Data, not hunches, should clarify safety prospect of younger drivers
The pilot program would aim to produce data showing whether adequate safeguards could ensure that 18-20-year-olds can drive interstate as safely as older drivers.
FMCSA Offers HoS Educational Tool
In an effort to answer some of the many questions that oftentimes go along with regulatory changes, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has created an online tool for carriers to help them better understand the recent changes to the hours o…
Les Schwab Sold to California Investment Group
Les Schwab Tire Centers reached a deal to sell the company to an investment fund in California, ending local family ownership of one of Oregon’s best-known tire dealers.
Les Schwab Sold to California Investment Group
Les Schwab Tire Centers reached a deal to sell the company to an investment fund in California, ending local family ownership of one of Oregon’s best-known tire dealers.
Registration open for TCA conference
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The next annual Bridging Border Barriers conference will be held virtually Nov. 19, its organizer announced Wednesday. The Truckload Carriers Association said the conference will cover key issues affecting the trucking industry on bo…
Western Star unveils next-gen vocational truck, new transmission
Western Star introduced Tuesday its next-generation vocational truck, the 49X, along with a new transmission. The 49X tips the scales about 350 pounds lighter than the current 4900, thanks in part to its single-channel frame rail.
Iowa association has free lunches for truckers on 10-4
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week may be officially over, but the appreciation of drivers continues, at least in Iowa. On Sunday, Oct. 4 (10-4, get it?) the Iowa Motor Truck Association hands out free lunches to truck drivers at three scale house…
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4 things to know about updated U.S. hours of service
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest changes to U.S. Hours of Service rules are now officially in effect, and designed to offer truck drivers some additional flexibility. Here are four key revisions you should understand. The 30-minute break rule, which…
Truckers charged in big tobacco bust
MONTREAL, Que. – Several truck drivers are among 13 people charged with smuggling large amounts of tobacco from the U.S. to Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency said Wednesday. “The fraud strategies of this organization allegedly led to an estimat…