HDT Announces Top 20 Products for 2018
Heavy Duty Trucking magazine has announced its 2018 Top 20 Products, highlighting the most innovative, significant, and useful new product announcements from last year.
Q. Can a driver’s ELD user account be authorized for use for both his or her driver functions and administrative functions?
A. Unfortunately, no this single ELD user account cannot be authorized for both functions…
Q. Of the five supporting document types/categories, are there any that drivers can provide electronically?
A. Yes, there are two categories that can be supplied electronically: electronic mobile communications and payroll records. These records may be part of a larger…
K & B Transportation announces driver pay raise
Effective May 7
OOIDA calls for change to U.S. hours of service
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo – The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is petitioning the United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to amend the existing federal Hours of Service (HoS) regulations south of the border. Act…
Delmar acquires Cobrac Brazil
MONTREAL, Que. – Canadian logistics company Delmar International has acquired Cobrac Brazil. The company says the purchase will help to shore up their South American presence under the newly branded Delmar International Logistica S.A, headquartered in …
Cummins promotes Rob Neitzke
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Cummins announced today that Rob Neitzke is the new executive director of Cummins’ On-Highway North American Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Business. Neitzke was formerly the leader of the Cummins Westport joint venture which de…
Former Pilot Flying J president convicted of fraud charges over fuel rebate scam
Pilot Flying J has already resolved the criminal and civil cases against it stemming from the alleged fuel rebate scheme. Former President Mark Hazelwood has been convicted of fraud and conspiracy charges related to the alleged scheme.
US trucking groups seek more-flexible driver work rules
Will changing the hours of service rules give US truckers more flexibility, or mask shipper inefficiencies? Photo credit: Shutterstock.
Calls for more flexible truck-driver work hours are intensifying as the new electronic logging device (EL…
Three Former Employees Found Guilty in Pilot Flying J Fraud Trial
Three of the four former Pilot Flying J sales employees on trial for their roles in a fuel-rebate scam that defrauded trucking companies of millions of dollars have been found guilty.