- US House Could Vote Week of Nov. 18 on Temporary Funding Bill Amid Looming ShutdownU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated the chamber would vote as early as the week of Nov. 18 on legislation to temporarily fund the government. ... read more
- California Trucking Association Challenges New State Labor LawThe California Trucking Association has amended its 2018 independent contractor federal lawsuit to challenge a new state labor law that the association claims would prevent thousands of motor carriers from contracting with owner-operators. ... read more
- Tesla to Build Factory in Germany After Subsidies AnnouncedBERLIN — Germany on Nov. 13 hailed Tesla’s decision to build its first European factory in the country, days after the government said it would boost subsidies for buyers of electric cars. ... read more
- Kit Spanfellner’s 2015 KW T680 — and return to Davidson TruckingVideo of the unit with its owner-operator, who runs leased to Bradner, Ohio, small fleet Davidson Trucking, pulling mostly dry van freight. That follows decades in heavy and oversize platform pulling for a variety of outfits, and back problems that for a time left him partially paralyzed one dramatic day, a ... read more
- Short-haul carrier asks FMCSA to expand short-haul exemption radius to 150 air milesPalmetto State Armory says its drivers pick up and deliver products between manufacturing facilities and drive to PSA retail stores. The company states current operations include trips between 103 and 109 air miles. PSA says using ELDs or keeping logs “adds substantial costs to its operation and does not increase ... read more
- Trucker Talent Search winner Taylor Barker meshes stage success with growing industry outreachWith one truck, nine guitars and a growing set of industry projects, 2019 Overdrive-Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search winner Taylor Barker is finding his place with his music peers and others in trucking. ... read more
- 2020 New Models: Light-duty pickups and vansA look at the latest pickups and vans ready to roar for the 2020s. ... read more
- BYD, AMPLY partner to expand EV charging servicesThis partnership formalizes the relationship as both companies begin to deploy several electric bus customer projects, with the earliest expected to launch this year. ... read more
- Ways to look beyond hard cost savingsWhen asked what their procurement goals are, most business executives will say they want to reduce the cost of goods and services. In other words, hard dollar cost savings. Executives will establish aggressive savings goals but will not necessarily h ... read more