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Safety & Compliance
ELD mandate: Full enforcement has begun; AGC to seek construction exemption
Though full enforcement of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate began April 1, the Associated General Contractors of America has not given up on seeking an exemption for the construction industry. Brian Deery, senior director of AGC’s Highway & Transportation Division, said that over the next few months AGC will be talking with other industry […]
April 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
Spurred by a trucker’s murder, MnDOT installing truck parking technology at rest areas
Minnesota is now taking action with a $1.4 million project to improve trucker’s safety at rest stops, culminating a long effort touched off by the 2009 slaying of New York-based trucker Jason Rivenburg. Work is now under way by the Minnesota Department of Transportation to install technology at seven rest areas in the state that […]
February 8, 2018
Safety & Compliance
With time running out on ELD deadline, some are in a panic
On Monday, December 18, the drivers of many if not most heavy duty commercial vehicles will be required to have a functional electronic logging device (ELD) with them in the cabs of their trucks. It’s not like they weren’t warned. The ELD mandate from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has been years in the […]
December 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
MnDOT launches route-planning app, webpage for truck drivers
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has launched a real-time service webpage for truck drivers. The new page, part of the agency’s 511 services, allows truckers to plan the best route from origin to destination. When drivers download MnDOT’s 511 mobile application, they can also receive alerts about possible road restrictions along their route, including […]
August 9, 2013
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Overdrive interviews Ice Road Truckers star Lisa Kelly
While kicking around at the Mid-America Trucking Show a couple of weeks ago, our sister site Overdrive scored an exclusive interview with “Ice Road Truckers” star Lisa Kelly. Overdrive Executive Editor Jack Roberts (who does double duty as this site’s Trucks Editor) sat down for a chat with Lisa as she test drove a Volvo […]
April 9, 2013
Business
Intersection 2012 draws more than 50,000
Intersection 2012, which includes The Great American Trucking Show, Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference and, for the first time this year, the ProPickup Truck Expo and The Construction Symposium, drew qualified audiences from both the trucking and construction industries. “We continue our focus on creating segment-specific events attracting new audiences to Dallas,” says Alan K. Sims, […]
September 18, 2012
Roadbuilding
Intersection 2012 draws more than 50,000
Intersection 2012, which was centered around The Great American Trucking Show, drew large numbers of both trucking and construction industry professionals.
September 14, 2012
Business
Navistar devises plan to counter losing EGR gamble
Navistar says it is hitting the “reset” button. After years spent developing and marketing its own engine platform, a series of negative turns this year resulted in an about-face on Navistar’s engine technology and a nosedive in its stock price. Now, executives say, they are charging ahead with a new engine strategy and a plan […]
August 23, 2012
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