‘Amateur hour’: ATA prez takes a seeming swipe at anti-ELD mandate protests
And reader Glenn Gilbert offers an “Isaiah and the ELD” biblical take on it all, of a fashion … Meanwhile, Lucas Oil’s founder joins the Sikhs PAC leader is expressing official concern over the mandate, amid a slow drip of ELD delay cosponsors.
Volvo Expert: Truck Safety Begins and Ends with All of Us
ORLANDO – Getting beyond the always sobering yet stultifying dry facts and figures that safety experts often recite to make their case, Volvo Trucks’ Traffic and Product Safety Director Carl Johan Almqvist presented a common-sense take on why vehicle accidents occur and what we can all do to help prevent them.
Driver Shortage Tops ATRI’s Critical Industry Issues List
ORLANDO – For the first time since 2006, the driver shortage is number one on the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual top industry issues report, surging six spots higher, followed by two concerns closely related to drivers: ELDs and hours of service.
‘Ice Road Truckers’ stars can’t avoid ditches in latest episode
Lisa Kelly is the only one of the four that managed to stay out of trouble, until she tried to help one of the stranded drivers.
Rob and Jenni Kebler’s 2017 International LoneStar
The truck features a 475-horsepower Cummins ISX15 with an Eaton 13-speed. The couple mainly hauls air freight across the U.S.
Carriers rank driver shortage as chief concern, ahead of ELD mandate and hours regs
ATRI produces a Top 10 list of the trucking industry’s chief concerns each year, based on a survey of industry stakeholders. The availability of qualified drivers edged out the ELD mandate and hours of service regulations as the industry’s chief issue. More than half of respondents were fleet personnel.
Section of I-15 South in Vegas to close overnight Wednesday; rest areas in R.I., AZ set for temporary closures
A section of I-15 South in Las Vegas will be closed overnight Wednesday for construction work. The Sacaton, Ariz., rest area will close for approximately 6 months in both directions for renovations, and a truck rest area on I-95 South in Rhode Island w…
Dealer’s half-century in trucks
This month, La Crosse Truck Center in La Crosse, Wis., marks its 50-year anniversary in the truck business.
EPA plans to nix Obama-era emissions standards for glider kit trucks
The EPA has formally proposed to repeal the Obama-era emissions regulations placed on glider kit tractors, which have yet to take effect but are scheduled to begin being phased in next year.
Element Fleet Management Canada Names President
Element Fleet Management Canada has promoted its former chief commercial officer to the role of president.