Troopers say truck was 96,300 pounds overweight

Overweight IndianaIndiana State Police say that they handed out a whopping citation following a truck inspection that turned up numerous violations this morning.

Troopers say truck was 96,300 pounds overweight

Ashley CDLLife 2020 01 16

Overweight Indiana

Indiana State Police say that they handed out a whopping citation following a truck inspection that turned up numerous violations this morning.

The truck inspection happened in Rushville, Indiana, on the morning of January 16.

From a news release from Indiana State Police:

A truck inspection this morning by Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) Trooper Eric Thumb, led to the discovery of a semi-tractor pulling double trailers that was 96,300 pounds overweight.  CVED Trooper Eric Thumb was driving through Rushville just before 11 a.m. this morning when he noticed a southbound semi pulling double trailers known as a “Michigan Train” south bound on Main St. at Park Blvd.

From his training and experience Thumb knew that the trailer set up is often used to haul overweight loads, with special overweight permits, across northern Indiana. Trooper Thumb got the truck stopped to do an inspection and discovered the driver, Gene Maag, age 36 of Waterloo, Indiana, was driving a truck with no registration plate and no federally required company markings or federal tax numbers on the side of the vehicle.. 

The maximum allowable weight for a commercial motor vehicle in Indiana, without a special permit, is 80,000 pounds. As part of his vehicle inspection Trooper Thumb weighed the truck and its steel coil cargo, discovering a combined weight of 176,300 pounds, or 96,300 pounds over the maximum allowable weight, without a special permit.

The fines for the overweight violation alone are just under $14,000.

Troopers say that the truck was impounded and that Maag was cited for the overweight violation and no truck registration in addition to a warning for no federally required markings or numbers on the sides of the truck.

Troopers say that the steel coils will also be impounded until they can be legally loaded onto other trucks to continue their journey to their final destination in Madison, Indiana.

https://cdllife.com/2020/troopers-say-truck-was-96300-pounds-overweight/

Driving a truck is the deadliest job in the U.S., feds say

Deadliest JobsNew data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms what most truckers already know — that they are doing the most dangerous job in America. A December 17 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics examined data from 2018 to confirm that “truck driver” topped their list of the five deadliest jobs. Deadliest […]

Driving a truck is the deadliest job in the U.S., feds say

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Deadliest Jobs

New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms what most truckers already know — that they are doing the most dangerous job in America.

A December 17 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics examined data from 2018 to confirm that “truck driver” topped their list of the five deadliest jobs.

Deadliest Jobs in the U.S. in 2018

  1. Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers
  2. Construction Laborers
  3. Farmers, Ranchers, and other Agricultural Managers
  4. Grounds Maintenance Workers
  5. Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers.

According to the report, “Driver/sales workers and truck drivers had the most fatalities of any broad occupation group at 966. Among all detailed occupations, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers had the most fatalities at 831.”

The report also confirmed that truck driver was the deadliest of the “independent worker” jobs (meaning contract or short term jobs): “Occupations with the most fatal work injuries to independent workers in 2018 were heavy and tractor trailer-truck drivers (96), followed by first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers (61), and construction laborers (48).”

There were a total of 5,250 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2018. This is a a 2% increase from 5,147 in 2017.

https://cdllife.com/2019/driving-a-truck-is-the-deadliest-job-in-the-u-s-feds-say/

Top 10 trucker eating spots ranked in new video

Top 10 Trucker EatsOne of the best parts about trucking is that you get to try all kinds of different food from all over the country — but are you missing out on some hidden gems?

Top 10 trucker eating spots ranked in new video

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Top 10 Trucker Eats

One of the best parts about trucking is that you get to try all kinds of different food from all over the country — but are you missing out on some hidden gems?

Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with this quick video from DST UKN that runs down the top 10 places for truckers to get their eat on!

Places mentioned include:

Little America Truck Stop – Little America, Wyoming

Sky City Casino – Acoma, New Mexico

Big Texan Steak Ranch – Amarillo, Texas

The Dinner Bell – Sweetwater, Tennessee

Trucker Paradise of West Wendover – West Wendover, Nevada

Blake’s Lotaburger – Moriarty, New Mexico

1-40 Exit 87 BBQ – Jackson, Tennessee

Nick’s BBQ & Catfish – Carlisle, Arkansas

AC&T Truck Stop – Hagerstown, Maryland

Dixie Truck Stop – McLean, Illinois

What did we miss? Leave your favorite trucker eats spot in the comments!

https://cdllife.com/2019/top-10-trucker-eating-spots-ranked-in-new-video/

Bill to ban trucks from left lane during rush hour

New HampshireLawmakers in New Hampshire have debuted a bill that would prevent many commercial vehicles from traveling in the left lane at peak traffic hours.

Bill to ban trucks from left lane during rush hour

Ashley CDLLife 2019 12 10

New Hampshire

Lawmakers in New Hampshire have debuted a bill that would prevent many commercial vehicles from traveling in the left lane at peak traffic hours.

On December 2, HB 1383 was introduced in the New Hampshire State Legislature.

If passed, the bill “prohibits certain commercial trucks from traveling in the left lane of a multilane interstate highway or turnpike during certain hours of the day, unless entering or exiting such highway or turnpike from the left lane.”

More specifically, the left lane ban would forbid any commercial vehicle with 3 or more axles to travel in the left lane of an interstate highway or turnpike with three or more lanes between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between the hours of 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. unless entering or exiting the roadway.

The fine for violating the rule would be $50.

The bill is awaiting consideration before the House Transportation Committee.

https://cdllife.com/2019/bill-to-ban-trucks-from-left-lane-during-rush-hour/