Justin Brooks has dreamed of the open road since he was a young child, riding along in the front seat of his grandfather’s truck on shipping routes.
April 30, 2018BusinessSafetyTop 100
FedEx Office Imposes Photo ID Policy in Response to Austin Bombings
FedEx Office has started asking customers to show photo identification when mailing packages from one of its 1,900 stores.
April 30, 2018BusinessTechnologySafetyFuel
Fleets Implementing Tracking Technology to Fairly Reward Fuel-Efficient Drivers
Advances in tracking technology are enabling fleets to better assess driver performance and fairly reward them for fuel-efficient driving.
April 30, 2018TechnologyEquipmentSafety
Trucker Wanders Oregon Woods for Four Days Because of GPS Fail
LA GRANDE, Ore. — A trucker who was missing for four days in a snow-covered part of Oregon after his GPS mapping device sent him up the wrong road walked 36 miles and emerged safely from a remote and rugged region of the state.
April 30, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
HDA Truck Pride Adds Turbo Solutions to Network
HDA Truck Pride announced Turbo Solutions has joined its distribution network as a provider of remanufactured turbochargers.
April 30, 2018BusinessSafety
Nevada Champion Gragg Wilson Goes About Winning in a Humble Way
LAS VEGAS — Consistency paid off, again, for FedEx Freight’s Gragg Wilson, who earned his fifth state grand champion title on April 28 en route to his 13th trip to the National Truck Driving Championships.
April 29, 2018BusinessSafety
FedEx Freight’s Scott Osborne Takes ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Mississippi’s Grand Champion Prize
Grand Champion honors at Mississippi’s annual truck driving championships April 27-28 went to FedEx Freight’s Scott Osborne, competing in the tanker class.
April 28, 2018GovernmentSafety
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Signs Law for Fee to Stabilize Highway Patrol Funding
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law April 25 that would allow the director of the Arizona Department of Transportation to levy another fee on vehicles.
April 27, 2018GovernmentTechnologySafety
FMCSA Announces Delay of Rule Involving Driver Medical Cards
A new federal rule due for implementation in June that would eliminate the need for truck drivers to carry their medical cards has been delayed for three years due to a hack of the registry of certified medical examiners in December.
April 26, 2018GovernmentSafety
House Passes FAA Bill With Trucking Meal, Rest Break Provision
An aviation reauthorization bill with a provision that would ensure nationwide uniformity for meal-and-rest-break rules for truckers was advanced by the U.S. House of Representatives on April 27 on a 393-13 vote.
April 26, 2018