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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Democrats try to preserve 30 min rest-break and make HOS violations public again
“Lawmakers holding the purse strings on Capitol Hill are attempting to keep federal regulators from pre-empting states that choose to pass and enforce stricter meal and rest-break laws. If signed into law, the provision would be a setback for carriers benefiting from recent decisions that help them avoid lawsuits filed by drivers alleging unfair work […]
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Going mirrorless: How soon until cameras replace traditional mirrors?
“Someday in the near future, there will be no need for mirrors on commercial trucks because they may be no drivers to look into them. But until that day, mirrors remain a key part of the safety equation for truck drivers”. – According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Brian Straight Straight also wrote – “Like everything […]
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House bill would boost fuel taxes to try to drum up infrastructure funding
“Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) on Wednesday announced the introduction of a bill into the U.S. House that would raise per-gallon fuel taxes on gasoline and diesel by five cents a year for five years — and then tie the fuel tax rate to inflation — as a means to raise revenue for surface transportation infrastructure”. […]
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The sky may have fallen on freight market after new tariffs are implemented against China
“Like the “snap” in the Avengers movie, where the big bad villain, Thanos, eliminated half the life in the universe, something similar occurred to the freight market after the trade war escalated between China and the U.S earlier this month. It is hard to imagine the freight market being so fragile that one action — […]
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