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Prime, Werner, UPS among 9 fleets in pilot program for under-21 drivers

https://www.ccjdigital.com/prime-we...3c973&utm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-4#

"The Under-21 Military CDL Pilot Program is slated to run for up to three years. During the program, the safety records of participating drivers will be compared to the records of a control group of drivers ages 21-24 with CDLs and comparable training and experience driving trucks to determine if age is a critical safety factor."

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Site lists jobs in 18-20-year-old military pilot program

https://www.truckersnews.com/site-lists-jobs-in-18-20-year-old-military-pilot-program/

[URL='https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/under21militaryjobs']new job opportunities website[/URL]
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/under21militaryjobs



 
North American 'Road Blitz' Puts 683 Hazmat Trucks Out of Service

https://www.ttnews.com/articles/north-american-road-blitz-puts-683-hazmat-trucks-out-service

"CVSA inspectors found 66 violations for package integrity (leaking) and 204 violations for loading and securement, all resulting in out-of-service conditions. There were 181 other packaging violations, resulting in 50 out-of-service conditions. Of the 432 total placarding violations, 102 were out-of-service conditions.

In addition, inspectors found 1,156 shipping paper violations, 226 were out-of-service conditions, and out of 171 markings violations, 35 were out-of-service conditions."
 
3 Automakers Take Trump’s Side In Emissions Battle With California

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dalebu...missions-battle-with-california/#2748c38c6a1d

Trump has proposed rolling the standards back to about 37 miles a gallon for a company’s average fuel economy by 2025, compared with the stretch requirement set by Obama – just before leaving office – of 54.5 miles a gallon.

"General Motors, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler said they would enter the fray on the side of the Trump administration after Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW earlier struck a deal with California..."
 
Peterbilt, Kenworth add next generation Bendix Fusion features to select models

https://www.ccjdigital.com/peterbil...a3c973&utm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-4

"The system comes standard on Peterbilt’s Model 579 and the Kenworth T680."

"Multi-Lane Emergency Braking (AEB) helps the driver mitigate both the first, and potentially second, crash situation when more than one highway lane is blocked. Once a collision mitigation braking event begins and the driver steers into an adjacent lane to avoid the forward vehicle, the new Multi-lane AEB feature continues to apply the brakes – if needed – when it detects another forward vehicle blocking the path in the new traffic lane."
 
This, from the FedEx Freight daily news, in case you missed it: (Look it up.)

Safety Above All: Drones

For the past two months, an aerial drone has patrolled the skies over the Rock Island, Ill. (RKI) service center, ensuring team members are safe from outside threats.

As a part of this program, there are four tenets:

1. Gate Automation
2. Intrusion Protection Systems
3. Autonomous Threat Protection and Response
4. Mass Notification Alert

After 54 minutes, the drone does an autonomous battery swap with a robot on the ground and then goes back up to continue its mission. While on mission, the drone detects the presence of a human being or wildlife approaching the fence of the service center, and if a threat is detected, sends an alarm to Security Operations.
 
Crime Report

https://www.ccjdigital.com/crime-re...a3c973&utm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-3

Former Mississippi Highway Patrol examiner sentenced for selling CDLs - two years in prison, one year of supervised release

"...Davis committed fraud by using the names and testing identification credentials of multiple CDL testers without their consent. She also represented on paperwork and in the state database that individuals passed driver skills tests when they had not taken the tests."
 
SwampRatt said:
Crime Report

https://www.ccjdigital.com/crime-report-trucking-company-owner-sentenced-for-tax-evasion-cdl-examiner-sentenced-for-scheme-more/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=11-12-2019&utm_campaign=Commercial Carrier Journal&ust_id=124f9551466b2c5785e539d1cda3c973&utm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-3

Former Mississippi Highway Patrol examiner sentenced for selling CDLs - two years in prison, one year of supervised release

"...Davis committed fraud by using the names and testing identification credentials of multiple CDL testers without their consent. She also represented on paperwork and in the state database that individuals passed driver skills tests when they had not taken the tests."
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This is going on in multiple states. No one follows up on it until something bad happens.
 
SwampRatt said:
Trucker veers to avoid reckless driver but clips low bridge — Preventable or not?


No brainer really...
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Soon as you see it was a computer generated video,you know they are selling something. Or ask these,”experts”,what their autonomous truck would have done?
 
Washington,DC.(CNN)
Big Dave testifies before impeachment committee! Coop Dispatch strongman, Big Dave was called to testify on his alleged involvement of recruiting Ukraine Nationals to the the United States for the purpose of guaranteed votes for Trump in the 2020 election. When lead impeachment lawyer, Castor asked Dave directly if he had in fact had an unnamed Moldavian assist him, he took the 5th. Lawyers allege he smuggled as many as 2,000 Ukrainian’s back to the US over a 4 year span. It was not immediately clear if any were still living in his hat awaiting citizenship.
 
BIG R GUY said:
Washington,DC.(CNN)
Big Dave testifies before impeachment committee! Coop Dispatch strongman, Big Dave was called to testify on his alleged involvement of recruiting Ukraine Nationals to the the United States for the purpose of guaranteed votes for Trump in the 2020 election. When lead impeachment lawyer, Castor asked Dave directly if he had in fact had an unnamed Moldavian assist him, he took the 5th. Lawyers allege he smuggled as many as 2,000 Ukrainian’s back to the US over a 4 year span. It was not immediately clear if any were still living in his hat awaiting citizenship.
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(AP) After Dave took the 5th, committee adjourned until a page returned from the liquor store with a replacement 5th.
 
Fleets demonstrate impressive mpg in regional haul operation

https://www.fleetowner.com/ideaxcha...cd81237d497491b98d512bedd36e&utm_source=27539

"the nine diesel trucks averaged 8.7, with the lone CNG tractor doing very well on fuel."

"C&S Wholesale Grocers, Hirschbach, Hogan Transportation, J.B. Hunt, Meijer, PepsiCo, Ploger Transportation, Schneider, Southeastern Freight Lines, and United Parcel Service"

The results by fleet (and where they were domiciled) Hint: Mostly flat ground.
https://runonless.com/results
 
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