U.S. Xpress Opens Unique Driver Training Center
Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress has opened a driver training center in Tunnel Hill, Ga., that is unlike any other.
February 21, 2019FMCSA Grants Exemption From Flag Rule for Stinger-Steered Auto Haulers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a limited five-year exemption to relieve motor carriers operating stinger-steered automobile transporter equipment from a requirement to place warning flags on projecting loads of new motor vehicles.
February 20, 2019PHMSA Issues Rule Requiring Oil Spill Response Plans for Flammable Trains
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has issued a final rule that requires railroads to develop and submit comprehensive oil spill response plans for route segments traveled by high-hazard flammable trains.
February 20, 2019Fleets, Maintenance Shops Eye 24-Hour Service to Enhance Driver Productivity
Fleets find that by performing their own repairs, they can better control repair and wait times, and going commercial enables them to offset costs. Repairs can happen quickly while drivers are at home during their off-duty hours, making it a recruiting and retention tool.
February 20, 2019DTNA Unveils New Driver-Assist Technology in Freightliner Cascadia
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Truck manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America recently demonstrated automated driver-assist technology that’s set to debut in its 2020 Freightliner Cascadia Class 8 model later this year, and said the system promises to make driving a truck — and the highways overall — safer.
February 19, 2019Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont Pivots From Truck-Only Toll Plan
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has suggested a tolling program that would affect both cars and tractor-trailers, shifting away from an earlier pledge to only toll trucks.
February 19, 2019FMCSA Grants Pyrotechnics Group ELD Exemption
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted certain members of the American Pyrotechnics Association reprieve from the electronic logging device rule.
February 19, 2019Caltrans Scrambles to Hire Road Maintenance Workers
Caltrans will consider hiring nearly anyone for 333 maintenance jobs it is trying to fill. The transportation department is on a spree to hire enough workers to improve road upkeep as called for in a 2017 gas tax bill that in November survived an initiative that would have repealed it.
February 19, 2019BUILD Infrastructure Grants Reduced in Recent Funding Deal
Funding for grants meant to assist states with infrastructure projects of regional significance was cut under the recently signed law ensuring federal agencies remain open through fiscal 2019.
February 19, 2019Trucking Companies Question Pennsylvania Travel Ban Citations
DUNMORE, Pa. — State police issued more than 800 citations statewide to drivers violating the commercial vehicle ban during the Feb. 12 winter storm. Troopers say they were strongly enforcing the ban as a way to prevent crashes and keep highways clear.
February 15, 2019