Currently in a contractor position for Risinger pretty simple company a lot of drop and hook and dedicated runs looking for someone to team with to maximize the trucks revenue. I will list my preferences but I am open to compromise but my preferences are based off my last experiences with training/teaming with someone. I’d...
A trucker was injured and his dog was killed in a truck fire at a TA in Michigan earlier this month. The incident occurred on December 1st at the TA Truck Stop at 200 Baker Road in Scio Township, Michigan at 2:51 a.m. According to The Sun Times News, the truck driver and his dog...
Good Morning all I have a 2019 Kenworth T800 with a Cummins X15. The engine has a knock when under load at about 1400 to 1500 rpms. To me it’s sounds like a fuel knock from a bad injector. Put it in the kenworth dealership shop they suggested an overhead and changed out DPF sensors,...
A truck driver was arrested for stealing truck supplies from a Love’s truck stop in Florida earlier this month. The incident happened on December 5th in Polk County, Florida at a Love’s Travel Stop in Davenport. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, 32-year-old Oscateris Echavarria had stopped at the Love’s and purchased a meal...
Truck driver burned and dog dead after propane tank explosion in cab Beware of having propane tanks in your cab drivers! Source link
On Wednesday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) removed four electronic logging devices, or ELDs, from the agency’s list of approved devices. Effective December 11, 2024, the following ELDs have been removed from FMCSA’s list of approved devices: COLUMBUS ELD: Model Number — C-US MasterELD: Model Number — MELD02 MasterELD: Model Number — MELD03...
Last week in a federal district court in Texas, Judge Amos Mazzant enjoined the United States Treasury from implementation and enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act, which was signed into law in 2021 as part of that year’s Defense reauthorization package. The Act aimed at the problem of money laundering from abroad and at home through...
Thanks guys. Well 7 of us started today and only four of us are returning tomorrow. I started off the day with the road test first. Was good to get that part out of the way early on. By the time I was back 4 of the group had left for the lab to do...
Rhode Island’s trucks-only tolls can be reinstated following a ruling last week by the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals. The state began collecting tolls from trucks as part of its RhodeWorks plan in 2018. A lawsuit filed by the American Trucking Associations, M&M Transport Services and Cumberland Farms in 2018 challenged the tolling plan,...
Got pulled into a weigh station and the officers saw my co-worker stuffing weed in his boot. Pulled the truck in, searched and found the weed that I had no knowledge about. He then put me out of service and put the violation on MY PSP report and give my coworker the possession citation. He...