The drug and alcohol clearinghouse final rule holders cleared the White House Office of Management and Budget on Monday, Oct. 31. The final rule is not yet public, so details on the drug and alcohol clearinghouse, beyond what the agency distributes in an abstract, are not available.

Staff Writer Mark Schremmer with the story: http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx…

The deadline to file comments on a proposed to mandate speed limiters in trucks over 26,000 pounds has been extended by 30 days, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Associate Editor Greg Grisolano has the details: http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx…

More than eight months after recalling nearly 16,000 U.S. trucks for a serious steering defect, Volvo Trucks North America has announced that it has reached a 100 percent recall completion rate, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation news release.

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The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel went up one-tenth of a cent to $2.479 per gallon for the week ending Monday, Oct. 31. This marks the first increase after a short-lived, one-week decrease last week.

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A certified medical examiner has been sentenced for charges of health care fraud and falsification of records relating to commercial drivers’ licenses, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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The veto of a Pennsylvania bill to bring long-sought reforms to the Delaware River Port Authority is referred to as a “slap in the face” of bridge users. Gov. Tom Wolf acted on Friday, Oct. 28, to veto a bill to overhaul how business is done at the bi-state agency that runs four bridges and a commuter rail in the Philadelphia area.

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The United States has a deep history in the topic of the occult. Mystical and spiritual beliefs were spread from New York through the Erie Canal and along what is essentially modern-day U.S. Route 20. Staff Writer Tyson Fisher explores what has been dubbed the Psychic Highway.

http://landlinemedia.blogspot.com/…/the-psychic-highway.html

Unbelievable.

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Trucking through #Seattle on Tuesday, Oct. 25?
If you think you saw this go down, please contact the police.

Have you ever been burned by an indemnification clause in a contract with a shipper?

An enormous chunk of change.

David is taking on two Goliaths in court.

In case you missed the tale of poor Mr. Moore ...

The former chief financial officer for the now-defunct Arrow Trucking has filed a motion this week in federal court asking for his sentence to be thrown out or reduced, due to his receiving ineffective counsel from his attorneys.

If you truck through #Vegas, prepare for #CarNado.

OOIDA has a seat at the MCSAC table.

In case you missed it ...
The load was canned Budweiser beer on pallets from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs in Colorado, about 120 miles on Interstate 25.
The truck was a Volvo modified by Otto to drive itself.
Otto is not the German baker down the block.
It’s a San Francisco technology startup recently acquired by Uber.

Avoid the flu for FREE.

The gains were slight, but there were more loads and trucks on DAT Solutions MembersEdge during the week ending Oct. 22.

Top 10 distractions and apps aren't among them. Is that fishy to you?

Let's HAIR what truckers have to say about this.