trucking
Washington state truckers getting a break on weight restrictions
The Washington State Potato Commission led the charge to get truckers a break on weight restrictions in that state. A bill passed in the state Hous... READ MORE »
ELD agriculture exemption could be tweaked soon, Perdue says
Commercial shippers of agricultural products may soon get a break on federally mandated hours-of-service regulations monitored by electronic logging d... READ MORE »
Agricultural organizations seeking modifications to Electronic Logging Device rules
Twenty-five ag-related organizations from across the U.S. signed a petition to theĀ Federal Motor Carrier Administration, Department of Transportation... READ MORE »
Patent filed for algorithm that can calculate Electronic Logging Device (ELD) exemption
GeoSpace Labs announced March 12 that it is has filed a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for ... READ MORE »
Mexico lifts punitive tariffs on U.S. potato exports
It was announced on Friday that Mexico has lifted trade tariffs it had imposed on U.S. goods in 2009 in retaliation for the termination of a cross-bor... READ MORE »
Mexico trucking comment period opens
On April 13, the US Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a notice for comment in the Fed... READ MORE »