Drivers traveling through North Carolina and South Carolina this week are still feeling the effects of Hurricane Florence as sections of I-95 is still closed in both states, along with part of I-40 in North Carolina.
Drivers traveling through North Carolina and South Carolina this week are still feeling the effects of Hurricane Florence as sections of I-95 is still closed in both states, along with part of I-40 in North Carolina.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday ordered a mandatory evacuation for residents of the South Carolina coast in preparation for Hurricane Florence, which warrants the reversal of several highway lanes. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has also issued a regional emergency declaration for 11 East Coast states and Washington, D.C.
On August 27, 2018, Convertible Trailer Manufacturing Worldwide, (CTM WW), signed an MOU with Changjiu Chuzhou Special Vehicle Company in Chuzhou, Anhui Province, China. This strategic partnership is aimed at introducing the Convertible Trailer system into the Chinese marketplace.
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling more than 45,000 Freightliner Cascadia tractors for an issue with the ignition control unit not performing required bulb checks on the instrument panel in certain situations, according to documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A good vehicle inspection is only as effective as the maintenance department’s ability to fix it. When a driver for Little Rock, Ark.-based Maverick Transportation flags an item during an inspection, that is communicated to the maintenance department through the company’s Qualcomm system. “We’ve got seven maintenance coordinators that work out here and manage the […]
Ten military veteran truck drivers have been named finalists in the annual “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence†program that gives a truck to a rookie military veteran trucker. The finalists in the competition for a new, fully loaded Kenworth T680 include:
A bill that would allow CDL holders under the age of 21 to cross state lines has been filed in the U.S. Senate. The Drive-Safe Act, which was also filed in the U.S. House in March, would institute extra training hurdles and require 18-20-year-old drivers to log hundreds of hours behind the wheel alongside a more […]
In response to a recent ruling by the California Supreme Court, a coalition of independent workers in the state, including owner-operator truckers, plan to rally at the state’s Capitol building on Wednesday to try to persuade legislators to intervene and overrule the court. The I’m Independent Coalition, formed in response to an April-issued decision by the state’s […]
Engine maker Cummins Inc. announced it will voluntarily recall 500,000 model-year 2010-15 medium- and heavy-duty trucks to replace a defective catalyst in the emissions control system. The campaign is the largest voluntary recall of medium- and heavy-duty trucks ever, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This comes after a recall begun in 2016 of 232,000 […]