truck driver

How Does Commercial Truck Insurance Work?

Commercial truck insurance covers a variety of commercial truck types, including tractor-trailers, dump trucks, straight trucks and pickup trucks. This type of insurance can be purchased by owner-operators for a single truck or for companies that need to insure an entire fleet of trucks. Basic Coverages Commercial truck insurance, like personal automobile coverage, provides standard …

How Does Commercial Truck Insurance Work? Read More »

Nevada trooper seeks help in finding ex-trucker

A Nevada lawman is asking truckers for help locating a former trucker and his dog who disappeared on Interstate 80 between Wells and Winnemucca. Humboldt County Undersheriff Curtiss Kull said the Nevada Highway Patrol pulled over Patrick Francis Carnes just east of Wells about 9 p.m. April 13. The 86-year-old Reno resident violated the state’s …

Nevada trooper seeks help in finding ex-trucker Read More »

$5 million in DOT funds for North Dakota

The U.S. Department of Transportation on June 27 announced $5 million in emergency funds available to the North Dakota Department of Transportation to begin restoring federal-aid highways damaged by flooding. Minot damage was just the latest in relentless flood events throughout the state caused by snow melt and heavy spring rains of unprecedented magnitude affecting …

$5 million in DOT funds for North Dakota Read More »

FMCSA plans driver onboard monitoring study

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to assess commercial motor vehicle drivers’ responses about onboard monitoring systems via a questionnaire as part of a field test study. FMCSA plans for 500 CMV drivers to participate in a questionnaire. The goal of the questionnaire and study is to determine whether onboard monitoring and feedback will …

FMCSA plans driver onboard monitoring study Read More »

FMCSA seeks Comments in EOBR Harrassment

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking for additional comments on whether its proposed mandate for electronic onboard recorders sets up the possibility of driver harassment. FMSCA said it believes it reasonable address that constitutional requirement in both itsEOBR rule-making proceedings, but in light of recent litigation brought by Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. The …

FMCSA seeks Comments in EOBR Harrassment Read More »