, split by a livestock hauler.
June 24, 2022
Maintenance
Hutcheson cleared by committee, on track for confirmation as FMCSA admin
Robin Hutcheson is on a path to be FMCSA's first full-time administrator since 2019. Also: Unannounced brake blitz catches almost 1,300; Meritor updates MeritorPartsXpress.com to reduce turnaround time for driveshaft orders.
June 23, 2022
Alternative power
Cummins, other hydrogen ICE proponents hoping for zero-emission status
Hydrogen internal combustion advocates, including Cummins, say the carbon-cutting technology may be recognized as a zero-emission solution, which would be a big win for the nascent industry and competition for fuel cell and all-electric.
June 22, 2022
Regulations
Biden calls for suspension of fuel taxes, but 'hard to see real relief for diesel'
Taxed or not, one global fuels expert says with so many economic and geopolitical headwinds, it's "hard to see real relief for diesel."
June 22, 2022
Regulations
'There is not a shortage of DEF,' say nation's truck stops
Truck stops say there is no shortage of DEF, despite reports that railway constraints and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have made distribution problematic.
June 20, 2022
Regulations
Congress again eyes repeal of federal excise tax on trucks
The tax was first enacted in 1917 to help pay for World War I and was increased to its current 12% level in 1982. Also: CVSA asks FMCSA to require carriers hauling hemp to carry standardized documentation.
June 17, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA renews large fleet's waiver for pre-CDL drivers
C.R. England can continue using the waiver for five more years, allowing drivers who passed the CDL skills test but not yet returned home to obtain their CDL to operate in traditional team operations. Also: ATA names new Freight Conference director.
June 16, 2022
Industry
Biden warns oil and gas companies to get prices down
President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued a scathing letter calling on oil and gas companies to take steps to reduce fuel prices or face the full might of the federal government's power to intervene.
June 15, 2022
Regulations
FMCSA reopens comment period on UCR fee reduction proposal
The proposed fees for the 2023 registration year would be reduced below the fees for 2022 by approximately 27%. Also: Stevens Transport asks FMCSA for pre-CDL waiver; Tanker trailer cleaning, repair company expanding in Florida, California.
June 15, 2022
Technology
National Motor Freight Traffic Association agrees to oversee Digital LTL Council
The Digital LTL Council is comprised of various industry executives committed to the full digitalization of the LTL industry and counts among its membership some of the largest fleets in the U.S.
June 14, 2022
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