The South Dakota state Transportation Commission has passed rules allowing platooning on the interstates. Platooning is where two trucks are linked by way of a wireless system and travel very close to each other. There are two drivers who can override the system if needed, but when synced they respond…
California’s Air Resources Board has released a new standard on truck manufacturing, stating that half of all medium and heavy-duty truck sales in the state need to be zero-emission. This ambitious proposed regulation created a lot of discussion from critics. Some are calling it unrealistic and some are in full…
Starting in February of 2020, the lowest legal age to obtain a commercial driver’s license will go from 21 to 18. This is another path for people to take when choosing a career, and the industry could desperately use more drivers. This new lower age is a good way for…
Truckers will get the chance to voice their opinion about the truck parking crisis on October 22 at the St. Elizabeth Training and Education Center in Erlanger, Kentucky. The Truck Parking Solutions Workshop will be hosted by the Boone County Fiscal Court and the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments. Topics…
The Wyoming Department of Transporation announced the closing of WYO 22 Teton Pass to eastbound trailer traffic. This closure is due to the topography, steep grade, and accident history of the pass. With the current closure of the vehicle arrestor system and winter storms already moving in, this trailer ban…
According to a study recently done by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, there are not enough truck parking spots to go around in Minnesota. With more than 26,000 truck trips around the state every day, there are only 4,846 available parking spots. MnDOT handles 14% off the available spaces while…
At any job, there are always going to be rules you have to follow but maybe don’t want to. Trucking, like all the others, is one of those jobs. Whether it’s common sense or some crazy backward rule, they still must be followed. When in an accident, for insurance purposes,…
There seems to be a trend going around these days where cities are banning trucks from parking in residential neighborhoods. In some extreme cases, trucks are being banned from parking anywhere in the city and must use designated truck parking only. In Richmond, Indiana, the Common Council voted 8-1 against…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has opened the new Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse for registration. The Clearinghouse has been put into place so the FMCSA, law enforcement, CMV employers and driver license agencies can find CDL drivers who have violated federal alcohol and drug testing. Ultimately,…
Tomorrow morning truckers around the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, area are putting on a demonstration to protest the problems in the trucking industry. Starting at Exit 62, the truckers will be driving the minimum speed and loop Sioux Falls continuing to Pierre. This is their local response to the demonstration…