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CVSA Operation Safe Driver Week Begins July 11th
Operation Safe Driver Week is once again in sight. Like last year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is putting a hefty focus on...Covid 19Truck Stop Vaccination Clinic Opens
Notice This article was written before the day that the CDC has declared a pause in the use of the J&J vaccine. The current status...EconomyMarch 2021: Trucking Industry Continues to Succeed
For most of the past year, we have been writing about how the pent up demand for trucking services due to the coronavirus pandemic...Freight RatesMarch 2021: Freight Rates Close to Predictions
While the numbers deviated slightly from the estimate from the middle of March, the massive jump in rates for all three forms of freight...RegulationsJoe Biden’s Infrastructure Plan and How it Affects Truckers
On March 31st the office of Joe Biden released the details for the American Jobs Plan. The entire press release clocks in at aabout...
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Meera Joshi to Become FMCSA Administrator
In mid-April, Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Meera Joshi as the administrator to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Does this...RegulationsFMCSA Hosts 20th Annual ART Forum
On March 10th, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration held its 20th annual Analysis, Research, and Technology (ART) Forum, the first under the Biden...RegulationsFMCSA Extends Cold Emergency for Six States
We wrote how we thought this state of emergency would not need an extension, and in twenty-eight cases, we were right. At the same...RegulationsFMCSA Declares Emergency for Cold Wave
It was but five months ago that the FMCSA declared a regional emergency for the west coast states in response to rampant wildfires in...RegulationsFMCSA Extends COVID-19 Emergency to May 31st
It is almost hard to believe that it has been nearly a year since the coronavirus pandemic started, but with having to wear masks...
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March 2021: Trucking Industry Continues to Succeed
For most of the past year, we have been writing about how the pent up demand for trucking services due to the coronavirus pandemic...RegulationsJoe Biden’s Infrastructure Plan and How it Affects Truckers
On March 31st the office of Joe Biden released the details for the American Jobs Plan. The entire press release clocks in at aabout...RegulationsFMCSA Hosts 20th Annual ART Forum
On March 10th, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration held its 20th annual Analysis, Research, and Technology (ART) Forum, the first under the Biden...Covid 19February 2021: Trailer Sales Have Year Over Year Jump
Similar to the trailer sales in January, February trailer purchases both decreased when compared to the month prior and are extraordinarily higher than they...Covid 19Oregon State Bill May Outlaw Diesel in State
You might remember a few years back a viral story about how Oregon changed its laws on self-service gas stations, making it so that...
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TopMark Funding Launches DealerLinc Designed to Help Dealers Fund Transactions More Efficiently
ROSEVILLE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2020 -- TopMark Funding, the premier funding destination for commercial vehicle dealers, announced today the launch of its new proprietary...Commercial TrucksDealerLinc
https://youtu.be/RlK-Lsyj0V4 DealerLinc is a new commercial vehicle financing system provided exclusively by TopMark Funding. DealerLinc simplifies and streamlines the application, approval, and funding process. It provides your dealership...FinancingTOPMARK FUNDING ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF SUCCESSFUL DEALER AWARD
TopMark Funding, the premier funding destination for commercial vehicle dealers, recently joined as a sponsor for the 2020 Successful Dealer Award for the first time. TopMark Funding chose to...Commercial TrucksBest Commercial Truck Financing Companies For 2020
Looking to buy a commercial truck, semi-truck, dump truck, and need commercial truck financing? We’ve put together a list of the top 5 best...FinancingSection 179 Deduction 2020 Guide
*Article courtesy of TopMark Funding Get Cash Back From the IRS 2020 has been a tumultuous year, to say the very least. Fortunately, the United States...
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Truckers Gather in Washington D.C. for Annual 10-4 Event
A little over week after the publishing of this article, October 2nd, marked the third annual “That’s a Big 10-4 on Washington D.C.” event....
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Truck Stop Vaccination Clinic Opens
Notice This article was written before the day that the CDC has declared a pause in the use of the J&J vaccine. The current status...Covid 19The Difficulty with Getting Truckers Vaccinated
The general procedure of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, as it is now, requires the patient to be a member of the eligible phase (currently...RegulationsFMCSA Hosts 20th Annual ART Forum
On March 10th, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration held its 20th annual Analysis, Research, and Technology (ART) Forum, the first under the Biden...Covid 19February 2021: Trailer Sales Have Year Over Year Jump
Similar to the trailer sales in January, February trailer purchases both decreased when compared to the month prior and are extraordinarily higher than they...Covid 19Oregon State Bill May Outlaw Diesel in State
You might remember a few years back a viral story about how Oregon changed its laws on self-service gas stations, making it so that...
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FMCSA Declares Emergency for Cold Wave
It was but five months ago that the FMCSA declared a regional emergency for the west coast states in response to rampant wildfires in...
FMCSA
FMCSA Extends COVID-19 Emergency to May 31st
It is almost hard to believe that it has been nearly a year since the coronavirus pandemic started, but with having to wear masks...
Commercial Trucks
International Roadcheck 2021 Starts May 5th
It might seem like the trucking industry in the North American continent just had an International Roadcheck from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA),...
FMCSA
Meera Joshi Becomes the FMCSA Administrator
If you have been following the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) news for a while now, three names might ring as familiar: Raymond...
Covid 19
Biden’s First Days and How it May Impact Trucking
A few days after election day, we were hesitant to officially call for Biden’s election victory due to numerous fraud allegations and lawsuits for...
FMCSA
FMCSA Considers 5/5 Sleeper Berth Study
Recently, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) modified the hours-of-service regulations to allow two periods of sleeper berth time: either an 8/2 or...
Autonomous Vehicles
DOT Starts Setting Automated Trucking Standards
While Elaine Chao has resigned from Secretary of the Department of Transportation by the time you read this article, one of her last acts...
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DOT Secretary Elaine Chao Resigns
Secretary of the Department of Transportation Elaine Chao has announced that she will be resigning from her position, effective January 11th. This marks the...
FMCSA
Query the Clearinghouse, or Risk Penalty, Says FMCSA
The grace period for not being inside the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, a database of drivers and such violations, is approaching its end...
