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The company’s asset-based segment, which includes results from less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight, saw tonnage fall 10% year over year in August, following a 12.5% decline in July, according to a Tuesday evening filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The August decline was the combination of a 1% dip in shipments and a 9% drop…

Kentucky State Police say they arrested a Louisville man who led them and other local agencies on a chase while on heroin. https://www.wave3.com/2024/09/02/louisville-man-leads-police-multi-county-chase-involving-semi-truck/?outputType=amp

LONDON, KY. (September 1, 2024), The Kentucky State Police, London Post which provides coverage for Clay, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne and Whitley counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual. These checkpoints will be conducted in an effort to enforce the traffic laws…

In multiple statements issued by the Kentucky State Police announced Sunday morning, KSP will “observe and check for violations of Kentucky traffic and regulatory laws relating to motor vehicle equipment safety, licensing of drivers, motor vehicle registration, and operation of motor vehicles while under the influence of intoxicants.” These checkpoints are intended to provide additional…

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The compliance date for a rule that would see the commercial driving privileges revoked from truckers with a “prohibited” status in FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is quickly approaching. According to FMCSA, the second Clearinghouse rule “will improve the enforcement of the current driving prohibition by requiring that states refrain from issuing, renewing, transferring, or upgrading…

As a result of the investigation, NTSB recommended that FMCSA revise ELD requirements to require that ELD providers create an audit log that includes: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-told-to-strengthen-eld-requirements/amp

The closure of the Singing Bridge comes after an incident with the Broadway Bridge in Frankfort. A piece of the structure fell into the river below, and that area of the river under the bridge and the area around it has since been closed. https://www.wkyt.com/2024/08/30/kentucky-bridge-shut-down-due-safety-concerns/?outputType=amp

Apple first announced this feature in September 2021, but it has been slow to roll out, and the digital IDs can only be used at a very limited number of locations. For example, the IDs can be used at select TSA checkpoints within select U.S. airports: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/08/28/iphone-wallet-app-ids-seventh-state/

Zero-emissions truck manufacturer Nikola Corp. said it has hired former Forward Air CEO Tom Schmitt as its chief commercial officer. Schmitt’s February departure from Forward Aircame shortly after the company closed on an ill-conceived merger with Omni Logistics.orm https://finance.yahoo.com/news/former-forward-air-ceo-tom-005553456.html