Expect lane closings on I-70, I-435 near Kansas City
If your driving takes you through the Kansas City area on Interstates 70 and/or 435, be prepared for some possible delays as major construction occurs. The Missouri Department of Transportation said there will be lane closure as part of a larger constr…
Trucking Law: How to properly log a yard move
The advent of virtually universal use of electronic logging devices under the ELD mandate has brought a new focus to some of the murkier areas of the hours of service regulations. The new yard moves logbook category is one of those.
Omnitracs Outlook
Why diesel prices will go up
For most of 2019, I warned (admonitum) of the impending tidal wave of diesel price spikes that would begin with the activation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020 rule. Months before the Jan. 1 activation of this global law…
Argument over parking spot leads to shooting
In Oklahoma City
Texas cops get seized truck, trailer for mobile command post
Was seized in 2018 drug bust
Don’t Use a Cannon to Swat a Mosquito [Commentary]
Entrepreneurship is intertwined with the American Dream. In trucking, drivers may work as an independent contractor as a stepping stone on the path to running a full-fledged trucking company, or they may just prefer the independence of being an owner-o…
Entry-level driver training moves forward at national level
TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s transportation and highway safety ministers have approved a national entry-level training standard for commercial vehicle drivers, which will ultimately be included in the National Safety Code. The announcement was made today f…
Truck hits pizzeria, cattle truck rolls, trucker clips cop car
A tractor-trailer crashed through the wall of a Washington pizzeria sending the driver to the hospital but not injuring anyone inside. According to the Grand Coulee Police Department, the truck crashed through Hometown Pizza in Grand Coulee at about no…
Shippers map route to more accurate ETAs
[caption caption="Integrating truck driver hours of service data into systems is key to more accurate ETAs. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Supply chain visibility increasingly is a moving target, and mapping technologies need to be …