What ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ can teach you about ELDs
Come listen to a story ’bout a man named Jed,Come listen to a story ’bout a man named Jed,Poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed…If you grew up in the 1960s, you’ll recognize the theme song to The Beverly Hillbillies,…
Truckers driving rentals for eight days or fewer exempt from ELDs
Under the terms of the exemption, drivers will still be subject to the hours-of-service rules and must maintain paper logs for the current and prior seven days, if required. Drivers must also keep a copy of the rental agreement in the truck to show law…
Rising fuel, labor, and equipment costs affecting trucking companies
With National Trucking Week in the rearview mirror, it is important for the industry to continue celebrating its workforce and take a brief bow for the efficient and reliable service it provides to everyone who makes a purchase, visits a…
OTA gives feedback on Green Commercial Vehicle Program
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) submitted comments to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) on the draft Green Commercial Vehicle Program (GCVP) recently. The program will see funds from Ontario’s carbon tax policy redistributed to the trucking industry…
Consolidated Fastfrate now fully Canadian owned and operated
TORONTO, Ont. – Consolidated Fastfrate is once again 100% Canadian owned and operated, the company announced today. According to Ron Tepper, founder and CEO of Tepper Holdings and chairman and CEO of Consolidated Fastfrate, THI has acquired the outstanding Fastfrate…
POLL: The hours of service rule’s future — tied to fatigue monitoring tech?
With some watchers predicting a technology-heavy future for hours of service limits, what’s your thoughts today on the possibility of fatigue-monitoring technology brought to bear in the regs?
Fast Forward Vol. III – Part II
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Love’s campaign raises $2.7M for children’s hospitals
The money was raised through in-store Miracle Balloon icon sales, 5k events, bowling tournaments, fishing tournaments, cookouts, and other avenues.
Haldex introduces new reservoir purge valve
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Haldex rolled out its latest product this month — the new reservoir purge valve. The new valve was designed to keep contaminants (water, oil, etc.) from building up in the reservoir tanks by purging the reservoir…
Ruan Evaluates Boreas Nitrogen Trailer Cooling System
Ruan Transportation Management Systems partnered with Boreas to use its Nitrogen Cooling System for refrigerated trailers over the summer, running regular routes from Austin to Dallas.