Survey Finds Owner-Operators More Unprepared for ELD Deadline Than Fleets
Nearly half of respondents to a poll by Help Inc. had not yet selected an electronic logging device two weeks ahead of the Dec. 18 deadline.
ELD Face-off: The Two Sides of the Looming Mandate
With just a week to go until the much-debated electronic logging device rule kicks in on Dec. 18, HDT asked top officials of two trucking associations that have been outspoken in their support or criticism of the far-reaching mandate to weigh in on several key aspects.
Trucking rap sheet: Clean inspection briberies, CDL schemes and fraudulent drug tests
A number of California DMV employees were charged for their roles in fraudulently changing CDL testing scores, a Texas trucking company owner was charged for bribing for clean inspections, and a Washington drug screener was charged for fabricating DOT …
One week until ELD mandate: Will e-logs restrict owner-operators’ mileage?
With the ELD mandate’s compliance date a week away, an examination of one of the chief assumptions of use of ELDs — that it will squeeze truckers out of mileage and drive up rates.
A labor of Hercules
TORONTO, Ont. — Living up to a name like Hercules is a hard thing to do considering he is one of the most famous – and strongest – gods in Greek mythology. But Hercules Forwarding is doing quite a good job,…
I’ll have my sinks with handles, please
“I still stand by the distinct possibility of either being electrocuted by a water-logged hand dryer or having a full-on anger-induced stroke the next time an automatic air freshener sprays antiseptic lilac mist directly onto my corneas.”
POLL: Have you begun running with an ELD/AOBRD for e-logs?
With the ELD mandate’s Dec. 18 enforcement deadline less than a week out, some surveys have estimated as only half of truckers are ready for the deadline. What’s the status of your operation relative to e-logs, whether exempt from the mandate or not?
Propane Autogas Fuels ReadyFresh Delivery Trucks
Environmental stewardship is driving Nestlé Waters North America’s deployment of more than 400 additional medium-duty ReadyRefresh by Nestlé beverage delivery trucks fueled by propane autogas.
AMTA president stepping down
EDMONTON, Alta. — Lorraine Card has decided to retire after three years as president of the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA). Card devoted her time with the AMTA lobbying for safer highways for both commercial drivers and the general public, as…
RJ Taylor, trucker and founder of Ol’Blue, USA, has passed at age 75
RJ Taylor’s 1950s Ol’Blue KW was part of the bedrock under his Ol’Blue, USA nonprofit — the USA stood for United Safety Alliance, his own self-styled effort, working with a multiplicity of partners, to teach road safety to schoolchildren and the motor…