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Major snowstorm heading to the Rockies this weekend

A snowstorm that has already caused numerous drivers to spin out of control or crash across the Rockies will make travel worse through much of the weekend. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and witnesses on the roads have reported many accidents today (Friday, March 1), including one on I-70 in Colorado (video below), between […]

Fight over truck size is a fight over profits

Safety, pollution and highway wear and tear are the major discussion points when the debate over whether to extend the length of twin trailers heats up on Capitol Hill, but what’s also at stake for the major players is market share and profits. Earlier this month the Americans for Modern Transportation Coalition (AMTC) asked the […]

FedEx debuts autonomous same-day delivery bot

FedEx developed an autonomous battery-powered delivery robot to facilitate same-day last-mile deliveries, the company announced Wednesday. The FedEx SameDay Bot travels on sidewalks and along roadsides to deliver small shipments to consumers. The robot comes equipped with LiDAR, cameras and machine learning to help it avoid obstacles in its path. “Proprietary technology makes the bot highly capable, allowing […]

Major flooding leads to rescues, evacuations in California

As FreightWaves reported earlier this week, flooding was going to be a pretty good bet across northern California and the San Francisco metro area this week. Unfortunately, the region has been devastated by flooding and record rainfall since Monday. Quickly rising rivers have led to water rescues, and thousands of people have been forced to […]

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Legislation in Congress would allow under-21 interstate truckers

Introduced into both chambers of Congress on Tuesday was a bill that would allow CDL holders under the age of 21 to cross state lines and drive in interstate operations. Currently, federal law only allows CDL holders 21 and older to operate interstate. Read more : https://www.overdriveonline.com/legislation-in-congress-would-allow-under-21-interstate-truckers/ Article by : Overdrive Staff Source and credit : http://overdriveonline.com

New Colorado law lowers age for interstate trucking

Dive Brief: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a piece of legislation last week that allows people as young as 18 years of age to drive a commercial vehicle in interstate commerce. First, though, it has to be made legal on the federal level, which has previously prohibited 18-21 year olds from driving Class 8 trucks […]

Rep. plans to introduce bill that would roll back ELD mandate for small carriers

A bill to allow small carriers, including single-truck owner-operators, to forgot use of electronic logging devices and return to using paper logs is being prepped to file in the U.S. House, according to an aide for Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.). Read more at : https://www.overdriveonline.com/rep-plans-to-introduce-bill-that-would-roll-back-eld-mandate-for-small-carriers/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=02-25-2019&utm_campaign=Overdrive&ust_id=6112f518f943ab19c42efbc11c78fba6&fbclid=IwAR2wziAka0BAVPEh1cePVtswxKBwfcUJQzB88DM8qbLuCo6AeGR2UufzZ_w Article by : James Jaillet Source and credits : http://overdriveonline.com