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Readout of FMCSA Press Conference in Albany, OR Highlighting Millions in Grant Funding for Roadway Safety

Readout of FMCSA Press Conference in Albany, OR Highlighting Millions in Grant Funding for Roadway Safety ALBANY, OR  – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hosted a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the Knife River Training Facility in Albany, OR, to highlight how more than $140 million in...

FedEx Freight to become separate company, largest LTL in US
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FedEx Freight to become separate company, largest LTL in US

FedEx will soon be splitting its freight division into a separate company to please stakeholders.  FedEx Corp. announced its intent to separate its FedEx Freight unit into a separate company on December 19th after an assessment made by the company’s board of directors. The company says that the separation will maintain “operational synergies between both...

When DOT expects to publish speed limiter, AEB rules
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When DOT expects to publish speed limiter, AEB rules

With just a few days remaining in this year’s fall legislative season, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget has released the Fall 2024 edition of its twice-annual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions detailing the status of rules and regulations in the works at various government agencies, including the Department of Transportation....

Nearly $7M in meth found in shipment of water jugs
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Nearly $7M in meth found in shipment of water jugs

Almost $7 million worth of meth was discovered inside of a semi truck hauling jugs of water at the border in Texas earlier this week.  The contraband was found on December 16th at the Colombia Solidarity Bridge on the border between Texas and Mexico near Laredo, Texas.  According to News4SanAntonio, the semi truck was referred...

DAT acquires Trucker Tools | Purple Heart recipient Army vet wins new T680
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DAT acquires Trucker Tools | Purple Heart recipient Army vet wins new T680

Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024: Army veteran wins new Kenworth in Transition Trucking program U.S. Army veteran Cory Troxell of Stevens Transport was awarded a new Kenworth T680 in the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award program.Jonathan Ernst, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cory Troxell, a U.S. Army veteran truck driver for...

359 tach signal wire | TruckersReport.com Trucking Forum
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359 tach signal wire | TruckersReport.com Trucking Forum

The thing is though the wiring should already be there. I’m not sure which trucks had it and which did not, but most of those trucks had a magnetic sensor under the bell housing that reads the flywheel rotations. If you’re saying that your tach was working and then somebody changed the alternator you need...

Video follows the truckers who helped transport the Capitol Christmas tree on its journey from Alaska to D.C.
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Video follows the truckers who helped transport the Capitol Christmas tree on its journey from Alaska to D.C.

New video captures the incredible journey of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree as it traveled by barge and by truck from Alaska to Washington, D.C. This year, the Capitol Christmas Tree was harvested from the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, and it began its cross-country journey on October 26 in Wrangell, Alaska. The tree was...