October 16, 2022 • EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FMCSA,
GPS,
ISA,
LANE COURTESY,
NEWSLETTER,
NTSB,
OOIDA,
SAFETY,
speed limiters,
speed limits,
Technology,
TRAFFIC CONGESTION During driver’s ed class, many of us drove lesson cars with speed governors. Newbies needed them so they wouldn’t endanger themselves or their trainer by accidentally hitting the gas instead of the brakes. But no one ever imagined speed governors (now called limiters) would become standard equipment on a car, especially when driving requires situational […]
By NMA Arkansas Member Thomas Beckett I read with interest the NMA Weekly E-Newsletter #685 on allowing 18-year-olds to drive in interstate commerce. I come to this discussion with some experience, having been both a driver and a fleet manager for JB Hunt. In addition to that experience, I also have some insight […]
February 27, 2022 • ATA,
CDL,
DRIVER EDUCATION,
Driver's License,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
FMCSA,
INSURANCE,
NEWSLETTER,
OOIDA,
Parking,
SAFETY The minimum age to obtain a commercial driver’s license and drive a tractor-trailer within state boundaries is 18 in all states. Federal guidelines require the driver of 18-wheelers to be at least age 21. That appears to be changing. With the passage of the November 2021 $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment Act, Congress requires the Federal […]
We need truckers—these men and women crisscross the country to bring goods to shelves everywhere, and without them, our economic engine would grind to a halt. Commercial truck driving is not an easy profession, but in 29 states, it is the most common. Finding a place to park has become one of the biggest problems […]
March 1, 2020 • ARIZONA,
Autonomous Car,
Connected Vehicles,
DRIVERLESS CARS,
drones,
EMAIL NEWSLETTER,
Fuel,
infrastructure,
LEGISLATION,
MISSOURI,
NEWSLETTER,
OOIDA,
Road Rage,
SAFETY,
Technology In August 2019, 20 truckers with nine trucks held a rally at the Missouri State Capital, protesting the safety of autonomous trucks. They were there to support a bill on the drafting table by State Representative Mike Moon. Downshift to this year’s state legislative session; Moon sponsored and introduced a bill that would require a […]
