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"Toll prices on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will increase for the 12th consecutive year in 2020. The increase will see the most common toll for a Class 8 truck increase to $23.32 for E-ZPass and from $32.65 for cash." - According to the article in overdriveonline.com Read the full story HERE Source and credits: overdriveonline.com / Overdrive Staff itrucker.com
"Add Covenant Transportation Group (NASDAQ: CVTI) to the group of truckload (TL) carriers that won’t be able to meet analyst expectations for the second quarter of 2019." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Todd Maiden "Earlier today (July 17, 2019), Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KNX) modestly lowered its earnings outlook for both the second and third quarters of 2019 and provided a fourth-quarter 2019 guidance range that was in-line with analyst est
"After decades of planning and discussion, freight traffic could finally have an alternative highway loop around Dallas that saves them from bottlenecks along Interstate 35."- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Noi Mahoney "The Loop 9 project will add a connection between two interstates in south Dallas – I-35 East and I-45 East. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has made the project a priority since winning his seat in 2010." - Mahoney also wrote in his article. “Loop 9
"Owner-operators hoping to purchase a truck likely will now face new hurdles, as lenders in recent weeks have begun stiffening credit standards for equipment purchases, especially for one-truck operators, says Rob Misheloff, founder of equipment leasing and finance brokerage SmarterFinanceUSA." - According to the article in overdriveonline.com and its author James Jaillet "Lenders’ moves are the latest shift amidst a cooling truck market, with 2019 ushering in a freight slowdown and cheaper rate
"Two trucking-focused bills were introduced in the House this week. One aims to boost the required liability insurance coverage required of trucking companies, and the other would mandate that new trucks come equipped with automatic emergency braking systems." - According to the article in overdriveonline.com and its author Matt Cole "Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Illinois) said in a press conference Tuesday to introduce the bill that the insurance minimum “should be nearly 6.5 times higher to acc
Minnesota truck driver allegedly was watching porn just before the deadly crash, the prosecutor said. "Semi-truck driver Tate Doom, 47, was charged with criminal vehicular homicide over the 2018 crash on Interstate 94 in southeast Minnesota that left a construction worker dead and another injured, according to a criminal complaint obtained by ABC News on Wednesday." - According to the article in abcnews.go.com and its author KARMA ALLEN "Doom was allegedly speeding when he plowed into the back o
"A group representing trucking and other companies with 50 employees or less have been denied an exemption from the federal electronic logging device (ELD) mandate." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent "The exemption, filed by the Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC), received nearly 2,000 comments after it was posted in June 2018, with the vast majority – roughly 95 percent – in favor of the exemption. However, the
"The trucking apocalypse is upon us and it has taken its latest victim. This time, it’s a 40-year-old carrier out of California. Timmerman Starlite Trucking, Inc. of Ceres, California announced that it would be shutting down, placing 30 employees into the unemployment line effective immediately. Ceres is a suburb of Modesto, California, a mid-sized city 100 miles east of San Francisco. Starlite had a fleet of 30 trucks, 150 trailers, and 28 drivers, according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admi
"The biggest chunk of an independent’s insurance costs is liability coverage, which pays for injuries and property damage from a wreck." - According to the article in overdriveonline.com and its author Matt Cole "For over-the-road drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requires $750,000 in primary or auto liability coverage. However, most shippers and brokers do not do business with trucking companies that carry less than $1 million in liability coverage. Certain hazmat haulers
"The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Operation Safe Driver Week, which focuses on unsafe driving of both trucks and cars, has been announced for July 14-20 with a focus on speeding." - According to the article in overdriveonline.com "Law enforcement officers during the week will be looking for speeders during the week while endorsing, promoting and supporting the message: “Late won’t kill you, speeding will.”- You can also read in the article Read the full story HERE Source and credi
"Tropical storm Barry inching towards the Louisiana coast. Barry is expected to become a hurricane when it makes landfall later today. The storm continues to move slowly west-northwestward and will bring impacts to the northern Gulf coast through the weekend. Flooding with being the main concern, both from heavy rain and storm surge. Additionally, strong to damaging winds are expected along Barry's track, and a few tornadoes may be possible." - According to weather.gov/lix/ and nhc.noaa.gov Barr
"Trucking companies and owner-operators looking to participate in response efforts in the wake of a major storm heading for the U.S. Gulf Coast will not be subject to federal hours-of-service (HOS) rules, according to regulators." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and John Gallagher "The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued an emergency declaration on July 11 – good for 30 days – lifting the HOS restrictions for 21 states in the central and southeastern United