Tag: truckers

In brief: Michigan close to having high-occupancy vehicle lanes, California vetoes a law and North Carolina in emergency

State news impacts transportation in different ways. In Michigan, a bill is advancing in the Legislature and seeks to authorize high-occupancy vehicle lanes on Interstate 75 that runs through Oakland County. In this state, flexible routes are used since it does not have this type of lanes. For this reason, the Senate Committee on Transportation […]

Ford F 1-150, Acadia and Jeep Gladiator are renewed and arrive with new features in 2024

The details of these three presentations that shined at the North American International Auto Show. Ford updated its workhorse, the 2024 F-150 was presented at the North American International Auto Show taking place in Detroit. New front grille, updated vents and dark-colored headlights are part of the design change. Additionally, Ford drops the 3.3-liter V6 […]

“Fast and Furious”: the states with the angriest drivers

The worst cases of aggression, where they occur and why. Tiredness, stress, rush, anxiety and traffic can be real enemies of drivers. Not so much of those who suffer from them as of those who are next to, behind or in front of this angry driver. Violence that is replicated on routes around the world […]

Drone Delivery: the FAA authorized the UPS company for its “flying” shipments

It is the third company approved. They can travel longer distances. The history of delivery, as we know it today, had its birth 200 years ago. With the famous horse-drawn carts, street vendors brought milk, candles, meat, bread, and dried products closer to the houses. From those horses of yesteryear and from those vendors there […]

FMCSA will study detention time to assess its impact on truckers

Waiting for loading and unloading is generally not paid as overtime. The study will determine how to improve this time and the safety of carriers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will conduct an analysis of the opinions of 80 carriers and 2,500 CMV drivers to assess the impact stopping time has on the safety […]

Extreme drivers, the story of a trucker who transports dangerous cargo thousands of feet high

It crosses one of the riskiest roads in the world and transports gas from Argentina to Chile. Cesar Fabián Panello is one of the extreme drivers. He began his career as a hazardous cargo truck driver many years ago. Today, at the age of 49, he dares to embark on the most dangerous routes in […]

Florida: exemptions on work hours, truck weight and size

Two orders change the transport rules temporarily and seek to assist the emergency after the passage of Idalia. Two new waiver orders were issued in Florida prior to Idalia’s passage through the state. They were generated for commercial motorized vehicles that will help transit the emergency in which the area where thousands of people had […]

Tell me how you drive and I’ll tell you how your life is

The look of the famous psychologist and writer, Pablo Melicchio, about what happens on the routes and cities we travel. A driving school should be founded where it is verified that the person interested in learning to drive knows how to conduct himself through life first, because whoever does not know how to drive in […]

Marathon Petroleum closes the third largest refinery in the United States and the price of fuel rises

On Friday one of the tanks at the Garyville refinery caught fire. They evacuated the area. America’s third-largest refinery, Marathon Petroleum’s Garyville, caught fire Friday morning with such a devastating impact that company officials announced it will not reopen. Strong columns of fire flooded south of Luisana and forced residents to evacuate in an emergency. […]

California: Senate bans driverless autonomous trucks on roads

For and against. Should these giants be tested on state roads? In full development of laws and proposals that seek to place electric trucks in the State, a project wants to completely stop large and autonomous trucks that circulate without a driver on the roads. In 2015 this prohibition became clear. But a state law […]