South Carolina State Truck Driving Championships
Photo coverage of winners and scenes from the 2018 South Carolina Truck Driving Championships. (Photos courtesy of South Carolina Trucking Association)
May 31, 2018FHWA Drops Plan for States to Track Greenhouse Gas Levels on U.S. Highways
The Federal Highway Administration has withdrawn its rule that would have required state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to report year-over-year changes in carbon dioxide emissions on U.S. interstates and major highways.
May 31, 2018Meal-and-Rest-Break, Funding Bills on Congressional Agenda
A key trucking provision tucked in an aviation reauthorization bill in the Senate and bills that would keep the U.S. Department of Transportation funded through fiscal 2019 await members of Congress when they return June 4 to Washington from the Memorial Day recess.
May 31, 2018Senate Bill Would Ease HOS, ELD Demands on Livestock Haulers
A bipartisan group of senators recently introduced a bill that would relax both electronic logging device and hours-of-service requirements for livestock haulers.
May 31, 2018UPS Truck Explosion at Kentucky Facility Under Investigation
State officials are investigating a May 30 truck explosion at a UPS Inc. maintenance facility in Lexington, Ky., that injured two workers.
May 31, 2018CARB Approves Tougher Opacity Limits
The California Air Resources Board has approved amendments to toughen state standards on heavy truck smoke opacity limits as well as require motor carriers with two or more trucks to report their annual smoke test results to the agency.
May 30, 2018Public Input Wanted for Virginia’s I-81 Improvement Study
Virginia transportation officials have planned a series of meetings in June to gather public feedback as their study of the Interstate 81 corridor takes shape.
May 30, 2018Senate Bill Would Ease HOS, ELD Demands for Ag Haulers
A bipartisan group of senators recently introduced a bill that would relax both electronic logging device and hours-of-service requirements for livestock haulers.
May 29, 2018HOS Rules Relaxed as Subtropical Storm Moves Through Southeast
Hours-of-service rules are being relaxed in seven states as Subtropical Storm Alberto bears down on the Southeast.
May 29, 2018Ohio State Truck Driving Championships
Photo coverage of winners and scenes from the 2018 Ohio Truck Driving Championships May 18-19 in Sandusky, Ohio. (Randy DePuy for Ohio Trucking Association)
May 29, 2018