Livestock hauler exempt from compliance with the ELD mandate for another year
Aug 05, 2018 in Regulations and road rules, NewsLast Wednesday the Senate passed a bill, with which it OK’s year’s ELD exemption for livestock haulers.
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18 000 Cascadia trucks recalled for brake caliper issue
Jul 22, 2018 in NewsDaimler Trucks North America is recalling more than 18,000 2018-2019 Freightliner Cascadia tractors for an issue with the brake calipers. The defect of the brakes increases the chance of malfunctioning, thus making a crash more likely.
Reasons to Choose Trucking Career
Jul 18, 2018 in Tips and TricksFrom food, clothes, cars, livestock, fuel, furniture, and so much more, trucks carry the items Americans use and consume every day. Long-haul truck drivers deliver products no one can live without.
Nearly 70 percent of all the freight tonnage moved in the U.S. is shipped on trucks. Truckers are moving 9.2 billion tons of freight every year, according to the American Trucking Associations.
The electric Peterbilt 579 – everything about the driving experience
Jul 08, 2018 in TechnologyFrom the pre-trip inspection requirements to the driving experience itself – driving an electric Peterbilt 579 appears to be an entirely new and different experience.
The HOURS Act: Yet Another Bill Regarding the Hours-of-Service
Jun 24, 2018 in Regulations and road rules, NewsEarlier this week, a new bipartisan bill was introduced in the White house, which, if signed into law, would reform some of the regulations for the hours of service (HOS). The bill is backed by one of the trucking industry’s leading trade associations. It also would allow the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to move more quickly on any rulemaking meant to provide drivers with split sleeper berth flexibility pare down the number of supporting documents drivers are required to maintain under the electronic logging device mandate.
