CALIFORNIA (state) -- A bill was signed on 21 Sep that allows near-zero-emission or zero-emission vehicles to weigh up to 82,000 pounds. California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed that bill.   The California Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Coalition suggests that the bill will allow heavy-duty trucks to exceed California’s weight limits by 2,000 pounds. The legislation reflects the federal Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015, which altered truck…

  REDDING, CALIFORNIA – Officials reported California freeways that have recently been tremendously affected by an explosive wildfire forced many truckers to abandon their vehicles.   The fire destructed both sides of Interstate 5 near the Oregon state line and expanded to 23 square miles.       The affected areas are mainly rural and have homes.  It was moving rapidly but was still far from any large towns.  …

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania -- A Conshohocken firm, DrayNow has a booking and trucking software which is connecting millions of shippers to truckers. The company said they have raised over $5 million in an A-Series venture capital fundraising from Comcast Ventures, and from Osage Partners, operating in Philadelphia.   The software platform that is built, the DrayNowMarketplace, is linking intermodal transport brokers, logistics, and marketing firms with a desktop interface and a…

Over 45,000 Freightliner Cascadia tractors are being recalled by Daimler Trucks North America. The cause of the recalling is the issue concerning the ignition control which is not performing required bulb checks in different situations when it is needed.   The issue is noted from the documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.   According to the Daimler, in case the ignition is turned from on to off to…

Commercial motor vehicle law enforcement officers in each state will gather information on rear impact guards as they perform routine inspections. The data gathering will be later this month.   The information on rear impact guards will be collected during the week of Aug. 27-31 as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Rear Impact Guard Check safety initiative.   The Stop Underrides Act of 2017 was introduced by Sen.…

SPOKANE, Washington -- According to Matthew Garrett, director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, technology is rapidly changing all aspects of public and private sector operations.   And the speed of change is expected to increase soon, so state DOTs need to ready themselves for both the “challenges and opportunities” that level of change will present them and their constituents.   During the American Association of State Highway and Transportation…

ALPINE, California -- A truck driver has been rescued after he was found at the bottom of a ravine on I-8 in California. Deputies from the Alpine Sheriff’s Station in San Diego County located the driver Tuesday after receiving a request to check on him because he was overdue.   The driver’s truck’s GPS showed him parked eastbound on I-8 at a viewpoint parking lot. The truck was found there with…

A horrible crash happened between two trucks yesterday in Iowa.   The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) shared the video of the crash online.   The crash happened on the I-35 by the Iowa 210 exit. The video shows a large black truck that is pulled over at the very last lane with the emergency lights on.   The far left lane was almost fully blocked because of the truck.…

ALAMOGODO, New Mexico -- Over $1 million worth of heroin was seized from a sedan being hauled across the Mexican border by a semi-truck late last week.   The drugs were discovered on June 21st at the New Mexico Immigration checkpoint in Alamogordo, New Mexico.   According to the local news, the semi-truck hauling multiple vehicles was being inspected at the State Highway 70 checkpoint when agents noticed that a…

Springfield, Missouri -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged lawsuit against the Prime Inc., which claims the fleet was negligent in preventing the sexual harassment of one of its female drivers.   "We don't comment on pending litigation," a Prime spokesperson sayid.   In the lawsuit filed this week, the EEOC alleges that Prime violated federal protections against sexual harassment by allowing one of its independent contractors, Eric Weekley, to continue…