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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 […]

Extreme adventure: The most dangerous routes traveled by truckers in the world

From Pakistan to Chile, from New Zealand to England. Paths for experts. There are truckers who are real super drivers of dangerous routes. Risky men and women who are even encouraged to carry complicated loads on roads full of curves, slopes, irregular and in weather conditions that, for a “normal” person, would lead them to […]

Give me a break: the FMCSA opened the requests to evaluate the hours of food and rest and ATA came out to answer it

They evaluate the exceptions of California and Washington. Opinion crossing. On one side, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), on the other the American Trucking Associations (ATA). The two organizations are facing each other over the idea of accepting petitions to evaluate the decisions made in 2018 and 2020 regarding the meal and rest […]

Worst of Endings for Nikola: Halts Sales and Recalls Class 8 Electric Trucks From Market

After the fire that occurred on June 23 at the company’s facilities, Nikola took a drastic solution. Nikola’s case adds to a long wave of trucks, vehicles and even ships that had problems and ended up in flames. In the case of the ships, suspicion points to the lithium-ion batteries they were transporting. In Nikola’s […]

California: a project seeks to increase the price of San Francisco tolls

The rule would go into effect early next year. Seven state bridges are crossed to circulate through the San Francisco Bay Area. Tours that could cost much more if a bill that already has favorable approval from the Senate and proposes an increase of 1.5 dollars over five years is approved. It was the Transportation […]

Fire alert: ships carrying electric vehicles and fires in “green” trucks are concerned

The cases accumulate and generate alarm. Stories of fires that are difficult to put out. What about lithium ion batteries? The news is not new and is repeated from time to time in the world’s media. Ships that transport electric cars end up on fire due to the explosions in the batteries. Electric trucks catch […]

Proterra bankrupt and UPS estimates a lower revenue outlook for 2023

Two pieces of news from the world of transport once again have an impact on the sector. After the bankruptcy of the historic Yellow, Proterra Inc., a manufacturer of heavy-duty electrical components, now joins. On the 7th of this month, he declared bankruptcy and published a statement. The CEO of this company, Gareth Joyce stated […]