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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is asking the trucking community to plan routes carefully after Hurricane Helene damaged and closed many of the state’s roadways. On October 3, NCDOT issued a travel alert to truck drivers due to “multiple reports of trucks having issues on secondary roads,” particularly in the western portion of...

Hey everyone i just got a job at odot as a highway maintainence tech besides plowing in the winter I was wondering if anyone had any insight on what a day to day might look like and what to expect I'm very nervous Thanks Source link

The National Park Service is reminding truckers that they are not allowed on the reopened roadway through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park as they seek a route between storm-ravaged North Carolina and Tennessee. Currently, damage from Hurricane Helene has left I-40 and I-26 connecting North Carolina to Tennessee impassible, according to the North Carolina Department...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

These driving tips are specifically for driving in bad weather. With so many large pile-ups in the news lately and with the extreme weather we seem to have, it’s important to know how to drive in all weather conditions.