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News · Jun 5, 2019

FMCSA will miss June 7 date for for unveiling its proposal for HOS regulations changes, 30 min. break likely to stay

"It appears likely that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will miss its projected June 7 date for unveiling its proposal for overhauling hours of service regulations and opening the proposal up for public comments. With just two days remaining until that date, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget has yet to stamp its approval on the proposal, which it must do before FMCSA publishes the document." - According to article in overdriveonline.com and its author James Jaille

News · Jun 5, 2019

Cross-border freight brokers not panicking yet about Mexico tariffs

"Cross-border freight brokers are not panicking over President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on Mexican exports into the United States – yet." - According to article in http://freightwaves.com and its author John Paul Hampstead Hampstead also wrote - "Last week the White House said that it would levy tariffs of 5 percent on all Mexican goods entering the U.S. – worth nearly $400 billion annually – beginning on June 10, with the duty increasing by another 5 percent every month through October.

News · Jun 5, 2019

Class 8 trucks orders post worst month since 2016

"Class 8 truck orders posted their worst month since July 2016, according to ACT Research, barely topping 10,000 units in May. Class 5-7 medium-duty orders followed suit, dropping 21 percent year-over-year in the month, according to preliminary data." - According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Brian Straight Straight also wrote - "May Class 8 orders came in at 10,800 units, down 27 percent from April and 70 percent compared to May 2018, ACT said. Year-to-date, Class 8 orders are o

Lawmakers warn on automated vehicles credit Volvo Trucks

News · Jun 5, 2019

Lawmakers warn of automation’s potential to replace drivers

"A U.S. Congressional committee responsible for funding federal transportation programs is calling on regulators to develop a “national strategy” to address drivers who could be displaced by autonomous vehicles (AVs)." - According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher Gallagher also wrote - "In a report published on June 3 explaining priorities set out in the initial draft of the transportation funding bill for fiscal year 2020, the House Appropriations Committee registere

News · Jun 4, 2019

One number explains why the Tesla Semi won’t be seen any time soon

"Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is simply not investing enough cash back into its business in the form of capital expenditures to construct the production lines and build out the service infrastructure necessary for the large-scale manufacturing of commercial vehicles." - According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Paul Hampstead Hampstead also wrote - "The Palo Alto-based automaker has a history of over-promising and under-delivering on new vehicle deliveries, production schedules, techn

News · May 31, 2019

DOT funding bill would force 30-minute break to remain in HOS regs

"In what could become a clash between lawmakers in the U.S. House and a Department of Transportation aiming to propose an overhaul to drivers’ hours of service regulations, a working version of the annual Transportation Department funding bill released by the House’s Appropriations Committee last week would bar the DOT from eliminating the 30-minute break requirement of current hours regs." - According to the article in overdriveonline.com and its author James Jaillet Jaillet also wrote - "The 3

News · May 29, 2019

USDA says states can’t block hemp transport

"States cannot block the interstate transport of legally produced hemp products, according to a legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Agriculture."- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Nate Tabak 'The May 28 opinion concludes that states and federally recognized Native American tribes must allow the free-flow of hemp across state lines and reservations envisaged in the 2018 Farm Bill. Despite the legalization of hemp, state authorities have seized shipments and prosec

News · May 29, 2019

Great Plains flooding sends intermodal loads off-track

"Flooding has become an unfortunate fact of life for many people in the Great Plains recently. Periods of severe thunderstorms and torrential rain for the past few weeks have finally taken their toll on communities in Wichita, Tulsa, and Fort Smith. These cities have already been drenched with two to three times their normal monthly May rainfall, and the swollen Arkansas River is reaching record/near-record levels, leading to delays for the two largest freight railroad companies in the U.S." -Ac

News · May 28, 2019

Trucker fined for trying to smuggle cheese into Canada

"A trucker must pay a fine of C$30,000 for attempting to smuggle nearly 8,800 pounds of cheese from the U.S. into Canada." - According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Nate Tabak "Haissam Azaar was fined the equivalent of $22,000 on May 9 after pleading guilty to the thwarted attempt to bring the eight skids of undeclared cheese through the Landsdowne, Ontario crossing, near northern New York. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers found the cheese during a secondary inspecti

News · May 27, 2019

Where’s “my” freight?

"What a difference a few months makes. The highly anticipated truckload capacity crisis and the ensuing truckload rate party lasted from late 2017 through late 2018. Beginning in early 2019 – surprise – the rate party was over. It feels like carriers have quickly gone from the best party since deregulation in 1980 to potentially the biggest hangover ever!"- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author David Roush "My firm has recently noticed a disturbing trend – freight that a sh

News · May 26, 2019

Trucker fights deportation after police checked his Log book

"A mechanical engineering student who supported himself by driving a truck faces deportation from Canada to India for working more hours than his study permit allowed".- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Nate Tabak "Jobandeep Sandhu was pulled over during a routine traffic stop on Highway 401 between Montreal and Toronto in 2017. But upon examining his log book, a police officer discovered that he had worked more than 20 hours – above the weekly limit under his permit t

News · May 26, 2019

A building size boulder hits Colorado highway closing it "indefinitely"

"CO 145 between Cortez & Telluride is closed indefinitely due to a significant rock fall which occurred this afternoon. The slide is located approximately 12 miles north of Dolores, MP 22. The slide consisting of dirt, rock and two huge boulders which have destroyed the full width of the highway pavement, leaving a trench approximately eight feet deep across both lanes. The road is impassable at this time". - According to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Read the full story HERE