KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Drivers bracing for the upcoming electronic logging device rule should practice driving with the new units and old-fashioned paper logs, according to La Tonya Mimms, transportation specialist with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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Pilot Flying J Ex-President ‘Earned’ Big Bucks, Didn’t Steal Them, Defense Says
Former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood may be the highest-ranking member of the truck stop giant charged in a $92 million fraud scheme, but his defense attorney made clear Nov. 7 just who was in charge.
All signs point to record holiday shopping season
E-commerce sales continue to force changes to the supply chain.
Women in Trucking Encouraged to Take Risks in Industry
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Women can excel in the trucking industry — and any workplace — by accepting risk and embracing confident language, according to Valerie Alexander, CEO of Goalkeeper Media.
Freight Shake-up
What will happen as new automation collides with critical mass?
Congressional Watchdog Faults DOT FASTLANE Grant Selection Process
U.S. House transportation leaders have requested that a congressional watchdog agency be permitted to continue oversight of a five-year Department of Transportation grant program after investigators concluded that it lacked transparency in how it selec…
Daphne Jefferson Wins Influential Woman in Trucking Award
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Daphne Jefferson, former deputy administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, won the Influential Woman In Trucking award at the Women In Trucking Association’s annual conference Nov. 7.
A $290,000 Robot-Car Is French Startup’s Answer to GM, Waymo
Navya Technologies SAS will roll its robot-driven automobiles onto the cobbled streets of Paris in the next few weeks to try and beat behemoths from General Motors Co. to Alphabet Inc. at proving autonomous cars are safe.
CVSA releases 2017 Brake Safety Day results
Safety group said 22% of all vehicles inspected during the one-day event were placed out of service for “violations of any kind.”
New ELD ‘bundle’ hits the streets
SYNNEX to offer the CalAmp ‘V-Series’ ELD package as a reseller to truckers.