Hit And Run Driver Gets 15 Years For Crash That Killed Trucker, Will Only Serve 5
A hit-and-run driver who caused a fatal crash before fleeing the scene has been found guilty on multiple counts and sentenced to a total of 15 years in…
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No Truck Parking! I Mean It!
Like many truckers who drive a route with any regularity, John Bielka found a go-to place to park overnight that wasn’t technically supposed to allow truck parking. Unfortunately,…
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No Right To Privacy Should Be Expected Says FMCSA
In their newly published response to OOIDA’s filing seeking to overturn the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration stated that ELDs don’t infringe…
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Foxx: CSA Safety Measurement Scores Still 2 Years Away
At a meeting of the Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation committee on Wednesday, DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx was called upon to give a progress report on the agency’s…
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FMCSA Will Study Loading/Unloading Delays That Keep Trucks Parked For Too Long
The Office of the Inspector General for the DOT is finally following up on an issue that drivers have known about for years and has instructed the FMCSA…
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Shady Telemarketers Targeted Truckers
A telemarketing company using illegal business practices to target truck drivers has settled with a state Attorney General after an 18-month investigation revealed that the company had been…
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