Round-up: Meme-ing the ELD mandate w/ Ind. enforcement, Hoosier toll plan floated with study
In which the state of Indiana conducts a study of the revenue-producing effect of tolling most every Hoosier interstate. And an enforcement rep shares a personal opinion on ELDs that will sound pretty familiar, among plentiful e-log memes …
I-20/59 in Birmingham to close overnight Friday
The Alabama Department of Transportation, weather permitting, plans to close all northbound lanes west of the I-20/59 interchange.
PFJ donates $125k to company helping military vets start businesses
Bunker Labs has helped veterans launch more than 360 companies since 2014, creating more than 1,700 new jobs. Of the $125,000 donated by PFJ, $25,000 will be applied directly to expanding the Bunker Labs chapter in Tennessee.
Ice Road Truckers finale airs tonight
It has been a demanding season for the men and women of “Ice Road Truckers,” and those story lines play out tonight in the season’s finale, to be aired at 10 p.m. Eastern on the History Channel.
Trump FMCSA nom Martinez unanimously approved by committee, confirmation heads to full Senate
Martinez testified in a confirmation hearing last week before the Senate committee, telling the Senate panel he intends to uphold the Dec. 18 deadline for compliance with the ELD mandate and to institute data-driven reforms to the CSA program.
ATRI: Only a Fuel Tax Hike Can Deliver on Infrastructure Promise
It will take nothing less than an increase in the federal tax on motor fuels if President Trump’s vision for a trillion-dollar investment in the nation’s infrastructure is ever to be realized. That’s the stark conclusion of a new report just issued by the American Transportation Research Institute.
Ryder’s Scott Perry Goes to Nikola
Scott Perry, who’s been with Ryder System for more than 25 years, has joined Nikola Motors as chief operating officer, where he will help bring the company’s fuel-cell-electric Class 8 truck to market.
Trucker who helped blaze trail to the north passes away
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A pioneer of the Saskatchewan trucking industry, George Magee, has passed away at the age of 81. Born Aug. 8, 1936 in Prince Albert, Magee lived his entire life in his hometown and reflected the genuine…
LeasePlan to Offer MapAnything Apps for Fleet Telematics
LeasePlan USA will roll out a telematics offering to fleets under a new partnership with geo-productivity software provider MapAnything that will offer integration of contact management, OnStar, and an electronic logging device application, according to the fleet management company.
Holiday freight is moving as L.A., Chicago top van markets in latest spot update; reefer strengthening too
Since Hurricane Irma, van freight rate gains have been more or less sustained, and “to put this in perspective, we haven’t seen van rates this high for a protracted time … since the Polar Vortex/Snowpocalypse of 2014,” DAT’s Ken Harper says.