- Feds Crack Down
on "Chameleon" Trucking Companies
2015-02-03
The trucking industry can be a dangerous one, especially when so many trucking companies
constantly break the rules, or try to take advantages of loopholes in the system. According to a
recent article on JOC.com, there is a growing number of trucking companies in the United States
that fail to comply with safety regulations and that have been shut down for this or a variety
of other reasons.
- We'll Bet You Didn't
Know These Trucker Facts
2014-12-18
Truckers have their own lingo, lifestyle, and laws. Many of your family member's and
non-trucker friend's eyes glaze over when you start discussing work because they don't have much
knowledge about your chosen vocation. While you can't make someone take an interest in what you
love, you can forward these interesting quick facts about trucking to them. They may gain a
renewed appreciation for your job with these insights.
- Will CSA Scoring Be
Stopped?
2014-11-27
No group of people is more concerned about highway safety than truckers. They rely on the
reliable and safe operation of their trucks to make a living, and their family and loved ones
travel the same roads as everyone else. The frustration all truck drivers and trucking company
owners have with the current Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) scoring system is not
because drivers want to take unsafe shortcuts or cover-up poor practices.
- Laws Slow
Self-Driving Truck Development
2014-11-20
Innovation frequently move faster than government. Whether it is the Federal Aviation
Administration blocking commercial use of drones or the Federal Communications Commission's
sluggish action on net neutrality, technology is moving at a blistering pace while the
government spends more money studying and debating regulations. Regardless of how self-driving
trucks may impact jobs and the economy, we can be sure the jobs of lobbyist and politicians are
secure.
- New Trailer Skirt Improves Appearance of
Big Rigs
2012-05-28
One of the newest strategies to comply with new legislative mandates requiring better fuel
mileage on big rigs is to add trailer skirts. One example is the new Air Slipper Side Skirts
that are not only aerodynamically designed, but sleek and very affordable as well.
- Bluetooth Truckers: Got Your Ears
On?
2012-03-29
The U.S. Department of Transportation's new ban on handheld cell phones for commercial truck
and bus drivers that went into effect on January 3, 2012 for all interstate travel, extending to
holding, dialing and reaching for cell phones while driving has stirred some opposition.
- Combating Child Sex Trafficking with Truckers Against Trafficking
2011-03-29
Today, Trucker to Trucker puts the spotlight on the efforts of Truckers Against Trafficking and
their efforts to combat human trafficking and the sex trade: Truckers Against Trafficking has
been established to help raise awareness of the problem of human trafficking within the United
States as well as on the international arena. With long, scarcely guarded borders with Canada
and even with Mexico, the opportunities for human traffickers to bring people, especially
children and vulnerable women into the country is a lucrative and fairly risk-free activity for
the criminals behind these schemes.
- States Move to Enable Laws to Ban Texting as Distracted Driving
2011-03-05
Federal rules already forbid texting while driving, but now state legislators are also moving
to enact their own laws to prohibit driving while distracted. A dozen states are considering
laws to forbid texting whilst driving, however these will affect all drivers and not simply
truckers, which is as it ought to be.
- Driver Fatigue Case and Fourth Amendment Trucker Rights Decided by Fed Judge
2011-02-17
US District Judge Donovan Frank sitting in federal court in Minnesota ruled in favor of a
trucker who had been pulled over and classified as "fatigued" by MN State Police. The
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) announced in a press release that he
ruling was "historic" and a "major victory" for truckers and their rights.
- Virginia Budget
Unveils Road Funding
2011-02-08
The Virginia legislature is working at full pace with a very short legislative session. Road
funding has been one of the banes of the Virginia budget though transportation has been a
central plank of Governor Bob McDonnell's political platform. Gov. McDonnell announced several
additional elements for his transportation agenda which includes outlining the detail for $2
billion spending plans with a further $2 billion to be announced.
- Truckers Association Moves to Have DOT Remove Truck Registries
2011-01-02
OOIDA (Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association) in partnership with the Port Drivers
Federation 18 and the New Jersey Motor Truck Association, have petitioned the Department of
Transport (DOT) for the removal of compulsory drayage truck registries.
- Exhaust Gas Recirculation vs Selective Catalytic Reduction
2008-10-22
Exhaust Gas Recirculation vs Selective Catalytic Reduction, understanding the basics and Making
sense of it all.
- Jevic Transportation Fails – ABF Freight Enjoys Profitability
2008-05-21
Jevic Transportation closed the doors, declared bankruptcy, told employees to go home, don't
try to use health insurance and wished them well.
- Highway Watch Going
Out of Business
2008-05-20
The American Trucking Association (ATA) just lost government funding for the “Highway Watch”
program. They were getting about $10 million a year.