TIA announces new leadership The Transportation Intermediaries Association, representing brokers and other third-party logistics providers, has named a new leader in the wake of its longtime head Robert Voltmann stepping aside in early June and Douglas Clark filling in on an interim basis. Washington, D.C., native Anne Reinke has been named President & CEO effective […]
Volvo Trucks to put $21.7M EPA grant behind battery-powered Class 8 tests Volvo Trucks North America was awarded $21.7 million in grants to deploy 70 VNR Electric trucks in Southern California for regional freight distribution and drayage. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Targeted Air Shed Grant Program is providing $20 million in funding, supplemented […]
Hours waiver extended for wildfire relief haulers in California, Oregon The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Western Service Center has extended the emergency declaration for wildfire relief haulers in California and Oregon, thus extending the hours of service waiver for qualifying truck drivers. Declarations were first issued by the governors of each state in August, […]
Please keep the family of Charles Eugene Pearce Jr. in your hearts and prayers. Tragically the Autohauler community lost Mr Pearce last week during an accident in Birmingham, AL. More details to follow regarding how we might be able to assist his family in their hour of need.
Kenworth launches battery-electric T680E Kenworth announced Wednesday the launch of the Kenworth T680E, the company’s first Class 8 battery-electric truck. The truck is now available for order from Kenworth dealers in the United States and Canada and will enter production in 2021. It is available as a day cab as either a tractor or straight […]
A proposal issued by the Department of Labor in late September would provide motor carriers with long-sought clarity on how to properly classify company employees vs. independent contractors, at least under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, whose gray areas often are used as a sword against fleets in lawsuits alleging driver misclassification. A considerable drawback, […]
FMCSA grants waiver allowing additional brake light on trailers The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted a waiver to the National Tank Truck Carriers to allow fleets to install a red or amber brake-activated pulsating lamp in the upper center position or in an upper dual outboard position on the back of tanker trailers, in […]
FMCSA looking to expand under-21 military trucker pilot program The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is accepting comments on a proposal to expand its pilot program that allows 18-20-year-old drivers who have received heavy vehicle training in certain Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) while in the military. The agency in its July 6, 2018, notice finalizing […]
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season to-date has produced 26 tropical or subtropical cyclones, 25 named storms, nine hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes. With 25 named storms makes 2020 the most active Atlantic hurricane season in 15 years, and the second most active on record. Hurricane Delta – the fourth named storm since the National Hurricane Center was […]
