Top 5 Questions on Driver Safety Performance Histories
The safety performance history records request (SPHRR) offers a glimpse into an applicant’s possible unsafe behaviors while at another motor carrier. After 15 years, it still generates several questions.
Continental Discontinues VDO RoadLog ELD
A stand-alone electronic logging device that was the only one designed to print paper versions of e-logs has been discontinued.
FMCSA relaunches program to prevent crashes
WASHINGTON, D. C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has relaunched an expanded Crash Preventability Determination Program (CPDP). Commercial drivers with an eligible crash that occurred on or after Aug. 1, 2019, can now sub…
Alberta commercial vehicle enforcement to get new look
RED DEER, Alta. – Commercial vehicle enforcement in Alberta has been moved to the Alberta Sheriffs department, within the province’s Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General. But truck drivers shouldn’t expect any significant changes, aside from new u…
Non-Preventable Crashes Will No Longer Be Counted Against Trucking Companies
After a decade of trucking companies complaining that the government unfairly counted crashes against their safety record that were not their fault, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration unveiled a permanent Crash Preventability Determination…
FTR, Truckstop.com Track Recovery From COVID-19 Shutdowns
A new index provides visibility on the state of the trucking market as anticipation of an economic restart grows.
J.B. Hunt E-Signature Supports Social Distancing Measures
J.B. Hunt Transport Services now offers a new electronic bill of lading (eBOL) feature that will enable businesses and carriers to digitally sign BOLs, further reducing contact during the delivery process.
Pilot Company Introduces Axle Fuel Card
Pilot Company has launched the Axle Fuel Card, which offers fleets quick approvals and enhanced payment terms, money back rewards, and loyalty benefits for drivers.
Fleet Hard Hit by COVID-19 Finds Ways to Survive
For Jon England, president and CEO of Illinois-based Transport Services of Sullivan, the coronavirus pandemic is not the first time he has been tested.
Dad delivers
This essay, originally published in Overdrive as an appreciation of truckers, was penned by Cliff R. Larson when he was in his 20s, having grown up the son of a trucking father. Larson hopes it will resonate again with the truckers of today: “There are…