Werner Enterprises has announced its first electric truck pilot program. Werner has partnered with Peterbilt, Meritor, and TransPower to run a 2019 Peterbilt 579 EV Class 8 electric truck for a year. This zero-emission truck will have a dedicated account in Southern California, can haul up to 80,000 pounds, and…
U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez has put a halt on California’s AB5 law, preventing it from affecting truckers. This new gig law would have adversely affected 70,000 independent truckers within the state. The restraining order the judge granted was brought about by the California Trucking Association and is claiming the…
The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are working on a fee-based program that further pushes trucking companies to become zero-emission. The proposed fee is $10 per loaded 20-foot equivalent unit or $20 per load at 40-foot equivalent unit. Vehicles running zero-emission and Low-NOx would be exempt from the…
The trucker’s parade was this last weekend in Eureka, California, and the children of the local Boys and Girls Club will be benefitting from the parade’s sponsors. Collectively they donated $10,250 to the Club which was match by local construction company Mercer-Fraser. With this parade almost not happening, people from…
Greenhouse-gas emission standards for trailers have been put on hold by the California Air Resources Board for possibly two years. They were due to go into effect before January of 2020 but now they will go into effect sometime before January 1, 2022. This delay is due to the lack…
While making deliveries around Southern California, two of Penske Logistic’s Freightliner Innovation Fleet eCascadia trucks have logged over 10,000 miles. While partnering with Freightliner and Daimler trucks, Penske’s Innovation Fleet is one that is helping the environment and reduce emissions in California. They are planning on deploying 10 of these…
Late-afternoon queues have been eliminated at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles thanks to the appointment-based system called PierPass. Since its launch a year ago, PierPass has made it possible for the port terminals to offer a third more appointment slots then containers to pick up. This system…
In a letter to its members, the Owner-Operator Independent Association stated that they did not support California’s Assembly Bill 5 and will fight any negative impacts it has on the trucking industry. With all the misinformation out there, the OOIDA wanted to make it very clear where they stand with…
The California Trucking Association has filed a lawsuit asking to block the new gig-work law from applying to truckers. They have stated that this new law will force more than 70,000 independent truckers to be out of work. The CTA is fighting this new law, which starts January 1, because…
After KEKA radio station stepped away from Eureka’s holiday Trucker’s Parade, First District Supervisor Rex Bohn stepped up and said he would try to keep in running. He has already secured donations from seven local businesses and has received commitments from a handful of others. There are a lot of…