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Trucking News - Land Line - The Magazine For Professional Truckers
3 days ago · The top trucking news source for drivers, Land Line specializes in covering business, regulatory and legislative news affecting them.
Lane-filtering rules approved in multiple statehouses - Land Line
May 6, 2024 · The 2016 rule authorizes motorcyclists to travel between lanes at speeds up to 10 mph, provided that traffic is moving at 30 mph or less. Utah followed suit three years later. The Beehive State law permits motorcyclists to move between stopped vehicles on roads with a posted speed limit of 45 mph or less. Motorcyclists are permitted to travel ...
Remembering the ‘R’ in YRC - Land Line
Nov 13, 2020 · Last week, the LTL carrier based in Overland Park, Kan., announced it will change its name to Yellow – the “Y” in YRC. Personally, I’m going to miss “R.” Sort of, anyway. I’ll explain later. “R” stood for Roadway Express of Akron, Ohio, once the second largest LTL in North America. Yellow Freight, the largest, bought Roadway ...
V2X deployment roadmap released by USDOT - Land Line
Aug 20, 2024 · On Friday, Aug. 16, the U.S. DOT introduced its National V2X Deployment Plan. The nonbinding roadmap sets certain goals for implementing V2X technology. Since the emerging technology spans across a variety of private sector industries and government agencies, the plan calls for mass collaboration among stakeholders.
Clearinghouse rule change could downgrade over 175,000 CDLs
Aug 30, 2024 · Clearinghouse rule change could downgrade over 175,000 CDLs. The compliance date for a rule that would see the commercial driving privileges revoked from truckers with a “prohibited” status in FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is quickly approaching. In November 2021, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a final ...
Land Line Now - The official radio show of the OOIDA
Sep 1, 2022 · Podcast: Ripple effects of pandemic on trucking industry. "Land Line Now" is a daily news and information program for America's truck drivers. It’s broadcast each day on Sirius XM Channel 146.
Speed, red-light cameras topic of legislation in multiple states
Sep 16, 2024 · The pursuit of rule revisions for speed and red-light cameras continues at statehouses around the country. States to act this year on the use of automated enforcement cameras include Connecticut, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Vermont and Washington.. Speed cameras used to ticket drivers who disobey traffic rules are used in more than 270 communities across the nation, the Insurance ...
Electric truck conversion will double operational costs - Land Line
May 10, 2024 · For medium-haul straight trucks, converting to electric trucks will cost about $50,000 more a year, an increase of about 25%. For a mixed fleet of 25 vehicles (11 vans, 4 straight trucks and 10 tractors), the annual cost increase is 56% in California ($3.4 million) and 67% in Georgia ($3.6 million). With tractor-trailer operational costs more ...
Cargo security and the holiday weekend - Land Line
Nov 21, 2023 · According to data from Overhaul, there were a total of 1,090 cargo thefts in 2022, with an average loss of around $360,000. The final three months of the year saw a noted increase in reported thefts, with 331 incidents, accounting for just over 30% of the yearly total. Danny Ramon leads Overhaul’s intelligence and response team.