Trucking's horrific October: Crimes, crashes, and calling it like it is

Happy Halloween! This morning I woke from a bad dream wherein the rich and powerful constantly tried to remake the humble trucking industry ...

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UAW, Mack at impasse over strike | XPO's new in-house OTR division

Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Oct. 30, 2023: UAW strike continues at Mack There's no end in sight for a work stoppage at Mack T...

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Trailer side underride guards: Another chance to weigh in on issues

Trucking news and briefs for Friday, Oct. 27, 2023: Underride guard advisory committee to discuss implementation, operational hurdles The ...

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Ice Pick Bandit strikes two nights in a row, and reports keep coming in

The Ice Pick Bandit  -- the by now well-known and quite brazen vandal, perhaps even a group of vandals who go around in the wee hours of the...

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Traffic congestion cost trucking a record $94.6 billion in 2021 | I-17 speed limit increasing

Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023: Congestion worth an annual $94.6 billion in costs, hitting a record Traffic congesti...

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Walmart parking lot dimes heist: Philadelphia cargo theft ring busted

The FBI recently indicted four men in what appears to be a particularly brazen string of cargo thefts in the Philadelphia area, the most not...

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Set aside cash for taxes, maintenance, more

It’s important to create a separate bank account that will be used to manage the income and expenses of your business. All income from your ...

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Tesla's Semi blows past diesels uphill, but do owner-ops care?

Drivers on California's treacherous Donner Pass recently have seen the battery-electric Tesla Semi just about blowing the doors off of d...

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A look at 'Topsy,' Edison Motors' new diesel-electric vocational prototype

Chace Barber, the founder behind Canada-headquartered Edison Motors, has been dubbed by  my colleague Alex Lockie the "millennial TikTo...

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Indiana logging company's 1988 Western Star

Campbell Logging out of Birdseye, Indiana, owns this 1988 Western Star, which hauls loads of logs to sawmills. The rig sports a 3406B Cat wi...

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Action required: Updates to FMCSA account logins coming | Latest truck, chassis recalls

Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Oct. 23, 2023: FMCSA Portal account login system changing -- users must take action In order to impro...

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FMCSA gives more time to comment on potential carrier safety rating revamp

Trucking news and briefs for Friday, Oct. 20, 2023: Carrier safety ratings revamp  -- more time to comment Owner-operators and others in t...

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