With Tropical Storm Barry making landfall on the coast of Louisiana and moving through the Mississippi Valley, there is bound to be damage and people in need of help and supplies. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration lifted the HOS restrictions on trucking companies in 21 states and is allowing…
On I-95, in the southern part of the state, two tolls in Rhode Island have brought in $7.2 million with higher numbers predicted next year. With pushback from the trucking industry, RIDOT confirms that they are following the legal rules when it comes to these tolls. The third toll will…
There are rules and regulations out there for size and weight of the trucks on the road. These limits have been established to make sure trucks are operating safely on highways and interstates. By following size and weight limits, accidents and injuries can be avoided. When trucks are too heavy,…
Staring Aug. 1, Louisiana’s new regulations supporting self-driving vehicles will go into effect. With new technologies coming into the trucking industry, Louisiana wants to be ready when they start rolling through the state. Louisiana will allow autonomous vehicles as long as they meet federal safety standards, follow state vehicle and…
In Salem, Ore., the nine-day walkout from the Oregon Senate over the proposed carbon emissions bill came to an end. The Republicans returned to the Senate on Saturday, after walking out nine days earlier, making the vote 17-10, sending the proposal back to the committee and not going through. The…
Truck drivers are currently limited out on the road to how long they can drive each day. Currently, long-haul truckers get 11 hours of driving time to use within a 14-hour window. They must then have 10 consecutive off duty hours before they start over. With driver fatigue being a…
The Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act of 2019, is the newest legislation introduced that would set a speed limit on trucks. New commercial trucks that have a gross weight of 26,001 pounds or higher will be equipped with devices preventing it from going faster then 65 mph….
Truckers, loggers, ranchers, farmers, and anyone else who is against the Cap & Trade bill up for vote in Oregon are meeting today to say NO. This bill will put a cap on greenhouse emissions that will effect the trucking and farming industry in Oregon. With a convoy of heavy…
With ship owners having to cut their sulfur emissions to 0.5% from 3.5%, the costs to change their fuel or change their fuel systems is going to be quite substantial. The regulations set by the United Nations shipping agency is going to be a large shakeup for shipping companies which…
Starting July 1, the Virginia Legislature’s newest law will go into effect and the sales tax of fuel sold along Interstate 81 will go up. The tax on gasoline will increase 7.6 cents and the tax on diesel will increase 7.7 cents. Revenue collected from this tax increase will be…