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Cullum Owings Act Proposes to Limit Truck Driving Speeds

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Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act Proposes to Limit Truck Driving Speeds

A new bi-partisan bill is currently on the Senate floor that would mandate all-new Class 7 and Class 8 trucks to have speed-limiting devices so that trucks can never exceed 65 miles per hour. This bill would also extend this speed maximum to all existing trucks that already have speed limiters. The only type of trucks this ...

David Bell

08.13.2019 - 11:30 AM Comments: 0

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Confusion between automated driving and self-driving is dangerous.

The term “self-driving” has been tossed around and attributed to some of the new automobiles being manufactured much more than it ought to be. The fact that social media adds to the hype doesn’t help to correct the misconception that some cars are truly self-driving. SAE International categorizes six levels of autonomous ...

David Bell

06.18.2019 - 9:20 PM Comments: 0

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Trucking Preparedness: Equipment Safety Beyond the Roadcheck

A whopping 24% of respondents to a recent Overdrive poll said they planned to take vacation from June 4 to 6 to avoid being caught in the CVSA’s yearly road check blitz. While truckers are some of the hardest working folks around and deserve a good vacation, it’s also worth reminding the industry that road checks aren’t just a ...

David Bell

05.23.2019 - 11:03 PM Comments: 0

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Truck Stop Do’s and Don’ts

It is a dark and stormy night. You're grateful that you were able to pull off the highway and find a parking spot at a truck stop before the heavy rains started. You stretch out on your bed in the back of the cab and turn on your TV to doze off to your favorite crime show. Suddenly, you hear a knock at your driver’s side door. ...

David Bell

12.27.2018 - 5:52 PM Comments: 0

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Truckers superstitions

Generally, superstition is defined as an unfounded, supernatural belief where an event can result to another event without any natural process that took place in between. Though superstitions are deemed to be irrational, it’s undeniable that such beliefs are still prevalent even in these modern days, and they vary across the ...

David Bell

04.13.2018 - 5:18 PM Comments: 0

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Understanding ELDs, AOBRDs, and the ELD Mandate

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is mandating that every truck on the road has an Electronic Logging Device (ELD) installed by December 16, 2019. The ELD will replace paper logbooks and Automatic Onboard ...

05.2.2019 - 7:20 PM Comments: 0

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UTECH Announces New Integrations With DAT Solutions

Originally announced via Consumer Carrier Journal UTECH is proud to announce that our team has partnered with DAT solutions to offer a range of new integrations with UTECH TMS. These new capabilities will ...

04.17.2019 - 8:00 AM Comments: 0

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Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act Proposes to Limit Truck Driving Speeds

Confusion between automated driving and self-driving is dangerous.

Trucking Preparedness: Equipment Safety Beyond the Roadcheck

Truck Stop Do’s and Don’ts

Truckers superstitions

Best read

Understanding ELDs, AOBRDs, and the ELD Mandate

UTECH Announces New Integrations With DAT Solutions

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