FMCSA allows personal conveyance use from a shipper/receiver to a parking location

The FMCSA finalized changes to guidance around the 150-air-mile-radius ag hours of service exemption and use of the personal conveyance prov...

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Auto Dealers Oppose Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

The American International Automobile Dealers Association strongly opposed President Trump’s plan to proceed with a 25 percent tariff on alu...

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Capacity tightened, rates rose, ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Fewer owner-ops posted availability on the spot market ahead of the holiday weekend, and tighter truckload capacity pushed rates higher acro...

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Spot Rates Rose Ahead of Memorial Holiday Weekend

The number of spot market loads on DAT load boards increased 1.3% and truck posts rose 2.2% during the week ending May 26, although there we...

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SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Announces Kevin Rutherford as Midday Host

SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking announced  that trucking business pro Kevin Rutherford will be the channel’s midday host.   As the host of Truc...

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Meet Clare: New Truck Driving Doll from WIT

There’s a new driver on the road these days! Meet: Clare,, the truck driving doll, just announced by The Women in Trucking (WIT). The plush ...

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New, Live Real-time Monitoring of Roadway Weather from Baron

Baron, a worldwide provider of critical weather intelligence, has released a new product offering specifically designed for Department of Tr...

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Penske Truck Leasing Expands Into North Houston

North Houston is home to a new Penske Truck Leasing facility offering full-service truck leasing, consumer and commercial truck rental, cont...

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Iteris Wins New Texas DOT Contract for Smart Transportation and Traffic Engineering

Iteris, Inc., a leader in applied informatics for transportation and agriculture, has announced that it has been awarded a Texas Department ...

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Truck and Trailer Demand Cruises Strong

According to the latest research from CRU, demand for trucks and trailers is going strong. December 2017 orders for Class 8 trucks posted th...

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Counterfeit Lift Inspection Labels Found in NYC and Long Island

The Automotive Lift Institute, Inc. (ALI), an ANSI accredited product certification body (Accreditation ID# 0584) — well known as an indepen...

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Explosion rocks Kentucky UPS Freight facility

A truck and trailer with an acetylene tank exploded in a building at UPS Freight's Lexington, Ky., facility. Eight people were transport...

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Volvo, Mack unveil patriotic Ride for Freedom trucks

Volvo customized a VNL 760 and a VNR 640, both featuring patriotic graphics, for the annual Ride for Freedom Memorial Day weekend event in W...

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Hurricane Express hosting truck parade from Oklahoma to California, offering drivers free steaks

Hurricane Express will provide meals for truckers participating in the parade at The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo, Texas on Saturday, a...

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Drivers at XPO terminal in Pa. to hold unionization vote Friday

Truck operators out of XPO Logistics' terminal in Erie, Pa., have filed for representation by the Teamsters Union. The drivers will vote...

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FMCSA boss Martinez tells Congress ELDs a first step toward adding hours flexibility

In a testimony spanning topics from ELDs and hours of service, sleep apnea, detention time and more, FMCSA boss Ray Martinez told lawmakers ...

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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend: 1974 Diamond Reo conventional

More from trucker Don Christner on the classic trucks he found and photographed in the former small fleet yard of Junior Elmore in Cheyenne,...

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