Nikola announces plans for electric truck
Still more than two months away from an event the company has dubbed Nikola World – where the now-Arizona-based hydrogen fuel cell truck startup plans to debut its flagship Class 8 tractor – Nikola Motor Company tweeted Friday that a battery-powered unit would also be showcased. Read more at : https://www.ccjdigital.com/nikola-announces-plans-for-electric-truck/ Article by : Jason Cannon | @By_Jason_Cannon 1) […]
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In the blockchain race, supply chains stand to gain the most
The idea of blockchain started out packaged as a use case that attempted to replace government-regulated fiat currency with cryptocurrency. However, it has expanded dramatically since then, with use cases being identified across a myriad of segments including finance, energy, supply chain and defense. In all likelihood, cryptocurrency could be called a precursor to the […]
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Idaho snubs feds over hemp
Truck driver Denis Palamarchuck is collateral damage in the battle over cannabis legalization. Last month Idaho state police arrested Palamarchuck for driving hemp across the state border, even though the federal government legalized hemp transport in December 2018. Idaho arrested Palamarchuck on what amounts to a technicality; as outrage mounts, authorities may reverse their stance […]
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House T&I’s DeFazio: Raising the gas tax more likely in new Congress
Members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee agreed on Thursday, February 7 on the need for a bold and long-overdue plan to fix the nation’s infrastructure, but the big unanswered question continues to be how to fund it. Raise the gas tax? Install a vehicle-mile tax (VMT)? Toll roads? Public private partnerships? Read […]
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So what if it’s legal: Truck driver arrested for hauling hemp into Idaho
Confirming carriers’ worst fears about hauling cannabis products, a truck driver was arrested last month for bringing hemp across the Oregon border into Idaho. The arrest, which came a little over month after the Farm Bill made industrial hemp and all of its byproduct legal, underscores the risks independent truckers and trucking companies face navigating […]
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IoT is changing reefer technology quickly
Virtual mariner “Captain Peter” is the latest addition to the Maersk reefer fleet, with the new addition to the remote container management (RCM) system, first launched in September 2017, still undergoing tests with selected customers. Read more at: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maritime/maersk-line-reefer-5yf9w-p85wa Article by : Nick Savvides Source :https://www.freightwaves.com/
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Trucking rap sheet: Household goods moving fraud, cargo theft, false DOT exams
Action in three trucking-related crimes – including a household goods moving scheme, DOT medical exam fraud and cargo theft – has recently been reported by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General and the Gainesville (Florida) Sun. Civil complaints filed against six Florida moving companies The Florida Attorney General’s Office on Dec. 26 and 27 filed […]
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White House help on ELD exemptions for small-business truckers sought
A new petition drive has been launched on the White House petition site hoping to convince the Trump administration to look at exempting small motor carriers and owner-operators from the electronic logging device (ELD) regulation. “We the People of the trucking industry support and would like to see these two bills reintroduced in the House, […]
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Treacherous, icy weather coming to Midwest tonight including Chicago area
The Midwest has been getting a break recently from the record-breaking, prolonged cold snap in late January. Temperatures plummeted to 40 degrees below zero or lower from the Dakotas to the Great Lakes, with wind chills in the 50s and 60s below zero. Roads, homes, lakes and rivers froze over, but much of the region […]
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