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During the cold months, salt residue and snow slush can obscure important information like hazardous material placards. Per federal regulation, each placard must be visible from the direction it faces on the truck to warn others of the potential hazard.   One way to ensure placards remain visible is to incorporate clearing them off at each stop.…

Other motorists may not be aware of the size of your truck’s blind spots. Be aware of the areas around your truck where blinds spots are large enough for passenger vehicles to move into and disappear from view.   Consistently monitoring your mirrors allows you to more quickly identify if a vehicle has moved into your…

Less-than-truckload carrier Moran Transportation announced Tuesday that it has acquired RMX Freight Systems. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ltl-carrier-moran-transportation-acquires-rmx-freight-systems/amp

Freight broker Landstar System missed third-quarter expectations Tuesday after the market closed. Earnings per share of $1.41 were 4 cents below the consensus estimate and at the low end of management’s guidance range of $1.35 to $1.55. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/landstar-q3-earnings-first-look-204212513.html

The Biden administration has released $3 billion in funding aimed at cutting pollution at U.S. ports, with roughly half of that going to electrify some of the country’s largest container operations. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/top-us-container-ports-awarded-1-6b-to-electrify/amp

Thousands of Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks are being recalled over an issue related to Cummins X15 engines that prompted a recall of Daimler Truck and Navistar trucks. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall documents, Paccar is recalling nearly 6,000 new Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks of various models. Those models include (all model year…

Trucking companies continue collapsing and folding up operations as decreased demand for shipping has led to lower freight rates, while inflationary conditions over the last two years has also led to higher operating costs. To compound matters, interest rates rocketed over this period, increasing the cost of companies’ debt obligations. https://www.thestreet.com/breaking-news/another-doomed-trucking-company-files-chapter-7-bankruptcy

Georgia Ports Authority marine terminals handled 450,700 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), the second-busiest September on record, and an increase of 12% from the same month a year ago. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/savannah-container-imports-up-17?amp

Westbound I-70 closed between Exit 11 to PA 221 Taylorstown and Exit 6 to PA 231 Claysville early Sunday morning. A PennDOT official said that a tractor-trailer rolled over by mile marker 8.5 in Buffalo Township. The roadway reopened by noon. https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-rollover-shuts-down-part-westbound-i-70-washington-county/OY3MNS2UIBFNJL7R4HYVZTZY4Y/?outputType=amp

The Truck Leasing Task Force’s mission to end predatory lease-purchase agreements in the trucking industry will continue with a meeting next week. https://landline.media/task-force-to-continue-work-on-predatory-trucking-agreements/