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FMCSA seeks comments on 18-20-year-old interstate drivers
Hot on the heels of seeking comments on a proposed pilot program to provide more flexibility in drivers’ hours of service, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Friday, Sept. 4, announced it’s proposing and seeking public comment on another new pilot program to allow drivers aged 18, 19, and 20 to operate commercial motor vehicles […]
September 8, 2020
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This is what they’re looking for in enforcement blitz
Yet another nationwide enforcement blitz looms. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s previously-postponed Roadcheck 2020 is this week. From Wednesday, Sept. 9 through Friday, Sept. 11, law enforcement officers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico will conduct commercial motor vehicle and driver inspections at weigh or inspection stations, at designated fixed locations, or as part of […]
September 8, 2020
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In midst of COVID, flu season arrives. Will you get a shot?
As if we haven’t had enough health drama this year because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the traditional flu season is now upon us. Health officials at all levels are warning that this year because of COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to get a flu shot to combat this year’s strain of influenza. The […]
September 8, 2020
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Tell ATRI about what’s bugging you about trucking
What issues concern you most about the American trucking industry? The American Transportation Research Institute wants to know. The trucking industry research organization, today launched the 2020 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey asks members of the trucking industry to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with potential strategies for […]
September 8, 2020
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Women truckers help mark first vote by a woman
Four women truck drivers are participating in a memorial convoy this week to recognize the 150th anniversary of the first time a woman cast a vote in an election anywhere in the world. The convoy, which includes a specially-wrapped trailer, left Washington, D.C. Monday morning, Aug. 31, and headed to Laramie, Wyoming, where Louisa Swain, […]
August 31, 2020
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TA travel centers appreciate truckers all month
TravelCenters of America Inc., which operates TA, Petro Stopping Centers and TA Express travel centers, recognizes professional drivers during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 13-19, and throughout all of September. Starting Tuesday, Sept. 1, TA will hold a month-long “TA Driver Appreciation” Sweepstakes for all UltraONE members. By making a fuel or truck service […]
August 31, 2020
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186 new truck parking spots added by Love’s
More than 180 new truck parking spaces have been created by the opening last week of two new Love’s travel centers, one in Texas and the other in Illinois. The new Love’s locations are off U.S. Highway 34 in Monmouth, Illinois, and off Texas Highway 302 in Kermit, Texas. The Illinois location has: More than […]
August 31, 2020
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Tennessee trucker sings of his home, wins Talent Search
The seventh annual Overdrive-Red Eye Radio’s Trucker Talent Search concluded with a virtual concert Friday night, Aug. 28, and finalist John Malayter, a flatbed driver out of Rogersville, Tennessee, was declared this year’s winner. He performed a song he wrote about missing home, “Take Me Back to Tennessee,” which he penned before he was even a driver. […]
August 31, 2020
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Details of impending hours of service changes explained
At 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 Eastern Time, one of the most discussed, praised, and vilified regulation governing drivers in the American trucking industry gets a modest facelift. At that time on that day, the federal rules dictating the hours of service for most truckers change for the first time in more than 15 years. […]
August 31, 2020
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AfterShockz: Alternative to in- or on-ear mobile audio
You don’t need to have earphones over your ears or earbuds in them to ensure superior sound quality for hearing phone calls or music. AfterShockz Titanium delivers excellent sound with bone conduction technology. This means this headset’s transducers send mini vibrations through your cheekbones directly to your inner ear, according to the company. It also […]
August 31, 2020
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Leslie Stout named Arkansas Safety Professional of the Year
A woman was recently named Safety Professional of the Year by the Arkansas Trucking Association. Leslie Stout, director of safety at CalArk International in Little Rock, was honored Aug. 17 at the Safety Awards Luncheon during the ATA Annual Business Conference and Vendor Showcase in Rogers, Arkansas. Stout has over 15 years of experience in […]
August 25, 2020
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Storms prompt suspension of some hours regulations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Southern and Western Service Centers Monday, Aug. 24, issued an emergency declaration for four Gulf Coast states in response to Tropical Storm Marco and Hurricane Laura. The declaration is in effect for Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama for the duration of the emergency or through Sept. 23, whichever is […]
August 25, 2020
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Cooler helps you eat properly while on your truck
Today, as truckers navigate not just the nation’s interstates but also sometimes uncertain access to food while on the road and the need to take more meals in their trucks, it only makes sense to have a decent, reliable cooler in which to store provisions. There are plenty to choose from, but the Arctic Zone […]
August 25, 2020
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Monday, Aug. 31 deadline for Driver of the Year nominations
The continues to find the best company driver and the best owner-operator in North America, and $25,000 awaits each winner. Nominations are open for the Truckload Carrier Association’s contests to recognize the best drivers. Truckers News joins TCA in the Company Driver of the Year Contest and our sister publication Overdrive is TCA’s partner in […]
August 25, 2020
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Woman trucker creates helpful app for other drivers
Debbie Desiderato is the owner-operator who’s behind a new smartphone application that helps truckers make notes about locations visited along their routes, chiefly nontraditional parking places. The new “Trucker Notes” app is free and it’s based on basic mapping applications but allows for custom pins on the map to be saved according to their category. Trucker […]
August 25, 2020
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Enjoy Trucker Talent Search finalists online Friday
While the Great American Trucking Show was forced to postpone this year’s show in Dallas, some of the marquee events of the show are online this week. Several events will be staged online including: Wednesday, Aug. 26, HOURS OF SERVICE DISCUSSION. If you have a question about the hours of service rule going into effect […]
August 25, 2020
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Love’s helps you prepare for CVSA Roadcheck
Truck drivers can receive free TirePass inspections and half-priced DOT inspections at Love’s Truck Care and Speedco locations Sept. 7-11. ahead of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 2020 International Roadcheck. During this time, drivers can also get a complimentary visual inspection with the purchase of a tire or an oil change service package. The CVSA […]
August 25, 2020
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Conference for women truckers online Nov. 12-13
Women In Trucking has moved its annual conference online. WIT announced recently its sixth annual Accelerate! Conference & Expo will be held online Nov. 12-13. The association said that after monitoring the recent escalation of COVID-19 cases nationwide, as well as in Dallas where the in-person conference was originally scheduled to be held Sept. 23-25, […]
August 25, 2020
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