Two bills that would increase the maximum weight of trucks under certain conditions are working their way to the U.S. House of Representatives and have been met with resistance by some industry stakeholders.  A coalition of groups, including the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, penned a letter earlier this month to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders noting...Read More

Background To begin, I had went to roadmaster at the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010. I wanted something a little bit different. @Concorde recommended Sage in Fort Pierce. Because I have high functioning autism, I was told by vocational rehabilitation that I would qualify. They offered to send me to TDI in Sanford,...Read More

Harminder Singh obtained his A/Z licence a couple of weeks ago. He knew Canada is short about 27,000 commercial truck drivers so thought it should not be too difficult to land a job. The 34-year-old driver trained on a manual transmission vehicle at a Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) member institution. He has...Read More

(Left to right) Phillips Connect Founder and CEO, and CEO of Phillips Industries, Rob Phillips; President and CEO of Velvac Jeffery Porter, and President of the Americas for SAF-Holland Kent Jones, give an overview of the heavy duty aftermarket and component business. Photo: Vesna Brajkovic Production in China, long considered a cost-efficient business practice...Read More

Rev up your summer with the official ExpressTruckTax pre-filing giveaway! Simply file your 2023-24 Form 2290 by May 31, 2023, and you’ll automatically be entered to win a BlueParrott B450-XT Noise Canceling Bluetooth Headset!  As the market-leading Form 2290 e-file provider, ExpressTruckTax has been the go-to solution for trucking companies for the past decade. And...Read More

For flatbed carriers and brokers, Texas has been a strong performer benefiting from the 2022 coastal shift in imports away from the West Coast. At $2.33/mile, excluding fuel, outbound linehaul rates in Texas are at the second-highest level in seven years. They are a direct result of the substantial increase in breakbulk import volumes into...Read More

Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, April 20, 2023: FMCSA denies propane haulers’ HOS exemption request A petition from the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) seeking waivers from several provisions in the hours-of-service regulations has been denied by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. NGPA asked FMCSA to allow its drivers to extend their 14-hour...Read More

2022 Mack Anthem I ordered in February was placed in my hands on Oct 1. The build date was July, which is the originally promised complete date. It was not shipped until the last week of Sept. It was sitting in Macungie PA completely built, but waiting on the roof fairing supposedly. Now I’m waiting...Read More

The Shell Starship 2.0, the second generation of a bullet-shaped prototype tractor-trailer, achieved strong results in its final efficiency run in late 2022 as part of the Shell Lubricants Supply Chain fleet that has been evaluating decarbonization options for on-highway fleets. Starship 2.0 executed two trips traveling 3,670 miles (5,906 km) on existing routes between...Read More

Motive and Sentry Insurance are partnering to help truckers save on insurance premiums (up to 5%) and increase road safety by sharing electronic logging device (ELD) and dashcam data as part of a new telematics offering.  Photo: Motive Fleets using Motive’s Driver Safety Solution are eligible to save up to 5% on their Sentry...Read More