Fix for HOS Glitch in the Works
Special legislation, in the form of a Continuing Resolution, introduced in Congress in hopes of averting a year-end government shutdown contains language that would permanently fix the glitch in previous legislation that threatened the use of a 34-hour…
Rollback of truck safety rules may be just the beginning
Truck driver Bill Varnado of Dallas, Ga., talks at a truck stop along Interstate 81 in Hagerstown, Md., on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. He says he opposes Congress suspending a requirement for truckers to take two nights off to rest after a work week of up…
Truck stop scuffle: Volusia, Seminole clash over rest area location
Smoke billowed from the exhaust pipe while another cloud rose from the cab of the semi as Charles Davis took drags of a cigarette. Left arm hanging out the window, he sat behind the steering wheel and relaxed after a long day on the road.
A truck safety bypass
An 81-year-old woman was killed Monday afternoon on Route 222 in Lower Macungie Township when a tractor-trailer, a pickup truck and at least one other vehicle collided near Krocks Road, authorities said. An 81-year-old woman was killed Monday afternoon…
Time is Money
Shippers and carriers discuss the affects of hefty fines retailers place on late scheduled deliveries.
STA AGM and Gala Awards Banquet
MTA claims big advocacy win with removal of US data from provincial carriers
WINNIPEG, Man. – The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) is touting the removal of US inspection, violation and accident data from provincial carrier profiles in the Commercial Vehicle Safety and Permits (CVSP) carrier profile system as a big advocacy win for…
Fleet Safety Council’s Annual Educational Conference
Shuster Returning as House Transportation Chairman
Rep. Bill Shuster has been selected by the House Republican Conference to again serve as Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He will wield the gavel during the 115th Congress, which will run from January 2017 through the end…
Mascot opens new repair facility in Indiana
PLAINFIELD, Ind.– Mascot Truck Parts announced today the opening of its newest driveshaft repair facility in Plainfield, Ind. Mascot established its US headquarters and remanufacturing center of excellence in Plainfield, Ind. a suburb of Indianapolis in late 2015. “After our initial…