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News · Nov 30, 2019

Parking apps boost safety, productivity for female truckers

Story by: Vishnu Rajamanickam, Staff Writer @ FreightWaves.com For many years, the trucking community has lamented the unavailability of safe and cheap parking spots for truckers to rest after their Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration-allotted hours of service (HoS) are up. In fact, 19.9% of the truckers surveyed in an American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) study placed the issue among their top three concerns. “The reason they are frustrated is because parking is not always a

News · Nov 30, 2019

Daimler to lay off at least 10,000 workers worldwide, Volvo, Paccar, and Cummins are next to cut the jobs

Story by: Todd Maiden @ FreightWaves Daimler to lay off at least 10,000 workers worldwide, including the US. Navistar, Volvo, Paccar, and Cummins are next to cut the jobs. Daimler AG (OTC: DDAIF) reported that it is another step closer to finalizing plans to “streamline the company” in a Nov. 29 press release. The company announced that it has reached an agreement with employee representatives to “reduce staff costs and employment in a socially responsible manner.” The Stuttgart, Germany-based v

News · Nov 28, 2019

50 kilograms of cocaine found in truck at US-Canada border

Story by: Nate Tabak, Canada Correspondent @ FrreightWaves Trucker arrested attempting to enter Ontario from Michigan after Canada Border Service Agency officers find bricks hidden in boxes. Border officers seized 50 kilograms of suspected cocaine in a commercial truck attempting to enter Canada from the U.S. and arrested the driver. Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) officers intercepted the shipment — with a potential street value of C$4 million (US$3 million) — on Nov. 18 at the Point Edward

News · Nov 28, 2019

Texas chemical plant explosions could affect North American tires and rubber production

Story by: Noi Mahoney @FreigtWaves I A chemical manufacturing complex in southeast Texas was rocked by several explosions on Nov. 27, affecting the production of synthetic rubber used for tires and hoses in the automotive industry. No fatalities were reported, but officials ordered a mandatory evacuation for 50,000 people living within a four-mile radius of the TPC Group plant in Port Neches, Texas. The first explosion occurred around 1 a.m., with three people sustaining injuries, according to a

News · Nov 28, 2019

Thanksgiving, trucking, and turkey by the numbers

Thanksgiving, trucking, turkey fun facts by the numbers, and estimated turkey truckloads by the state. By: Layla Rapp @FreightWaves Source and credits: freightwaves.com / Layla Rapp / iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski

News · Nov 28, 2019

UPS employees charged in decade long drug-smuggling case

Story by: Vishnu Rajamanickam, Staff Writer @ FreightWaves At least 11 UPS employees, including two supervisors and drivers, have been arrested on state charges of drug trafficking, based on a decade-long joint investigation by local, state, and federal law enforcement officials. The UPS employees are accused of helping smuggle huge volumes of drugs vaping oils from Mexico into the U.S., exploiting a vulnerability in the UPS distribution system. This drug-trafficking operation reportedly was don

News · Nov 27, 2019

CBP Louisville Seized More than 5,000 Fake U.S. IDs from China

LOUISVILLE, Ky.–According to cbp.gov press release - Officers for U.S. Customs and Border Protection at an Express Consignment Operations hub in Louisville recently seized six shipments containing 2,909 counterfeit driver’s licenses and 3,123 blank card stocks to make counterfeit driver’s licenses. All of these shipments originated from China and were being shipped to various people in the New York area. The driver’s license were for various states to include: Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Missou

News · Nov 27, 2019

FMCSA takes heat for delaying new drivers training rule

Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent @ FeightWaves A prominent truck safety group warns that regulators’ decision to further delay new training rules for entry-level drivers could increase the number of fatal highway crashes. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (AHAS), which lobbies on behalf of truck accident victims and their families, blasted the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for once again extending the compliance deadline for its Entry-Level Driver Trai

News · Nov 15, 2019

U.S. lawmakers introduced "women in trucking" bill, and we think it will be a game-changer

Story by: Mario Pawlowski CEO @ iTrucker Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to take a formal role in supporting women drivers. The Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act, introduced Nov. 14 by Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., directs the FMCSA administrator to create a Women of Trucking Advisory Board. The board would be tasked with identifying ways trucking companies, trucking associati

News · Nov 8, 2019

Appeals court finds UPS liable for illegally transporting contraband cigarettes in New York

Story by: Clarissa Hawes @ FreightWaves I A federal appeals court on Nov. 7 upheld a lower court’s ruling that shipping and logistics giant United Parcel Service Inc. is liable for illegally transporting hundreds of thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes from Native American reservations to unlicensed recipients in New York state. In its ruling, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan reduced the payout and penalties UPS (NYSE: UPS) must pay to around $97.6 million, down significa

News · Nov 3, 2019

Caterpillar Inc. announces it was laying off 120 people at plant in Victoria, Texas

Story by: Noi Mahoney @ FreightWaves I Caterpillar Inc. notified 120 workers at its Victoria, Texas, facility that they will no longer have a job effective, November 1. Company officials said “market conditions” are the reason for the layoffs. “Caterpillar notified a portion of its Victoria, Texas, workforce that it is taking actions to bring production in line with demand,” according to a statement from Lisa Miller, spokeswoman for Illinois-based Caterpillar. The layoffs were first reported in

News · Oct 31, 2019

FMCSA suspended Hours Of Service regulations to help California wildfire relief

California scorched, a trucker can help Wildfires burning 100,00 acres in California. Truckers wanting to help with relief, recovery efforts are exempt from HOS rules.Story by: Nick Austin, Director of Weather Analytics and Senior Meteorologist @ FreightWaves.com IAt least 11 wildfires continue to rage in portions of California, burning around 100,000 acres across the state. The largest fire is the Kincade Fire, which started on October 23 in the Wine Country of Sonoma County. It covers nearly 7