News & Reports
2018 Safety Conference: March 15 in Camp Hill, PA
More information here..... Hear from industry-leading safety experts and others to help you find ways to help your company retain quality drivers and safety professionals. Speakers will include: Doug Marcello - Marcello & Kivisto, LLC Steven Garrish - Sleepsafe...
25 Worst Passwords of 2017
By Michael Lasky These past two years have been particularly devastating for data security, with a number of well publicized hacks, attacks, ransoms, and even extortion attempts. Millions of records have been stolen. Even with the risks well known, many millions of...
OOIDA’s Jim Johnston Dies at 78
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has announced that Jim Johnston, its long serving leader, has passed away at the age of 78 after more than a year-long battle with lung cancer. Source: OOIDA’s Jim Johnston Dies at 78
2018 Unified Carrier Registration
Today the federal government released the reduced 2018 registration year fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan (UCR). The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which has oversight of UCR, published the final rulemaking...
FMCSA Announces 90 Day ELD Waiver for Ag Haulers
FMCSA grants a limited 90-day waiver from the Federal hours-of-service (HOS) regulations pertaining to electronic logging devices (ELDs) for the transportation of agricultural commodities. Details are here. The exemption expires March 18, 2018. Carriers who haul...
FMCSA Ask for Comments on Two Proposals
The first proposed regulatory guidance clarifies the "agricultural commodity" exception to the Hours of Service regulations. Details and instructions are here. Clarifies drivers operating unladen vehicles traveling either to pick up an agricultural commodity, trips...
TRALA Scores 90-Day ELD Waiver for Short-Term Truck Rentals
Source: TRALA Scores 90-Day ELD Waiver for Short-Term Truck Rentals
ELD Face-off: Two Sides of the Looming Mandate
With just a week to go until the much-debated electronic logging device rule kicks in on Dec. 18, HDT asked top officials of two trucking associations that have been outspoken in their support or criticism of the far-reaching mandate to weigh in on several key...
Aesop and the Truck Driver
I offer, for your consideration, Number 87 in the Perry Index of Aesop's Fables. Not a fan? I bet you are. We know it as "The Goose Who Laid the Golden Eggs". The story tells us of a certain man and his wife who had come into possession of an amazing creature, a goose...
First Look: Tesla’s All-Electric Semi Truck
Tesla’s new electric truck is a Class 8 daycab that features a highly aggressive aerodynamic design and all-electric drivetrain, and Elon Musk promises a 500-mile range. You can go out to the middle of nowhere and come back. HDT's Jack Roberts is at the launch and has...