The Trucker Newspaper – Digital Edition March 1, 2021
The Trucker Newspaper – Digital Edition March 1, 2021: Designed to increase safety; ELDs provide data, plus some unintended consequences for trucking industry
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‘Some sort of road usage levy necessary,’ says USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg
WASHINGTON — Restoring the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) must occur in a way that is “sustainable, predictable, defensible, and affordable” with “some
The Trucker Jobs Magazine – March 2021 Digital Edition
The Trucker Jobs Magazine – March 2021 Digital Edition: The Right Dog for the Road: South Carolina driver puts love, training into his passenger-seat pups. | Job Resources | Along For The Ride | Owning the Wheel
Fleet Advantage donation of $15,000 will help people with special needs, developmental disabilities
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Kids Around the Corner, a charitable foundation created by Fleet Advantage to support communities, in February donated $15,000 to Arc Broward,
Kenworth’s battery-electric T680E eligible for $120,000 voucher incentive in California
KIRKLAND, Wash. — The new Kenworth T680E battery-electric vehicle is now available — and it qualifies for a $120,000 voucher incentive available to qualifying California
Gaston College training program helps make truck driving a family tradition
DALLAS, N.C. — The Truck Driver Training program at North Carolina’s Gaston College has helped put four members of one local family on the road to
Peach State Truck Center adds Western Star lineup to Birmingham Freightliner dealership
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Peach State Truck Centers has acquired the Western Star franchise from Long-Lewis in Birmingham, Alabama. The Western Star brand will be added
Penske Logistics announces 2020 ‘wall of fame’ inductees
READING, Pa. — Penske Logistics this month announced the carrier’s Class of 2020 Driver Wall of Fame inductees, as well as members of the Platinum,
Biden calls for comprehensive review of nation’s supply chains
WASHINGTON — In an effort to ensure “more resilient and secure” transport of critical supplies and essential goods, President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Feb. 24,
Xantrex introduces first inverters that communicate with trucks
BURNABY, British Columbia — Xantrex, a supplier of inverters, has added a new lightweight sine wave inverter, the Freedom XC Pro, to its Freedom X
Border Patrol discovers marijuana worth $27 million hidden in papaya shipment
OTAY MESA, Calif. — Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Feb. 23 found more than just produce in a commercial shipment of
ATA’s truck tonnage index rose 1.4% in January but lags 2.1% behind last year
ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.4% in January after rising 1.2% in December. In January,
CAT Scale Rig of the Week — Brandon Davis
Brandon Davis’s 1994 Peterbilt 379 was a rock-hauling truck for most of its career — until Brandon lovingly restored it. That Pete, with a white-on-light-blue
New Jersey intersection tops ATRI’s list of top truck bottlenecks for third year in a row
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released its annual list highlighting the Top 100 most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America
Nikola’s fuel-cell-electric trucks could have range of up to 900 miles
PHOENIX — Nikola Corp. this week announced plans to advance its fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) commercial truck program in North America with two new FCEV
Old Dominion adds new or renovated service centers in nine US states
THOMASVILLE, N.C. — Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has expanded its network by adding nine service centers in new and existing markets, the company announced
Florida’s Pensacola Bay Bridge slated for phased reopening starting in March
PENSACOLA, Fla. — After a recent assessment of the repairs to the Pensacola Bay Bridge, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) on Feb. 18 announced
SoCal company puts Kenworth’s electric prototype T680s to work for drayage, regional service
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Kenworth recently delivered two prototype Kenworth T680 tractors — each equipped with a series hybrid-electric propulsion system — to Total Transportation Systems
FMCSA declares Idaho trucker to be an imminent hazard after DUI charge
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Idaho-licensed commercial driver Shane R. Warr to be an imminent
CFI expands logistics to a new facility in Texas
LAREDO, Texas — CFI Logistics and CFI Mexico are expanding into a new facility in Laredo, Texas, building on 36 years of operations in Mexico,