Heavy Duty Trucking, September 2018

At Shell Rotella we believe in the strength of our technology And one way we challenge ourselves is by putting our oils to the test along with other oils on the market In a required industry test completed earlier this year a sample of Mobil Delvac 1300 Super 15W 40 did not meet API CK 4 nor the Cummins Detroit Diesel Mack or Volvo specifications that they claim to meet Make sure you get what youre paying for because a truck is more than just a truck thats why it deserves more than just any oil Visit rotella com for more information Volvo T 13 testing completed February 2018CLIENT SOPUS Products 2018 All rights reserved Whether its seen as the last splash or not of a powerful lame duck congressman the discussion draft of a wide ranging infrastructure plan just released by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster R PA is receiving a warm welcome from stakeholder groups but theres no guarantee it will be hammered into law The expansive draft calls for massive federal investment in infrastructure projects through at least 2021 with funding coming from both grants and appropriations At least some of that funding would come from a temporary increase in the federal tax on gasoline and diesel fuel which perhaps would eventually be replaced by a per mile user fee Also being pushed by Shuster is a Per mile User Fee Surface Transportation System Funding Pilot This national volunteer based pilot program would demonstrate whether a per mile user fee could replace the existing federal taxes on gasoline and diesel which are the primary sources of revenue for the Highway Trust Fund The Alliance for Driver Safety Security also known as the Trucking Alliance is calling for all state legislatures to require electronic logging devices in commercial trucks that only operate within their state intrastate Lane Kidd managing director of the coalition of transportation companies told HDT that the new policy statement was drafted because to our knowledge there are no states that require ELDs in commercial trucks that operate in intrastate commerce Were hopeful that state trucking associations will start the movement In a July 20 statement Kidd said that Since Congress required electronic logging devices in all interstate commercial trucks to monitor the hours that truck drivers spend behind the wheel violations are down dramatically Truck drivers no longer have paper log books to manipulate and falsify State legislatures should consider doing what Congress has done and require all large trucks to install these devices to make sure drivers are obeying the law Shusters lame duck infrastructure plan Expanding ELDs to intrastate Battle against RI tolls Rhode Islands controversial truck tolling plan is now the target of a federal lawsuit filed by the American Trucking Associations and three motor carriers The suit contends that the states RhodeWorks truck only toll scheme violates the U S Constitutions Commerce Clause by discriminating against out of state trucking companies Under the RhodeWorks plan 18 wheelers will pay up to 20 to cross the state traveling on Interstate 95 A single truck will be capped at paying 40 a day The tolls are intended to finance a 10 year plan to repair deteriorating bridges in the Ocean State The tolls to be collected electronically via 14 gantries are expected to bring in around 45 million a year once they are up and running