Daily Archive: February 24, 2020
The city of Kirkland, Wash., has been utilizing a new technology to help with flooding and backup-prevention: vacuum trucks. The vehicles, called the Kenworth T880, are used to clear storm drain debris in the city…
Fleetwood Transportation, a Texas-based flatbed and oil-field truckload carrier, closed its operations Jan 2. The company cited rising insurance costs as the primary reason for the closure. The carrier had 252 trucks, 673 trailers…
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pre-rule issued Jan. 6 is the first formal step in an attempt by the agency to establish more stringent heavy-duty diesel truck emission standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and…
To placard, or not to placard, that is the question. While it’s a general truth that each person who offers for transportation or transports any hazardous material must comply with applicable placarding requirements, fortunately there…