Arizona expands use of weigh-in-motion technology
At commercial ports of entry
Greg Hoagland’s 2018 Kenworth W900L
The truck is powered by a 550-hp Cat 3406E with an 18-speed and 3:55 rears.
Use WSIB tip line to call out Driver Inc. fleets: OTA
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association is highlighting a confidential tip line for the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) as a tool to focus enforcement efforts on Driver Inc. fleets. The WSIB has been one of the most active …
Navistar names Lisboa next CEO, Clarke executive chairman
LISLE, Ill. – Navistar International has named Persio V. Lisboa president and chief executive officer. Troy A. Clarke, who has held the role since April 2013, and been board chairman since February 2018, will serve in the newly created position of exec…
Calif. Lags in Penetration of New Clean Diesel Engines
According to the Diesel Technology Forum, California’s truck and bus fleet rule has effectively kept older, higher-emitting trucks on the road for longer, in turn delaying emissions reductions and cleaner air.
CARB Passes Advanced Clean Trucks Rule
The new California Air Resources Board standard mandates that by 2045, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission.
East Coast Trio Issues New Travel Restrictions, Trucking Exempt
In response to the increasing daily rates of COVID-19 cases in a number of states, governors from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut have banded together to implement a new set of travel restrictions, but essential workers such as truck drivers are …
Having the ‘difficult conversations’: Race in trucking, wider U.S. culture with owner-op Rico Muhammad
In this week’s Overdrive Radio, the owner-op speaks to the significance of the movement that’s grown nationally in response to killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, among other atrocities, including his own experience from a young age of the realitie…
Animal activist struck, killed days after anti-trespassing rules given royal assent
BURLINGTON, Ont. – Animal rights activist Regan Russell died in a June 19 accident, protesting the very Ontario law that aims to discourage people from approaching livestock-hauling trucks and processing facilities. It wasn’t the first time that protes…
Factoring competitors team up with low-rate offer as ‘pandemic protection’
TBS Factoring Service and OTR Capital are offering a 2.5% nonrecourse rate to those not currently factoring as “pandemic protection.” In other news: Two men were sentenced for their roles in a CDL testing scheme. Arizona DOT has expanded its weigh-in-m…