Dozens of Congressmen Go to Bat for OOIDA ELD Exemption Request
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has garnered the support of over two dozen Congressmen in the form of a letter from them to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that encourages the agency to grant OOIDA’s pending application for a 5-year exemption from the ELD rule.
Super Bowl ‘brought to you by American truckers’
It will take more than 100,000 truckloads of freight to pull of this weekend’s Super Bowl — and that’s just the loads servicing Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium, where the game is being held. According to advocacy group Trucking Moves America Forward, tens of thousands of loads will be needed to provide the beer, popcorn, guacamole and chicken wings Americans will consume on Sunday.
Economic Watch: Employment, Factory Orders Continue Growing
A sizeable gain in trucking employment helped the total number of job additions move higher in January, according to a new Labor Department report.
Rates continue to set records on the spot market, zoom up again in January
Per-mile rates on the spot market in all three major truckload segments gained again in January, according to monthly rates data from Truckstop.com. Reefer and dry van rates hit at least 7-year highs.
Gustavo Gaviria’s 1994 Kenworth W900
The rig sports a Caterpillar 3406C with an Eaton 15-speed. Most of the truck is original from 1994, except for the stretched wheelbase to 300 inches.
Brian Kurtz Trucking looks ahead
Kurtz excited about the future of the trucking industry
A corrective to ‘bubble-wrapped’ driving syndrome
A tip from Mustang’s Trucking — don’t try to read a book while going down the road — applicable whether your truck is “bubble-wrapped” with auto-braking and lane-departure-warning tech or not …
Details Emerge on Tesla’s Planned Electric Truck Charging Network
A report by Reuters indicates Tesla is working with Anheuser-Busch, PepsiCo and UPS to put an electric truck charging network in place ahead of the truck’s start of production next year.
Details Emerge on Tesla’s Planned Electric Truck Charging Network
A report by Reuters indicates Tesla is working with Anheuser-Busch, PepsiCo and UPS to put an electric truck charging network in place ahead of the truck’s start of production next year.
Scene-Stealing Trucks in Movies
It’s Oscar season. Beyond Smokey and the Bandit, how many scene-stealing trucks in movies can you name? Deborah Lockridge shares top picks in her All That’s Trucking blog.