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Navigating the ELD Mandate Grandfather Clause Period

The ELD Mandate went into effect last December and it included a grandfather clause, a two-year period to convert AOBRDs to ELDs. Read this white paper to understand the grandfather clause and learn how leading fleet Crete Carrier Corporation is navigating it. 

May 12, 2018

Nice Guys. Poor Credit Risks.

Although they’re undoubtedly experts in the trucking industry, the folks at E.M. Tharp/Golden State Peterbilt admit they weren’t so great at credit and collections. Find out what happened when they entrusted accounts receivable management to Interstate Billing Service.

April 3, 2018

Trucking Companies Question Pennsylvania Travel Ban Citations

DUNMORE, Pa. — State police issued more than 800 citations statewide to drivers violating the commercial vehicle ban during the Feb. 12 winter storm. Troopers say they were strongly enforcing the ban as a way to prevent crashes and keep highways clear.

February 15, 2019

Manufacturing Takes Downward Turn in January

U.S. factory production unexpectedly contracted in January, shrinking the most in eight months on weakness in the automotive sector and indicating a weak start to the year as headwinds including a trade war with China weighed on factories.

February 15, 2019

VW Targets Carbon-Neutral Production for First Electric Car

Volkswagen AG plans to save 1 million tons of carbon-dioxide emissions a year by making production of its first electric model carbon neutral, part of an effort to clean up its image in the aftermath of the diesel-cheating scandal.

February 15, 2019

Watch TT's Eugene Mulero Talk Infrastructure on C-SPAN

Transport Topics reporter Eugene Mulero was a guest on C-SPAN's Washington Journal program Feb. 15, discussing infrastructure funding and taking calls from viewers. Click here for a link to watch a replay of the interview.

February 15, 2019

ELD Exemption for Livestock Haulers Part of Fiscal 2019 Congressional Funding Deal

Included in the law signed by President Trump Feb. 15 that funds federal agencies through fiscal 2019 is a provision that exempts livestock and insect haulers from the electronic logging device requirement.

February 14, 2019

New ARTBA President to Congress: Fix the Highway Trust Fund

WASHINGTON — Dave Bauer, the new leader of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, said he believes that raising and indexing federal fuel taxes is the best way to achieve sustainable funding for infrastructure upgrades needed around the country.

February 14, 2019

Truck Parking Shortage Costs Drivers $4,600 a Year, Expert Says

ORLANDO, Fla. — The difficulty of finding truck parking is pushing drivers out of the business and contributing to the industry’s persistent driver shortage, according to experts who spoke at the Natso annual convention, held here Feb. 10-13.

February 14, 2019

Amazon Ditches Plans for New York Headquarters

Amazon.com is pulling out of a plan to build a headquarters in New York City, after a backlash from some residents and politicians, the e-commerce giant said.

February 14, 2019