Report: Fleet Operating Costs hit Nearly $72 an Hour in 2018
Operating costs were up across the board in 2018, as fuel costs rose and fleets increased driver wages and benefits to take advantage of what was a banner year for trucking.
News roundup, Nov. 4: Kenworth W990 to transport U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, lane closures set for I-65S bridge in Louisville, NASTC’s 2019 ‘Best Broker’
The 55th U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will be transported and delivered by a custom-wrapped Kenworth W990. The three right lanes of the I-65 South Kennedy Bridge between southern Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, will close Friday night. NASTC recognize…
Regs suspended in Midwest for truckers hauling heating fuel
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Friday, Nov. 1, it is suspending Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for haulers transporting heating fuel, including propane, natural gas and heating oil, or p…
8 states under FMCSA emergency declaration
Prompted by winter weather
Omnitracs ELDs disrupted; users must go to paper logs
‘GPS rollover event’ cited as cause
Omnitracs: ELDs back online after service disruption
Partial service has been restored for 99% of the Omnitracs devices affected by this weekend’s service disruption, says Omnitracs CEO Ray Greer. The temporary software patch is an interim fix until a permanent firmware update can be deployed, Greer said.
Small group of truckers in Lexington, Ky., today showing Andrew Yang campaign support — a little Trump support, too — at President’s rally
In a bid for national attention to driver issues, today a small group of truckers banded together in Lexington, Ky., with support from an Andrew Yang campaign-supporting Super PAC to display Yang support around a Trump rally. They invited Trump-support…
Maintenance Best Practices Vol. 3
3 lanes of I-65 bridge in Kentucky/Indiana to close
Expected to reopen Nov. 27
Edmonton auctions remain hot for Ritchie Bros.
EDMONTON, Alta. – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers continue to see huge success in Edmonton, Alta., selling $101 million during its most recent auction. Seven weeks after selling more than 10,700 items at a previous auction, the five-day event from Oct. 28…