Driver issues
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$3.5 trillion spending bill — and not one penny for truck parking
The lack of federal grant money for truck parking again frustrates small-business truckers.
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The best way to eliminate driver distractions in a smartphone age
Motion Intelligence’s platform limits smartphone use while the vehicle is moving, sharply curtailing a key cause of accidents.
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7 new indictments handed down in Louisiana staged accident scam
After a period of guilty pleas and no new indictments, the case has now expanded further.
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J. J. Keller launches VideoProtects platform on Geotab Marketplace
J. J. Keller announced its VideoProtects monitoring platform is available on the Geotab Marketplace, making the safety solution available to more than 2.4 million vehicles.
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ATA warns vaccine mandate could do ‘harm’
A law firm’s analysis of the Biden administration rule shows several unanswered questions.
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The Log Book: Nonprofit groups mobilize to help Hurricane Ida survivors
Two nonprofit groups, Trucks with Room to Spare and CN Supply, are collecting donations, mobilizing to help Hurricane Ida survivors in southwest Louisiana.
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‘It was a nightmare’: A trucker’s cross-border hazmat run on 9/11
Canadian truck driver Robert Mitchell had the misfortune of picking up a load of paint thinner on Sept. 11, 2001, with the intention of transporting…
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Will you get the COVID vaccine if your company requires it?
A FreightWaves poll found that 65% of 1,120 truckers who responded have been vaccined but nearly 73% of the holdouts would quit if forced to…
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The day after: Trucking ponders what vaccination mandate means for industry
Lots of questions remain, but it is clear that OSHA is going to play a big role in shaping the vaccination mandate standards.
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On 20th anniversary of 9/11, trucker remembers time at ground zero
On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, truck driver Russell Vereen reflects on the 205 days spent working at a refrigerated trailer temporary morgue…
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