This is an inspiring story about a the value of hard work and staying focused: a young man in California is too young to drink but not too young to succeed. He learned the business at his father’s elbow and now has 10 trucks in his fleet.
Click here to read all about it.
Enjoy!
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Brandt Truck Line, Inc., of Bloomington, Illinois officially closed its doors on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, after 88 years in business. Brandt was a major player in the Illinois-Wisconsin-Indiana area. The closure means the loss of 146 jobs.
Click here to read the article from Pantagraph.com.
How Will New Hours of Service Regulations or HOS Affect Me?
The good news is that the changes currently being debated in HOS regulations will not affect local trucking companies. Most local truckers operate under the 100 Air-Mile Exemption (115 statute miles as the crow flies) where a driver is allowed to record duty time using a time clock instead of RODS (logbook or EOBR). The rules of 60 hours per week, 12 hours per day, with one 16 hour day permitted per week, etc. remain unchanged.
Click this link to read the actual federal regulations.
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