According to the following article, no…six-axle semis are not the next best thing. Article credit to Tom Berg – TruckingInfo Today’s standard freight-hauling rig in the U.S. is the five-axle semi, limited to 80,000 pounds gross combination weight on most federal and many state highways. That might change under a bill now in Congress. A […]
Article origination & credit: Evan Lockridge on TruckingInfo It didn’t happen in September, but one day the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates – perhaps as early as this fall, with Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen saying in a late September speech that a rate hike “sometime this year” would likely be appropriate. But what […]
Original content by Coluccio Law on The Legal Examiner Federal trucking law can be complicated and wonky. The one thing you need to know about it right now: the trucking company and truck driver are responsible for making sure the truck and its equipment is safe. A truck trailer tire comes off—and causes a devastating car […]
Article credit to Deborah Lockridge on TruckingInfo The aftermarket repair industry and truck and engine makers have reached an agreement on the sharing of heavy-duty vehicle service information, which will give truck owners more options for diagnosing and repairing today’s heavily computerized commercial vehicles. The Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network and the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association, […]
Article credit to: Dave Cullen via TruckingInfo The Safe, Flexible, and Efficient (SAFE) Trucking Act would “allow fewer trucks to move more cargo in a safer manner” via a configuration compliant with the federal bridge formula, Ribble said during a Sept. 10 telephone press briefing. The bill has been loudly applauded by at least six […]
Article origin and credit to TruckingInfo Several terminals operating at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have agreed on an initiative to establish port appointment systems for trucks delivering containers to and from the ports. Ten PierPass-member container terminals have adopted an appointment system action plan committed to a set of common […]
Article credit to Deborah Lockridge at TruckinInfo The House of Representatives unveils a short-term funding patch to keep the highway program running for the next six months, as a Senate committee prepares to consider a comprehensive highway safety bill Wednesday. House leaders Monday night released a short-term highway bill that would use tax compliance rules […]
Article from GizMag When driving behind big semi-trailers, people regularly take risks overtaking them because they often have to first move out from behind the truck to see if the road ahead is clear before passing. This is particularly dangerous on single-lane highways because such a maneuver can mean driving into the path of […]
(Article credit to Adam Robinson via Cerasis) Once upon a time, there were fewer manufacturing entities in the world, and shipping companies clamored for relationships with each and every business. During this long-ago time, your business may have thrived in an appease-the-business-no-matter-the-size world. However, global manufacturing and supply chain processes have undergone a significant shift: […]
Article credit to Denise Rondini at TruckingInfo.com Rush Enterprises’ Momentum Fuel Technologies has introduced what it says is the industry’s first complete compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system solution for Class 6-8 trucks. “The industry is ready for a complete CNG fuel system solution,” said W.M. ‘Rusty’ Rush, chairman, CEO and president of Rush […]
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