Trucker torn out of cab with SWAT robot after bizarre low-speed chase

A truck driver who just plain refused to cooperate with police ended up in a low-speed but high stakes police chase that ended with a SWAT t...

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Ohio diesel shop owner pleads guilty for tampering with emissions devices

Trucking news and briefs for Friday, Dec. 29, 2023: Ohio diesel shop owner pleads guilty to Clean Air Act violations An Ohio man pleaded g...

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Fines for FMCSA regs violations increased

Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023: DOT increases fines to keep up with inflation The Department of Transportation on Th...

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California backs off drayage diesel ban -- for now

The California Air Resources Board has notified the California Trucking Association that it "will not take enforcement action" ban...

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Owner-ops survived 2023 -- now give 'em hell in 2024

The year 2023 started out hard for trucking and only got harder. The conventional wisdom since at least late 2022? Rates down, diesel up =  ...

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CARB extends reporting deadline for Clean Truck Check emissions program

Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023: CARB extends reporting deadline for ‘smog check’ program The California Air Resourc...

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Is 'hold the steering wheel and hang on' the new standard for trucking pros?

My family’s roots in the transportation industry run deep, and I drove for a few years running freight on the Eastern side of the country. I...

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FMCSA fielding comments on Calif., Wash. meal and rest break preemption waivers

Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023: FMCSA wants comment on meal and rest break petitions The Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

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Slay Transportation driver named top military vet rookie trucker

Distinguished Army veteran and truck driver Brandon Meredith was named the winner of this year’s “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellenc...

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POLL: Owner-ops, what's your business' outlook for 2024?

Owner-operators, how do you expect your business' income to trend in 2024? from Overdrive https://ift.tt/r9g0oRp Sourced by Qui...

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Truck shows' 2023 haul for charity: $2M-plus

It was somewhere around 2011 when veteran Iowa trucker Eldon “Eldie” Jaeger woke up with an idea. “We had lost our daughter Brenda to cance...

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