Love’s opens new truck stop in Oklahoma
The new store is located off of I-44 at exit 107 and offers drivers 48 truck parking spaces, five showers, laundry facilities, a Dunkin’ Donuts and a Subway restaurant. A casino operated by the Choctaw Nation is set to open at the travel stop later this year.
Intelligent Brake Interlock
WABCO introduced Intelligent Brake Interlock, an advanced electronic brake interlock system that improves the safety of tank trailers that haul hazardous materials or are equipped with cryogenic equipment.
Wabco Offers Blind-Spot Detection System
Wabco has introduced the OnSide advanced blind-spot detection system for commercial trucks and trailers, which alerts drivers to any vehicle in a blind spot and provides a side collision warning to reduce accidents.
Ryder Adds DriveCam to 4,400 Trucks
Ryder System, Inc. announced its partnership with Lytx and the implementation of DriveCam into 4,400 Ryder vehicles supporting its Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) and Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS) business divisions.
Psst … Brad James is famous, pass it on …
Trucker Brad James — out with a CD featuring some of his music, “My Lonesome Road — will be appearing on the Oct. 25 episode of “Pickler and Ben,” airing on CMT in various local markets.
Rhode Island plans lane reduction on I-195 this weekend
Rhode Island DOT says work will begin Friday night, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. The number of lanes on the ramp from I-195 West to I-95 South will be reduced from two lanes to one.
Automotive Lift Institute Moves, Opens LiftLab
The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) officially opened its new headquarters and LiftLab
Old Cars At Old Car City, USA Part 1
HDT Senior Editor recently stopped in at Old Car City, USA, north of Atlanta during an International LoneStar test drive, and came away with these photos of classic cars out to pasture.
DOT allows another major fleet to let pre-CDL operators drive team
FMCSA says comments received in opposition stated the commercial learner’s permit holders who had passed the CDL skills test were too inexperienced and are safer with CDL holders in the front seat. The agency argues that had the drivers been in their home state when they passed the skills test, they would have already obtained a CDL, and could drive on their own with no one in the truck with them.
Truckers using phone-based ELDs can change duty status away from truck, FMCSA says
FMCSA will, at least for five years, allow drivers using mobile device-based ELDs (those run on a phone or tablet) to change duty status outside of and away from their vehicle. Such changes in duty status will need to be annotated, the agency says.