Seeing double: California bill mandates speed limiters, side underride guards for trucks

A California state senator has introduced legislation that includes two provisions that would impact truckers and equipment manufacturers ba...

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ELD maker Motive, formerly KeepTruckin, sued by competitor

Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024: Samsara suing Motive over alleged patent infringement Samsara claims this image is o...

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Old Man Winter delivered a boost in spot rates

Tough winter weather across the nation delivered a spot-rates increase to owner-operators and small fleets last week, with FTR Transportatio...

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Canadian government's effort to shut down 2022 'Freedom Convoy' ruled 'unreasonable'

A Canadian federal court ruled Tuesday that the country’s government was not justified in invoking the Emergencies Act during the early-2022...

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FMCSA could remove 16K DOT docs from registry | Smuggled tramadol found in-cab at border

Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024: FMCSA proposes to remove certain medical examiners from registry The Federal Motor Ca...

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Lease-purchase task force zeroes in on restrictive maintenance convenants

Thursday, January 18, the third meeting of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Truck Leasing Task Force kicked off with a...

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Power Heavy Duty celebrating 30 years of helping service specialists and distributors grow and excel

Power Heavy Duty marks its 30th anniversary this year of helping independent service specialists and parts distributors grow their businesse...

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ATRI wants to hear from owner-ops on detention | New HOS waivers in the Plains

Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Jan. 22, 2024: ATRI calls for owner-op input on detention time As part of a larger study on the impac...

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FMCSA's revised Medical Examiner Handbook holds no new sleep apnea guidance

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Monday will publish its updated Medical Examiner’s Handbook (MEH), which includes updates...

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Brokered-freight rates transparency: Weigh in on these two questions

The survey below follows recent reporting around average spot rate indices as well as the  issue of brokered-freight "transparency,...

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FMCSA's Hutcheson resigning from Administrator post

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Friday morning that Robin Hutcheson, the agency’s administrator since September 20...

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ELS sells flatbed division to PS Logistics

Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024: PS Logistics makes another acquisition PS Logistics entered the new year in growth m...

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