The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has given an exemption to Motion Picture Compliance Solutions in regards to the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse’s pre-employment full query. MPCS will be allowed to run a limited query of the Clearinghouse rather than a required full pre-employment query. MPCS was granted this exemption…
Registration has been opened for the 2020 American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition. With the theme of “Moving Forward from Crisis to Recovery,” this year’s exhibition will be at Denver’s Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center on October 24-27. They have also announced some of the guest speakers: former…
If the St. Christopher’s Trucker Development and Relief Fund stays on its current track for donations, it will reach $1 million sooner than later. This charity helps pay living expenses when truckers have to be off the road due to illness. COVID-19 has cemented the place of a truck driver…
Mack Trucks and the American Trucking Associations are teaming up with the American Logistics Aid Network to deliver vital supplies to nonprofit organizations around the country. Food and personal care items will be delivered to organizations including Feed the Children and Joshua’s Heart Foundation, who will then distributed the supplies…
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has approved a toll hike of 36% on the turnpike and 27% on the Garden State Parkway. These increases are to pay for $24 billion in infrastructure projects including the widening of lanes for both highways. For big rigs, the tolls will increase from $9…
The Trump Administration has announced the distribution of 15.5 million cloth facial coverings to the transportation workforce. Together with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the masks will be sent out over the next couple of weeks by way of the U.S. Postal Service….
The protests currently going on in Minneapolis, Minnesota have turned violent. Governor Tim Walz is calling the situation “extremely dangerous” and has advised people to avoid any areas where protests and rioting are going on. Truck drivers should avoid these areas if at all possible, and if that’s not an…
The SH 130 Concession Company is offering truck drivers a discount of half off their overnight tolls throughout June when they travel on the southern 41 miles of State Highway 130. The discount goes into effect between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. thanks to the SH 130 Freight Rebate Recovery…
COVID-19 has got us all looking at things a little bit differently, how we eat, where we go, how we shop, and many other ‘normal’ things. Truckers were already having a hard time finding food and open rest areas throughout this pandemic, but with things opening back up again, not…
I know there are a lot of fleets out there ready to get back on the road after this COVID-19 stuff calms down, but just rolling out of the yard may not be a good idea. Getting back on the road shouldn’t be a quick thing, you should be ready…