Carrier registration for 2018 fiscal year delayed indefinitely pending FMCSA notice
Independent owner-operators will not be able to complete the carrier registration process for the 2018 fiscal year “until further notice,” the UCR Board announced Friday. The Board also has told states to suspend enforcement of 2018 registration compli…
Boyd Bros. offering $10,000 sign-on bonus for owner-operators
The company is offering a $14,000 sign-on bonus for experienced flatbed CDL-A holders who join the carrier as company drivers before the end of the year. Owner-operators and lease/purchase drivers are eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus.
‘It just keeps happening in the Notch’: Truckers, beware Vermont route 108
The notorious Smuggler’s Notch route continues to snare tractor-trailers blindly following GPS despite recent 20x fine increases — says a reader familiar withthe area: “Any large vehicle” attempting the route, “especially any tractor trailer, is doomed.”
Weather, trucks and drivers heat up in latest ‘Ice Road Truckers’ episode
As the History Channel’s Ice Road Truckers’ eleventh season begins to wind down, the weather is warming up while the trucks and truckers’ tempers are overheating.
Accuride Reorganizes to Support Global Expansion
Accuride Corporation has realigned its organizational structure and made key appointments for its executive leadership team to support the company’s expansion as a global supplier of wheels and wheel end solutions.
Report: Technician Shortage May be Worse Than Previously Thought
In a new report, the TechForce Foundation is predicting that demand for new vehicle technicians over the next ten years will be three times higher than was previously expected.
OTA works to establish committees on highway clearance procedures
TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) and its road safety partners – the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and the Ontario Provincial Police – have established two committees to address highway clearance procedures and strategic truck safety enforcement. “Working…
Carriers in Regina met with safety blitz
STA support safety effort, creates new membership category for vocational members
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It’s time to get serious about adding truck parking
The province of Ontario has recently undertaken two studies that in part, look at the issue of parking for travelers, and more specifically, commercial motor vehicle drivers. One of these studies, the Southern Ontario Rest Stop Study, is currently underway…