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News · Sep 19, 2019

Owner-operators face tough choices in California in wake of new contractor law

James Jaillet @ overdriveonline.com The California legislature last week stamped approval on a sweeping legislative package that could dramatically alter the landscape for leased and independent owner-operators in the state, likely leaving such truckers who work in California with tough decisions about the future of their operation. Leased owner-operators who live in California or operate frequently there could in time be forced to switch carriers. Or they may have to make a decision to transiti

News · Sep 19, 2019

Trump action blocking California emissions authority will not impact trucking — for now

Linda Baker, Staff Writer @ FreightWaves.com The Trump administration’s decision to revoke a waiver allowing California to set its own standards for automobile emissions will not impact regulations governing heavy-duty trucks, but questions remain about how the decision will influence the development of future environmental policies governing the commercial vehicle industry. According to Linda Baker, Staff Writer “The waiver the U.S. EPA [Environmental Protection Agency] is threatening applies o

News · Sep 19, 2019

Trucking coalition urges lawmakers to fight costly unfunded mandates, including 65 mph speed limiters

Clarissa Hawes A coalition of 31 trucking and trade groups is urging Congress to halt four bills it claims would cost the industry billions of dollars in “burdensome” unfunded mandates. The coalition sent a letter on Sept. 16 to Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), chairman, and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), ranking member, of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon), chairman, and Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, ranking member, of the Committee o

News · Sep 18, 2019

Weekly Fuel Report 9-17-19

Trevor Willingham / freightwaves.com Source and credits: freightwaves.com / Trevor Willingham / iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski

News · Sep 18, 2019

Small carriers expanding fleets while large carriers reduce theirs

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Association (FMCSA) data, carriers who operate smaller fleet sizes of one to six trucks continue to add power to their operation, with tractor counts growing 5% since last September. Over the same time, fleets who operate more than 1,000 units have decreased tractor count size by almost 3.5%. A byproduct of the sell-off has been continued increase in used truck prices for 3-year-old class 8 trucks, even as the freight market has softened from a year-over-ye

News · Sep 18, 2019

Truck driver arrested for Smuggling 31 illegal aliens in the semi-trailer

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint near Amado arrested a truck driver for human smuggling after finding 31 illegal aliens in his tractor-trailer Wednesday night. According to cbp.gov press release. After a Border Patrol canine alerted to the vehicle, agents referred a 2008 Freightliner for secondary inspection, where they discovered and arrested 31 Mexican nationals concealed in the cargo trailer, all illegally present in the country. a

News · Sep 17, 2019

FMCSA to consider addressing driver coercion in HOS regulations

Drivers who fear being coerced by their companies – as well as by shippers and receivers – into driving longer periods if new hours of service rules are adopted could be provided some relief if regulators agree to insert changes into the proposal. According to the article from the freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher As was the case during the first listening session hosted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas,

News · Sep 17, 2019

FMCSA is holding Public Listening Session for proposed changes to Hours of Service

The FMCSA announces that it will hold a public listening session concerning potential changes to its hours-of-service rules for truck drivers. On August 22, 2019, FMCSA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on proposed changes to its hours-of-service (HOS) requirements to provide greater flexibility for drivers who are subject to the HOS rules without adversely affecting safety. The listening session will allow interested persons to present comments, views, and relevan

News · Sep 16, 2019

Former California DMV employee sentenced to 22 months for CDL scam

A former California Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) employee was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison for his part in a fraudulent commercial driver’s license scheme. According to the article from the freightwaves.com and its author Clarissa Hawes Aaron Gilliam pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery, identity fraud and unauthorized access of a computer in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Sacramento. Hawes also wrote in her article. Federal prosecutors

News · Sep 16, 2019

Bookkeeper sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling over $800,000 from Indiana trucking company

An Indiana woman was sentenced Sept. 11 to nearly five years in federal prison for embezzling more than $800,000 from a trucking company. According to the article from the freightwaves.com and its author Clarissa Hawes Once released from federal prison, Lucy Owens, 42, of Hobart, Indiana, will serve one year of supervised release and has also been ordered to pay nearly $820,500 in restitution to James Djuric, owner of Djuric Trucking of Hammond, Indiana. Hawes also erothe in her article Federal

News · Sep 16, 2019

Used truck sales are slumping for 10th consecutive month

Preliminary used Class 8 truck sales fell 25% in August compared with the same month in a booming 2018 and are running 18% lower year to date, according to ACT Research. According to the article from freightwaves.com and its author Alan Adler August was the 10th consecutive month of lower used truck sales on month-over-month and year-to-date comparisons. Average prices fell 1% while average miles climbed 2%. The average age of the used truck was unchanged from July. Adler also wrote in his artic

News · Sep 16, 2019

Truckers should fill up their tanks as Diesel price could surge $.60 per gallon this week

Diesel prices could spike by over 20% overnight due to the market coming to grips with the biggest blackswan event to hit oil in over a decade. On Friday night, while most of the U.S. was settling in for a weekend of high school, college and professional football, the world’s second-largest oil producer was struck by a fleet of drones. The attack resulted in nearly half of Saudi Arabia’s oil production capacity taken offline, representing nearly 5% of global supply. According to the article from