Livestock groups ask DOT for hours-of-service waivers
A coalition of groups representing livestock haulers and others has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for more lenient hours of service regulations. Instead of the standard 14-hour on-duty period and 11-hour drive-time limit, the groups have asked FMCSA to allow them for a 16-hour on-duty period after an off-duty period of 10 consecutive […]
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Study: Under ELDs, crash rates flat but unsafe driving violations are up
A group of researchers this month issued a report on the effects of the electronic logging device mandate, and they reached two main conclusions: The use of ELDs has not reduced the rate of truck crashes, but it has increased the frequency of speeding violations, particularly among the small carrier segment. Speeding violations, the report concludes, […]
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Military tribute truck draws on the ‘winged knights’, the Husaria, of Poland’s history as inspiration
Owner-operator Jerry Stetz has been trucking roughly since shortly following the time he first emigrated from Poland to Chicago in the mid-1990s, working first for a time as support staff at O’Hare airport. After plenty time spent learning English, he worked as a company driver for six months’ worth of learning the trucking ropes, after […]
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Legislation giving Trump more tariff authority on shaky ground
A month before U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods are scheduled to jump to 25% on March 1, freight interests outside the Beltway are concerned about legislation aimed at giving President Donald Trump even more tariff-wielding power. Introduced in late January by U.S.Representative Sean Duffy (R-Wisconsin), the U.S. Reciprocal Trade Act would […]
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Josh Brown’s 2007 Kenworth W900L
This 2007 Kenworth W900L is owned by Josh Brown out of Kincheloe, Mich. It sits on a 308-inch wheelbase and is powered by a Cat C15 and an 18-speed Eaton-Fuller. The truck was originally orange, but he had it painted white pearl. He has also added a new grille and bumper, while also adding and […]
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Research reveals mixed ELD safety effects
Mandating the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs) was aimed ultimately at reducing accidents and improving safety, but new research shows mixed results toward that goal so far. The results? While HOS compliance – the primary target of the ELD mandate – improved considerably, the study found that there was no decrease in the number […]
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Serious wrecks, travel bans during wicked winter weather
The ongoing nasty winter weather is showing no mercy in the Northeast. Besides brutally cold temperatures the past few days, with wind chills as low as 30 degrees below zero, the snow and wind just kept coming. Those conditions made driving nearly impossible in some areas, resulting in major wrecks. It’s been a rough couple […]
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Truck safety groups push Congress for speed limiter mandate that will slow trucks to 65 mph.
After failing to get two previous presidential administrations to require trucks to set their speed limiter devices to 65 mph, safety lobbyists are bypassing regulators and taking their case to the new Congress instead. A coalition led by Road Safe America and the Truck Safety Coalition is using crash statistics and an economic business case […]
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Trucker busted in Idaho with 6,700 pounds of suspected marijuana
A truck driver was busted in Idaho Jan. 24 hauling more than 6,700 pounds of marijuana – the largest pot bust in Idaho State Police history. According to an ISP press release, Denis Palamarchuk, of Portland, Oregon, was pulled over at the East Boise Port of Entry for an inspection. As part of the inspection, […]
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