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 […]
SAFE Trucking Act. The Safe, Flexible, and Efficient (SAFE) Trucking Act would “allow fewer trucks to move more cargo in a safer manner. At least six major associations applauded loudly. But, at least initially, it has drawn no support from trucking-specific lobbies. Article credit to: Dave Cullen via TruckingInfo Only the latest news from the […]
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. 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 to […]
Article credits to DC Velocity For the second time in nine years, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) has asked the Department of Transportation to establish a rule requiring electronic speed limiters on all large trucks to be set no higher than 65 miles per hour. ATA, which represents the nation’s largest trucking companies, first petitioned […]
Article credit to David Cullen at TruckingInfo Although it’s likely to land with a solid thud on Capitol Hill — given that there are just two months left until current surface-transportation legislation expires — the U.S. Department of Transportation officially announced its $478-billion, six-year transportation reauthorization proposal. Funding for this year’s version of the GROW America Act would in […]
Ohio Lawmakers scrapped a proposal to raise highway speed limit to 75 mph that was opposed by the trucking industry, according to a report from Cleveland.com. The proposed speed limit increase was originally part of the state’s transportation budget, but when a committee of Ohio House and Senate members convened to finalize the details of […]
Article credit to Dry Bulk Industry American Trucking Associations and nearly 40 other trade groups and businesses have sent a letter calling on Congress to pass a long-term transportation bill while opposing any move toward devolution. That’s the notion voiced by some in Congress that federal funding for transportation programs should be eliminated and that […]
The American Trucking Association has announced their agenda for 2015 which predictably lists HOS fixes and highway funding at the top of their priorities, but they also have one goal that’s a bit of a surprise. They want a lower minimum driver age, dropping the age to 18 years old. Currently, the federally mandated […]
Article credit to David Tanner at Land Line More than three-quarters of the people surveyed in a recent poll oppose attempts to increase truck sizes and weights on the nation’s highways. Another 9 percent said they were “unsure,” while just 15 percent said they would support an increase in truck size. The Coalition Against […]
Dennis Whalen saw a need and created a product to fill the niche. Whalen grew up on a farm near Lyle, served in the Vietnam War and worked in the construction business for 25 years. When he retired, he started running the grain cart for a neighbor. They were having problems with underloading and overloading […]
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