“We need you to send a picture of the driver’s CDL, as well as a picture of them in front of the truck with the MC and DOT# clearly visible,” a broker wrote to small fleet owner-operator Gabriel Scott, according to his recent LinkedIn post. “I need your driver to write ‘1426’ on paper or anything available and hold it up while...

International’s Dan Kayser discusses the company’s decision to drop the Navistar name and realign its products and services to better support customers and dealers.Effective October 1, Navistar will be rebranded as International Motors. The move, according to company leaders, is part of a larger business transformation initiative they hope will re-establish the brand’s prominence not just as a commercial vehicle...

Melody Drummond Hansen Appointed FMCSA Chief Counsel WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced Melody Drummond Hansen as the agency’s new Chief Counsel. In this role, Drummond Hansen will work closely with and advise the FMCSA Acting Administrator and senior staff on all aspects of legal policy for agency programs. She will...

Depends on your engine. As a fast and loose rule nitrate free is better for more modern engines and generally recomended overall. While nitrated is only better for older rigs running green in VERY specific cases such as a case where corrosion is an issue….at least in MY experince. I tend to prefer nitrate free and switch my equipment over...