Interstate Trucking Will Be Open To Drivers 18+ Under New Bill
In order to be an interstate commercial truck driver, you need to be at least 21 years old. But large carrier organizations have been lobbying Congress to lower…
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It’s Official: FMCSA Plans To Overhaul Hours Of Service Rules For Truckers
Hours of Service reform has been on the to-do list for years now. Ever since the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate went into effect, the need for serious…
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OOIDA Takes On The ‘Truck Driver Shortage’ Myth
Large carriers often complain about the driver shortage. The research arm of the American Trucking Association (ATA) has named the driver shortage the industry’s top concern for the…
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The “Jenga Bridge” Is Held Up By Stacked Wooden Blocks, But Officials Say It’s Safe… And There’s A Truck Stop Opening Right Next To It
Residents who live near the Briggs Street bridge that spans I-80 in Joliet, IL have a name for it. They call it “Jenga Bridge” because of the stacked…
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No FMCSA Administrator Ever Has Been A Trucker
Trucking is a highly regulated industry. So when truckers run into issues with regulations – as they sometimes do – the people who implemented the regulations are often…
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CT Plans To Toll Everyone Equally… But Some Are More Equal Than Others
One of Connecticut’s newly elected Governor’s campaign promises was to revitalize the state’s infrastructure. He proposed to do so by implementing truck-only tolls. Now it looks as though…
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