OTA calls for zero tolerance for driver pot use
TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is urging the provincial government to ensure a zero tolerance enforcement for truck driver pot use. In a submission this week to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, OTA laid out the potential…
Celadon Issues Update on Refinancing Effort
Financially embattled Celadon Group announced that it has made another step toward refinancing the company, as it continues to restructure while under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Why It’s Time to Replace Tractors Sooner
Many fleet managers have long followed the golden rule of running a tractor to one million miles before investing in a replacement. But it may be time to part ways with that magic number.
No end in sight to rising US surface rates
The US trucking market has been moving at full speed in 2017. Photo credit: Shutterstock
Trucking rates, full and less-than-truckload (LTL), are edging higher as 2017 draws to a close, pushed up by a faster-moving economy and strong freight …
Indiana wants delay in ELD mandate due to concerns about FMCSA registry
Citing a bevy of concerns, Indiana’s attorney general has filed a request with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to delay the Dec. 18, 2017, compliance deadline of the agency’s electronic logging device mandate. , Indiana AG Curtis Hill Jr. says the deadline, now weeks out, “would place undue burdens on drivers and operators,” arguing for “an immediate delay in the implementation of the new requirements.”
Owner-operator Larry Spiekermeier delivers Capitol Christmas tree after 3,000-mile trek
After a nearly three-week, 3,000-mile journey across the country, owner-operator Larry Spiekermeier of the Billings, Montana-based Whitewood Transport delivered Monday the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. Spiekermeier hauled the tree behind a specially dec…
HDT Opens Nominations for 2018 Truck Fleet Innovators
Heavy Duty Trucking magazine is looking for the trucking industry’s most innovative leaders.
As spot market hummed into Thanksgiving week, higher rates in all three major segments emerged
“These should be happy holidays for the trucking community” when it comes rates, says DAT’s Ken Harper, “especially owner-operators. Looking farther out, the prognosis is still good, although there are reports of a slowing economy. We shall see.”
Deck the rigs: Light-adorned tractor-trailers to lead Christmas parades starting Saturday
Lighted truck and tractor parades used to be more common in rural America and helped mark the close of the working year. Today, trucker themed holiday parades continue in a few locations scattered across the Pacific states.
Indiana Wants ELD Rule Delayed
In an eleventh hour request, the Attorney General of Indiana has proposed that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration delay implementation of the electronic logging device rule set for Dec. 18— less than 3 weeks from today.