Two people are dead after slamming into the back of a parked log truck in Texas early on Thursday morning. The accident happened on December 19th in Corrigan, Texas on US Highway 287 West at about 2 a.m. According to News4SanAntonio, 36-year-old Gary Vincent and his 25-year-old girlfriend Sikiu Oliveros were on Highway 287 West...
The first two parts of this year’s series examining the Environmental Protection Agency’s diesel emissions regulations’ impact on pricing and reliability for equipment over two decades focused largely on markets for new Class 8s, yet the survey that prompted the series underscored a longstanding reality. Most owner-operators, including 67% of respondents to that survey, acquire their...
Readout of FMCSA Press Conference in Delanco, NJ Highlighting Millions in Grant Funding for Roadway Safety DELANCO, NJ – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hosted a press conference today, at the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s (NJMVC) Road Testing Location in Delanco, NJ, to highlight how more than $140...
So I am tryin to get my DOT number back active. Waiting on response for my MSC150. Wonder if they shut down if it will stop me from being able to get back in? I think I read from last year that they stay open and do not lay anyone off. Any idea on if...
On the CDLLife App, drivers have been sharing their holiday spirit, and we’ve rounded up some of the most festive posts to get you in the holiday mood. One user shared a photo of an inflatable snowman inside their truck. It’s hard not to smile at the creativity and effort some drivers put into spreading...
As the clock ticks down on the Biden administration and its Environmental Protection Agency before President-elect Trump’s inauguration next month, EPA on Wednesday approved two Clean Air Act waivers for the California Air Resources Board — one of which allows California to implement its “Omnibus” Low-NOx Regulation for heavy-duty trucks, which CARB adopted back in...
FMCSA Hosts Series of Press Conferences to Highlight Millions in Grant Funding for Roadway Safety The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hosted a series of four press conferences from Oct. 11 – Nov. 1, 2024, aimed at highlighting how more than $140 million in FMCSA grant funding will be used nationwide to enhance roadway...
A lot of fireworks in a very short time about Yellow. Teamsters Boss Sean O’Brien has called out Yellow CEO Darren Hawkins in the youtube vid below and on Twitter yesterday. Supposedly Hawkins has been telling drivers that Yellow will be out of money by August. https://twitter.com/TeamsterSOB/status/1672721555426516993?s=20 Yellow received a $700M loan during Covid, but...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered a crane manufacturer to pay tens of millions for alleged Clean Air Act violations. On December 19, the EPA announced that Manitowoc Company, Inc., and two of its subsidiaries, Grove U.S. L.L.C., and Manitowoc Crane Group Germany GmbH, agreed to pay a $42.6 million civil penalty to...
Trucking news and briefs for Friday, Dec. 20, 2024: Truck parking recommendations emerge from advisory committee meeting The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee met on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week to discuss the truck parking shortage and how federal dollars and authorities can help. The discussion went almost all day...