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2 days ago · OOIDA’s annual Truckers For Troops campaign begins Monday, Nov. 11. Truckers can help support veterans and active duty military through OOIDA’s annual campaign. Find out how to get involved. By Land Line Staff | November 6.
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Cummins X15 recall affects Navistar and Daimler Truck - Land Line
Oct 7, 2024 · That recall affects more than 9,000 Cummins X15 engines that were sold to several vehicle manufacturers, including Navistar, Daimler Truck, Kenworth and Peterbilt. Only 3% of the recall population is expected to have the defect. Navistar and Daimler Truck’s recalls address nearly 1,700 of those Cummins X15 engines.
Bill to combat freight fraud gains support - Land Line
Oct 7, 2024 · A bipartisan bill aimed at fighting freight fraud has gained four co-sponsors this month. The Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act, or HR8505, has received support in October from Reps. John Joyce, R-Pa.; David Valadao, R-Calif.; Andrea Salinas, D-Ore.; and Marc Veasey, D-Texas. With the additions, the bill now has 18 co-sponsors.
Lane filtering rules pursued in five state legislatures - Land Line
Feb 7, 2024 · In 2021, Montana legalized lane filtering. The maneuver is permitted “on a road with lanes wide enough to pass safely.”. Two-wheeled motorcycles are permitted to overtake stopped or slow-moving traffic at a speed of up to 20 mph. Filtering between lanes of stopped traffic traveling in the same direction is permitted as conditions permit.
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 ...
Central Freight Lines shuts its doors - Land Line
December 13, 2021. •. John Bendel. |. Less-than-truckload carrier Central Freight Lines of Waco, Texas, is shutting down operations, putting 2,100 people out of work, including 1,325 drivers. Central Freight operates 1,600 power units from 65 terminals in the southern U.S. from California in the west to Florida and Virginia in the east.
Veteran CDL bill signed into law - Land Line
Oct 2, 2024 · President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that will expand opportunities in the trucking industry for military veterans. This past week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act after it cleared the Senate in November 2023. The president signed the bill into law on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
EV batteries pose numerous safety risks, researchers reveal - Land …
Aug 30, 2024 · On Tuesday, Aug. 27, the U.S. Department of Transportation held a virtual stakeholder meeting addressing EV battery safety. Comprised mostly of researchers, presentations revealed numerous safety issues the battery component of an electric vehicle alone pose, including the transport of lithium-ion batteries. One common theme was the fact that ...