Scenes from the Kansas Truck Driving Championships at Kansas Expocentre in Topeka on June 14-15.
June 21, 2019Business, Safety
2019 Kansas Truck Driving Championships
Government, Safety
NHTSA Preliminary Estimates Report: Truck-Related Fatalities Up 3%
Fatalities in crashes involving at least one large truck increased by 3% in 2018 from 2017, despite a decrease of about 1% for all vehicles combined over the same period, according to a preliminary report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
June 20, 2019Business, Safety
2019 California Truck Driving Championships
Photos from the California Truck Driving Championships in West Sacramento on May 19. (California Trucking Association)
June 20, 2019Government, Technology, Safety
FMCSA Electronic IT System Glitch Expected to Delay Portion of Driver Training Rule
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration electronic information system glitch is delaying full implementation of the Entry Level Driver Training rule, an agency spokesman confirmed.
June 20, 2019Business, Technology, Safety
5 Telematics Reports Every Fleet Needs
In the age of ELDs, fleets are now able to collect huge volumes of data on fleet operations. But most aren’t effectively analyzing and leveraging that data to improve safety and efficiency. In this session, fleet management veteran Adam Bruttell, Vice President at MiX Telematics North America, will review the 5 Telematics Reports Every Fleet Needs, and describe how fleets can improve their ability to collect and analyze ELD data to drive ongoing operational improvements.
June 20, 2019Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
Refiners’ Group Asks Appeals Court to Block Expansion of E15 Gasoline
A trade organization representing U.S. refiners is asking an appeals court to reject a Trump administration plan to expand nationwide the blending, distribution and year-round sale of E15 fuel.
June 19, 2019Business, Safety
Kansas 3-Axle, Grand Champ Kevin Mailand Primed for Pittsburgh
For Kevin Mailand, the National Truck Driving Championships are going to have a familiar feel. Mailand, a YRC Freight driver with nearly 35 years' experience over the road, captured the 3-Axle crown at the Kansas Truck Driving Championships and in the process punched his ticket to Pittsburgh for nationals. Turn back the clock 10 years: Mailand won in the Twins class to earn Rookie of the Year honors and a trip to the NTDC in … Pittsburgh.
June 19, 2019Business, Safety
Rookie Competitor Julie Hjelle Becomes North Dakota’s First Woman Qualifier for Nationals
Julie Hjelle has made history as the first woman to qualify for the National Truck Driving Championships from North Dakota, as well as the first woman from the state to win Rookie of the Year.
June 19, 2019Government, Business, Safety, Top 100
UPS Seeks FMCSA Exemption From 2020 Driving Instructor Requirements
UPS Inc. has requested an exemption from a federal regulatory requirement that its driver training instructors have two years’ minimum experience as trainers and have held a commercial driver license for at least two years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced June 19.
June 19, 2019Business, Safety
2019 Iowa Truck Driving Championships
Scenes from the Iowa Truck Driving Championships held June 13-14 in Altoona.
June 19, 2019