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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2020

Truckers Exempt from Illinois ‘Stay at Home' Order

Trucking and trucking industry workers are expressly exempt from an executive “Stay at Home” order issued by Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker.

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Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 20, 2020

The Pandemic Highway: Drivers Report in as COVID-19 Rages On

Drivers say life is a strange new mixture of both good and bad as they keep their trucks rolling to move critical freight during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2020

Pennsylvania, California Tighten COVID-19 Restrictions

Pennsylvania and California issued stricter orders to residents and businesses to try to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. What does that mean for trucking and other commercial transportation?

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2020

Answers to Questions about COVID-19 Emergency Declaration for Trucking Relief Supplies

FMCSA's answers to frequently asked questions about the emergency exemption for trucks carrying relief supplies for the COVID-19 epidemic.

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Newsby Jack RobertsMarch 18, 2020

Pennsylvania Reopens Rest Areas on Busiest Routes

Pennsylvania's abrupt closure earlier this week of all of its roadside rest areas in response to the Coronavirus outbreak drew an outcry from trucking. Now, the state will reopen some areas along busy interstate routes.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2020

Yokohama Recalls More than 4,000 Commercial Tires

Yokohama has recalled more than 4,000 commercial vehicle tires manufactured at the Yokohama manufacturing plant in Mississippi from January 12 to February 15, 2020.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 18, 2020

FMCSA Expands Coronavirus Hours-of-Service Exemptions

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration added fuel and other items to an expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2020

Illinois Authorizes 88,000-pound Trucks Assisting with Emergency Response/Relief

In an effort to support emergency relief efforts in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Illinois is allowing 88,000 pounds (or an additional 10% above legal loads on fewer axles) for trucks assisting with emergency relief.

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NewsMarch 16, 2020

Trucking Not Hindered by New Covid-19 Border Restrictions

The Canada-U.S. border has been tightened in the fight against the Covid-19 virus, but remains open for the business of trucking between the two countries.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2020

FMCSA Postpones Truck Safety Summit

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is postponing its Truck Safety Summit public meeting originally scheduled for March 19 in Washington, D.C.

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