Article credit to Brian Joseph via Fair Warning Big rig crashes kill nearly 4,000 Americans each year and injure more than 85,000. Since 2009, fatalities involving large trucks have increased 17 percent. Injuries have gone up 28 percent. Given these numbers, you might expect Congress to be agitating for tighter controls on big rigs. […]
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 credit to Tim Nelson, MPRNews “Cargill itself was founded in Conover, Iowa, which doesn’t really exist anymore, in 1865.” The company’s beginnings were modest, to say the least. Company archivist Bruce Bruemmer tracks the story of William Wallace Cargill, who began as the proprietor of a trackside grain warehouse and became founder of one […]
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 will this […]
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 […]
Article credit to Deborah Lockridge on TruckingInfo Only the fresh news from the trucking industry on FML Freight Blog. Owners of heavily computerized commercial vehicles can finally rest. The aftermarket repair industry and truck and engine makers have reached an agreement on the sharing of heavy-duty vehicle service information. This will give truck owners more options […]
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 […]
Southern California Ports to Adopt Port Appointment System: Article origin and credit to TruckingInfo. Only the fresh news from the trucking industry on our blog. 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. […]
Article credits to Jim Park at TruckingInfo Introducing the OM 471 engine – follow the latest news from the trucking industry on our blog. With more than 250,000 of the engines already in service worldwide, Mercedes-Benz has introduced the Euro VI-compliant version of the OM 471. It is the European version of North America’s DD13 […]
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 […]
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