They will form seperate financing companies to do the funding and servicing of the lease. Something similar to what Schneider Financial does, where you can take the truck anywhere you want if it is an approved company. The FMCSA Truck Leasing Task Force report is just a recommendation, not law or regulation, yet, but it...
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Semi truck that crashed through frozen lake moments after driver escaped cab still sitting there
Residents in Ontario are concerned about the environmental repercussions of a semi truck that is still sitting submerged in the frozen lake after an accident earlier this month. The accident happened on January 12th, after the rig lost control on Highway 11 and skidded onto the frozen Lake Nipigon in Ontario, Canada. The driver was...
Will I make it home? | TruckersReport.com Trucking Forum
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Lawmakers intro bill giving FMCSA more power to punish freight fraud
New legislation promises to empower the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to take enforcement action against fraudsters within the transportation industry. On January 30, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) introduced the Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act, with co-sponsor Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.). In response to an uptick in freight fraud throughout the transportation...
Insurance Providers | TruckersReport.com Trucking Forum
I’ll be starting up with local side-dump work this year and will hopefully expand into some flatbed work hauling machinery. I’m getting everything together, making a list, and checking it twice. One thing I’m trying very hard not to overlook is the insurance. My question is, who does everyone use for insurance? I’ve read in...
TXTA, others launch anti-trafficking campaign focused on boys
The Texas Trucking Association has partnered with several organizations to launch an anti-sex trafficking campaign aimed at spreading awareness about the prevalence of male victims. TXTA has partnered with Bob’s House of Hope, and Titus Transport as a part of the “Boys and Young Men are Sex Trafficked Too” initiative. The initiative was announced on...
GM’s Broken 6.2L V8s Are Stranding Owners for Weeks as Replacement Engine Pipeline Dries Up
GM’s Broken 6.2L V8s Are Stranding Owners for Weeks as Replacement Engine Pipeline Dries Up General Motors is now the subject of an NHTSA investigation after more than a thousand complaints were logged over sudden and catastrophic failure of some of its “L87” 6.2-liter V8s—a core power plant for Cadillac, Chevy, and GMC trucks. It’s...
Washington, DC: Commercial Jet Collides With Blackhawk Helicopter Near Reagan Airport | TruckersReport.com Trucking Forum
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Nashville PD looking to identify motorist in deadly shooting dash cam video captured by trucker
Police are asking for help in identifying a motorist involved in a deadly shooting caught on a nearby trucker’s dash cam in Nashville earlier this month. The deadly shooting incident occurred at around 2 a.m. on January 12th on Interstate 40 near Fesslers Lane in Nashville, Tennessee. According to News Channel 5, a minivan was...
‘93 W900L radiator and bushing replacement
Gonna be ordering a new radiator soon and I think I’ve got one located through American Radiator. My old radiator support bushing were absolutely deteriorated to ####. So, now I’m trying to determine the correct support bushings for this radiator. I’ll post some pics of the bushing choices that 4 States says are all applicable...








