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Closing drug-test loopholes could hit truck drivers availability
A long-standing loophole that allowed drivers addicted to drugs to maintain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) will begin to expire early next year – potentially making it more difficult for carriers to seat their trucks. – According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher John Gallagher also wrote – “The government’s Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol […]
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FMCSA extends Hours of Service relief for truckers providing direct relief for flooded states
According to article in overdriveonline.com – “The regional emergency declaration covering 16 states in the Plains and Midwest affected by severe flooding has been extended”. States included in temporary Hours of Service relief declaration are : Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Read full story at : overdriveonline.com/fmcsa-extends-emergency-declaration-for-flooding-in-plains-midwest/ […]
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Blizzard still on track to clobber nation’s heartland
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Nick Austin – People in the Great Plains just can’t catch a break. After a “bomb cyclone” in mid-March slammed parts of Colorado, the Dakotas and Nebraska with heavy snow and destructive record-breaking winds – knocking out electricity to hundreds of thousands of customers – another storm is on the way this […]
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Ohio is adding 19 cents per-gallon diesel tax
According to article in overdriveonline.com and its author James Jaillet – “The per-gallon tax on diesel fuel in Ohio will climb 19 cents in July, after the state’s legislature recently finalized a bill to increase the gasoline and diesel taxes and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill into law”. Read full story at : https://www.overdriveonline.com/ohio-enacting-19-cent-hike-in-per-gallon-diesel-tax/ Source and credits : overdriveonline.com
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Truck, engine manufacturers urge Trump to skip new tariffs
According to article in ccjdigital.com – “Trade organizations representing Class 8 truck and engine manufacturers, among others, have sent a letter to President Trump warning that new tariffs on imports of automobiles and parts could harm the U.S. economy, jeopardize jobs and hurt the manufacturing sector”. Read full story at : ccjdigital.com/truck-engine-manufacturers-urge-trump-to-skip-new-tariffs/ Source and credits : ccjdigital.com
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Isuzu introduces craft beer truck complete with taps
“The concept for the truck was proven by Bottle Logic, an Anaheim-based craft brewer. Working with body builders Supreme and Delivery Concepts, Isuzu created a truck that allowed Bottle Logic to make deliveries to businesses during the week and bring the product to festivals and live events on the weekend”.- According to article originally appeared […]
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Virginia sets higher fuel taxes, registration fees to fund improvements, especially on 81
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Kingston – “Virginia has approved a plan to fund improvements on interstate 81 and other parts of the state after an earlier plan to put tolls on the road collapsed”. John Kingston also wrote – “The new financing plan involves a series of new taxes on diesel fuel and gasoline, some to […]
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Blizzard heading to Great Plains, Midwest this week
According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Nick Austin – “Like a bad rash that just won’t go away, winter is hanging on across the nation’s heartland, despite the fact that spring is almost a few weeks old. A storm will move out of the Rockies Tuesday night, becoming more intense as it moves eastward across portions of […]
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Freight coalition warns White House on border shutdown
According to article in freightwaves.com and it author John Gallagher – “Despite President Trump’s announcement on April 4 that he is giving Mexico a “one-year warning” before closing the southern border, a group of 18 organizations, including the American Trucking Associations and the Association of American Railroads, asserted in a letter to the White House that billions of dollars […]
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