Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024: Massive ECU recall hits 126K Volvo trucks A huge recall of electronic control units (ECU) from Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has led to a major recall from Volvo Trucks North America, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents. Bendix’s recall affects 445,208 Bendix EC80 Advanced...
Marathon Brake Systems recently introduced new products for heavy-duty trucks — brake shoes, lined brake shoes and brake shoe kits. Marathon’s new brake shoes are manufactured and tested to the highest OEM standards, the company said. They feature an electro-deposition coating (E-coating) to prevent rust jacking. All Marathon brake shoes are environmentally tested to withstand...
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is planning to conduct a chain inspection check on I-84. The chain inspection event will take place on November 7, 2024, on eastbound I-84 at mile marker 217, east of Pendleton. ODOT says that the purpose of this chain check is to educate semi truck drivers about chain-up requirements...
Im want to drive regional or OTR. I do not have my CDL A yet. I know that some carriers like Swift offer academy. I would be like to take advantage of those academies but I am also willing to go to a local private CDL school here and hopefully get hired by a company...
The New York State Thruway has announced new measures banning some drivers from using the thruway. A spokesperson for the New York State Thruway told ABC 7. That the new regulation would ban drivers who haven’t paid tolls from using the Thruway. The regulation would be enforced through license plates. Many drivers employ the use...
An Ohio-headquartered trucking company has been acquired by Michigan-based expedited transportation and logistics service provider Load One. On October 25, the companies announced that Detroit-headquartered Load One has acquired Millbury, Ohio-based trucking company Tri-State Expedited Service, Inc. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s SAFER website,...
Hey truckers, I just passed my CDL skills test today and I’m looking for a company that will give me a shot. I have a speeding ticket (personal vehicle) for 17 over and the date of conviction was 8/18/2023. I also have another speeding ticket for 22 over and the date of conviction was 8/16/2022....
Please understand I am trying to be clear and unemotional. I’m not jumping on your head. I could have been involved in a dozen accidents and “accidentally” didn’t have even one. But I tried to learn. There are hundreds of situations that when I think about now, I shudder at what I did and that...
A semi truck driver was caught in a major mudslide in Bellingham, Washington, on Sunday morning. The Washington State Patrol responded to the incident around 5 a.m. on Sunday, October 27 on northbound I-5 at mile marker 254, north of Iowa Street in Bellingham. Heavy rainfall triggered a mudslide, spilling “about 2000 cubic yards of...
The owner of a small trucking company has been charged in connection with a multi-year, multi-million dollar scheme to defraud investors. New Jersey resident Arsen Lusher, 49, was arrested on October 25 on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identify theft, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Officials...