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FROM THE EDITOR Raman S. Dhillon

First off, the Punjabi Trucking magazine staff would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and we hope everyone enjoyed their holiday. The New Year always seems to bring change. Minimum wage is increasing in every state but so is the price of living. Equipment cost in the trucking industry has drastically increased. It’s getting harder for the small business owners to keep up with increasing costs and constantly changing regulations.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) just announced medium and heavy-duty trucks operating in the state of California will now be required to have a smog check twice a year. The new testing is set to begin in 2024 after a phase-in-period and will eventually stretch to four inspections a year by 2026 or 2027.

To help enforce this regulation, the state will set-up locations at designated sites. Owner-operators with only one truck will not be spared from this new regulation like they were exempt before.

There are quite a few challenges with these new regulations. Trucks built before 2013 do not have the

updated onboard diagnostic systems and will need to be converted so their data can be easily read by the state.

If truckers choose not to convert their diagnostic system, they will need a scanning tool that must be certified by CARB. The American Trucking Associations and the California Trucking Association (CTA) have made a request to the state for a “soft enforcement period” including “an educational effort” during the initial rollout of the requirement to give our well deserved transportation industry time to adjust to these changes. More information about these new regulations can be found in our main article, ‘CARB announces new smog testing requirements’.

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CARB announces new smog testing requirements

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edium and heavy-duty trucks operating in California will now be subject to smog testing twice a year after a new announcement from the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

The new testing is set to begin in 2024 after a phase-in period. The program will eventually stretch to four inspections a year by 2026 or 2027.

The new regulation could be fulfilled simply by gathering data about a truck’s particulate and nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions from its onboard diagnostic systems. Beginning in 2013 all new trucks came with the required technology as standard equipment.

“For telematics users, an onboard diagnostics inspection that draws emissions control performance data from the vehicle’s internal computer (allows) an inspection (to) be completed automatically without taking the vehicle out of operation,” CARB said.

The reporting and gathering of data will not be completely virtual. CARB will

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install a network of monitors in the San Joaquin Valley and along the South Coast to detect for “high emitting trucks.”

In addition, the state will set-up locations for random testing at border crossings, weigh stations and other selected sites.

Another element of the new regulations will now affect owner-operators who have only one truck. In the past, they were exempt from inspections to measure emissions from their truck’s smokestack.

That exemption has now been eliminated under the new smog testing procedure.

Barriers to increased testing exist. One problem is that some diagnostic systems will need to be converted so that data is easily read by the state. Trucks will need a “scanning tool” for data to be read and these tools will need to be certified by CARB. Considering these challenges, the American Trucking Associations and the California Trucking Association (CTA) have asked the state for a “soft enforcement period” including “an

enhanced education effort” during the initial rollout of the requirement.

CARB responded that it is working on a variety of testing options, including options for fleets or owner-operators who may not want to use telematics.

One solution could be the purchase of a handheld device that could fulfill the required tests.

CTA also complained that the reality of four tests a year within the next five years could be problematic from a logistics standpoint. “We would argue that is way over testing, because CARB’s own data shows nine out of every 10 trucks are operating the way they are supposed to,” said Chris Shimoda, CTA’s vice president for government affairs.

Penalties for not complying with the new testing could result in a truck’s registration being revoked. But that goes only for trucks registered in the state. Out of state carriers who are out of compliance will be issued citations and possible referral to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

The state will set-up locations for random testing at border crossings, weigh stations and other selected sites.

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Biden Administration announces new plan to recruit truck drivers

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sserting that the trucking industry “plays a critical role in the U.S. supply chain and economy,” the Biden administration recently announced a program to “strengthen America’s trucking workforce.” It includes a substantial recruitment element.

Working in tandem with industry stakeholders, the Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan focuses on four key areas including the apprenticeship programs that are part of a $1 trillion “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law” passed by Congress in November.

In a fact sheet about the program, the White House said, “The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law creates a pathway to address these challenges in the long-term.

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing a set of concrete actions to address the expansion of trucking.”

One area of the plan looks to “accelerate the expansion of Registered Apprenticeships” by setting a “90-day Challenge” to organize employers to develop new apprenticeship programs.

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they are in the process of getting their commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs).

To that end, the Department of Labor (DOL) has set up FASTPORT, a federally funded partner committed to working with the industry to establish apprenticeships for individual organizations within 48 hours.

Another area of the plan is to “reduce barriers to drivers getting CDLs” by having the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) support state departments of motor vehicles in exceeding CDL issuance to “bring more truck drivers into the field.”

The plan also seeks to recruit more veterans to the industry through a partnership of the DOL Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, the Department of Veteran Affairs and other organizations with industry trucking associations, trainers and others in the private sector.

“It’s an incredible opportunity to do right by our veterans and strengthen the trucking workforce at the same time to ensure there are seamless paths to these opportunities for our veterans.

The trucking industry has already taken really important steps to connect veterans to good jobs, but there is certainly more we can do,” said a White House representative.

Finally, the plan would “launch” the Driving Good Jobs initiative to support drivers and make sure trucking jobs are “safe and stable.” The initiative will study truck driver pay, the negative impacts of unpaid detention while “identifying effective and safe strategies to get new entrants in the field from underrepresented communities, including women, and young drivers between 18-20.”

Trucking advocacy groups are in support of the plan and have pledged to work with federal officials to make it a success.

American Trucking Associations Executive Vice President of Advocacy Bill Sullivan said, “We are encouraged that the Biden Administration has not only recognized the importance of adding new and well-trained Americans to the trucking workforce but has announced a path forward with what we believe will become a robust training opportunity for future commercial truck drivers.” www.punjabitruckingusa.com

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CALSTART looks to assist small fleet owners in acquiring zero-emission trucks

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s the U.S. moves from fossil fuels to renewable energy to power its transportation system, the trucking industry, especially small trucking companies and independent owner-operators have many questions and decisions to make. That’s precisely why the non-profit CALSTART was created.

On its website, CALSTART boasts that it “works with its member companies and agencies to build a high-tech cleantransportation industry that creates jobs, cuts air pollution and oil imports and curbs climate change.” It has also recently made itself available to small trucking companies through its “Transforming Trucks Transforming Communities” program.

“Most commercial trucking fleets in the U.S. are small businesses, yet most of the news and information circulating about zero-emissions trucks is geared toward large, well-funded fleets,” says Niki Okuk, deputy director of CALSTART. “Transforming Trucks Transforming Communities is designed to close that information gap and make the ZEV news relevant to small and medium-sized fleets much easier to find and act on.”

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fleets get their portion of California’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Program (HVIP) and another program called Clean Off-Road Equipment Incentive Voucher Program (CORE). Both are programs started by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) which takes money garnered from pollution fines and turns it into money for zero-emission cars, trucks and buses.

Not surprisingly, however, much of the funding from these programs has gone to large fleets. In fact, 83 companies with 100 or more trucks took most of the 2,016 vouchers made available by HVIP in 2021. Vouchers can be for as much as $120,000.

102 medium-size fleets with 11 to 99 vehicles were also able to get incentives, but just 41 small fleets, with 11 or fewer trucks, received money. One reason for this is that manufacturers prefer to work with larger fleets to sell as many trucks as possible. This seems to ignore the fact that, according to the American Trucking Associations, 91% of fleets had six or fewer trucks and 97% of fleets have less than 20.Fortunately, California is increasing the amount of money available in 2022 to $1.5 billion. That’s on top of

$2.5 billion in federal funding coming from President Biden’s infrastructure bill. This is good news as the state heads full throttle toward requiring electric vehicles with CARB mandating that 9% of new trucks sold in the state need to be zero-emission by 2024.

“As the state continues to raise the bar with ambitious zero-emission freight goals, we have to remember that truck drivers and operators in our neighborhoods are often minority smallbusiness owners who need and deserve additional resources to be part of this industry transformation. Too often we are left behind,” said Okuk, who was a former small-fleet owner herself.

CALSTART provides “easy-to-use” tools for small fleet owners, such as a “Total Cost of Ownership Calculator” “which uses current diesel truck information to predict fleet savings and return on investment for electric trucks.”

It also has a “Funding Finder” which is specific to California and helps find incentives for the switch from diesel to electric. Finally, it features “Infrastructure Planning Tools” to help “small business owners sort through their options for installing chargers and fueling zeroemission trucks.” www.punjabitruckingusa.com

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UREA Shortage Sends Diesel Exhaust Fluid Prices up 162%

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t the beginning of this year, experts warned the price of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) would rise steeply in the coming months.

Those fears have been realized as the price of DEF has risen from about 60 cents a gallon in January to $1.59 a gallon most recently, representing a 12-month jump of 162%.

The reason for the exorbitant price hike is because a main ingredient of DEF, urea, is currently in short supply. Urea (yes, the stuff in urine) is an important agricultural fertilizer that also happens to make up about one-third of the ingredients in DEF. Not only is the shortage of urea hurting truckers, but it is also a culprit in rising food prices as farmers struggle to fertilize their fields.

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The urea used for DEF and fertilizer is made from a process using either natural gas or coal to produce ammonia which is turned into synthetic urea. As the world struggles with climate change, many coal fired power plants have been closed and the price of natural gas has risen since the outset of the pandemic. Natural gas prices have skyrocketed across the globe and have doubled in the U.S.

Two of the biggest suppliers of urea, China and Russia, have limited their exports so their farmers are not caught in short supply of the fertilizer. In addition, Hurricane Ida, which hit the U.S. southern coast in August, forced chemical plant closures.

DEF is used to treat exhaust gases and its use was mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency more than ten years ago. Experts predict that the price of DEF may climb even higher before dropping. Another bit of bad news is that as the price of DEF rises, demand will continue to grow. www.punjabitruckingusa.com

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Volvo Group North America Wins South Coast AQMD Clean Air Award for Innovative Clean Air Technology toward reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment.

South Coast AQMD contributed $4 million from the Clean Fuels Fund and awarded the Volvo Group a $45.6 million contract to design and implement the LIGHTS project. Volvo and its partners have promised no less than $45.7 million in matching contributions to increase the total project value to more than $91 million for South Coast AQMD to administer.

“We appreciate and commend South Coast AQMD’s leadership in advancing the clean air agenda in our region, and we look forward to continuing our partnership with them on innovative projects that will positively impact the air quality,” said Aravind Kailas, Volvo Group advanced technology policy director.

Along with the LIGHTS project, the Volvo Group is also participating in the Switch-On and Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative (JETSI). The Switch-On project builds on the success of the Volvo LIGHTS program through the deployment of 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks in California

by Volvo LIGHTS’ partner NFI. The project is on track to significantly reduce emissions along the Interstate-710 corridor in southern California, as well as improve air quality for those communities impacted. Kailas and Brandis accepted the Clean Air Award during a virtual event Dec. 3, 2021.

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Volvo LIGHTS is a collaboration among 15 public and private partners working toward the common goal of successfully introducing battery-electric trucks and equipment into the market at scale. Led by the Volvo Group and South Coast AQMD, NFI Industries, Dependable Supply Chain Services, TEC Equipment, Greenlots, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, Southern California Edison, CALSTART, the University of California, Riverside CE-CERT, Reach Out, Rio Hondo College and San Bernardino Valley College are also stakeholders.

The Volvo LIGHTS project was made possible by a $48 million award to South Coast AQMD from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as part of California Climate Investments (CCI), a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars

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Toyota slated to build electric battery plant near Greensboro, NC

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orth Carolina state officials recently announced that Toyota is preparing to build a $1.3 billion electric battery plant in the northern part of the state. The new plant would employ about 1,750 workers.

The state’s Economic Investment Committee voted to give Toyota $79 million in incentives if the plant is built.

The plant would be constructed on a 1,800 acre area called the GreensboroRandolph Megasite, 20 miles from Greensboro next to a four-lane highway with other essential infrastructure nearby.

In October, Toyota announced it would build a new battery plant in the U.S. to accelerate its production of hybrid and fully electric vehicles. Toyota said the plant would begin operations in 2025 with growth occurring through 2031.

Toyota also said it would spend $3.4 billion in the U.S. on automotive batteries over the next ten years.

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manage the North Carolina plant along with Toyota subsidiary Toyota Tsusho, an automobile parts manufacturer. The new company will be part of Toyota’s expansion of its U.S. supply chain and its footprint in the lithium-ion battery market.

A major factor in Toyota’s decision to build in North Carolina was surely its proximity to other assembly plants in Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri and Texas.

State lawmakers have already pledged to spend $135 million on infrastructure near the plant and would reimburse Toyota as much as $185 million for other improvements.

The project near Greensboro would include $65 in property tax rebates and would transfer the land to Toyota if the company follows through with investing at least $1 billion and providing jobs with average salaries of $62,000 a year. More money will go to Toyota if it continues to expand with a second phase that would

be worth $3 billion and provide a total of 3,800 jobs.

Toyota has been at the forefront of manufacturing hybrid and electric vehicles since the introduction of the Prius in 2000. It expects to be selling two million zero-emission hydrogen and battery-electric vehicles per year by 2030.

Other companies, including Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler, are also looking to build battery plants in the U.S. to fulfill what should be a large-scale transformation to electric vehicles across the nation. Ford has already announced it would build three plants in Kentucky and Tennessee while GM will build in Ohio and Tennessee.

Analysts predict the number of new electric vehicles sold in the U.S. will double this year with 400,000 zeroemission cars, trucks and vans rolling off the assembly lines. Automakers have committed to produce electric vehicles for fully half of new sales by 2030. www.punjabitruckingusa.com

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Long Beach drayage company sues German container shipper over detention fees

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haos at California’s ports continues amid unprecedented container volume as a Long Beachbased drayage company is suing international shipping and transportation container company Hapag-Lloyd.

Orange Avenue Express alleges the German company forced them to store empty reefer containers without payment.

In its complaint with the Federal Maritime Commission, Orange Avenue also alleges that Hapag-Lloyd compiled over $250,000 in detention charges in a direct violation of U.S.

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shipping regulations. It may be the first time a trucking company has filed a suit against a shipping company for overcharges and late fees.

Last April, as the ports at Los Angeles and Long Beach became backlogged with shipping containers, storage space for the empty containers was hard to find so Hapag-Lloyd made drayage companies send an email each day inquiring about space availability.

But, when Orange Avenue attempted to make an appointment to return an empty container to the shipping company all appointments had been previously filled, contrary to what Hapag-Lloyd had earlier stated.

“When Hapag was notified that no appointments were available, Hapag would reply that it had no control over the terminal appointment system,” according to the lawsuit.

“Further, after repeated requests, Hapag failed to provide an overall solution to the daily refusal to accept empty reefer container returns or lack of appointments.”

Orange Avenue did take advantage of as many “dual” gate appointments as possible. These appointments allowed them to drop off an empty when picking up a full container.

“However, because of the continuous lack of Hapag’s empty return locations, empty refer containers began accumulating at the OAE yard,” the trucking company said. “Since the full containers were originally pulled as overweight containers on specialized tri-axle chassis, many empties remained on the specialized OAE-owned chassis for lengthy periods of time.”

At one point, Orange Avenue was close to shutting down because of a lack of those free chassis.

“Instead of adequately allowing for opportunities to return empty reefer containers, Hapag involuntarily forced OAE to act as a storage facility for Hapag empty containers without compensation,” the complaint said.

In addition, Hapag-Lloyd charged “unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious” detention fees. According to the suit, “Hapag would still charge daily detention at $400 per day, per container even if the empty, in reality, could not be returned through the actions of Hapag or its designated terminals.” www.punjabitruckingusa.com

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Sysco agrees to reduce emissions in accord with the 2015 Paris Agreement

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ouston-based food service equipment distributor Sysco has announced it will commit to electrify 35% of its fleet by 2030. The company’s new emissions reduction program, laid out in its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, is in alignment with the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.

In the report, Sysco said it will reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 27.5% by 2030 and make sure suppliers covering 67% of Scope 3 emissions have established science-based targets by 2026.

Scope 3 emissions represent the “largest opportunity for impact” because they make up 98% of the company’s carbon footprint through food production and transportation between farmers, suppliers and clients.

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The report said, “Increasing the electrification of our fleet is a primary way we can reduce our direct emissions.

We are currently focused on our U.S.based tractor fleet, as this is our largest contributor of emissions, and will expand our efforts to other markets in the future.”

Sysco has already made progress on the supply side of its move to reduce emissions. At least 80 of its suppliers, who represent nearly 30% of its 2019 emissions, have committed or set science-based targets, according to the company's report.

The pilot program indicated the vehicle could act as a regional hauler and could service most of the company’s routes on a single charge with loads of up to 82,000 pounds. The new trucks will meet the unique transportation needs for food distribution.

Sysco is working to deploy a group of electric vehicles in 2023 at its Riverside, California site. It has also pre-ordered 50 electric Tesla trucks and is working to also reduce its carbon footprint in the rest of the world.

As part of electrifying its fleet, Sysco has been trying out a battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia in San Francisco. www.punjabitruckingusa.com

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Samsara’s Camera Connector can save fleets on accident claims

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oordinating a truck’s side, rear and interior cameras is now easier with San Franciscobased Samsara’s new Camera Connector which connects each feed to the company’s Connected Operations Cloud.

This will allow fleets to use existing cameras to improve safety and protect against not-at-fault accident claims.

On its website, Samsara boasts that its customers can “use video technology powered by AI to protect” their employees when crashes occur.

Samsara points out that drivers from long haul to passenger transit are at risk of potentially high-cost road collisions.

In fact, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety estimates that 242,000 sideswipe crashes happen each year.

The Camera Connector draws each camera feed onto a single monitor through its cloud-based platform.

Although the connector will work with any cameras, if it is combined with Samsara's AI Dash Cams, customers will have 360-degree visibility.

Fleets can now bring up footage from any of their trucks within minutes to counter false accident claims.

“We can now seamlessly integrate our existing cameras with Samsara’s platform, quickly retrieve video footage through the cloud in minutes, and significantly decrease our volume of backup incidents and associated payouts,” said Sajid Ordagic, safety manager at Rasmussen Group.

Rasmussen is a Des Moines, Iowabased construction company with hundreds of heavy-duty concrete trucks that has been using Samsara’s new product. They have seen backup incidents reduced and estimate they have already saved $30,000 in false claims.

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for safety instruction. Fleet managers can now see exactly what their drivers are experiencing right from their desktops.

Camera Connector is easily installed

and eliminates the need to rip out and replace existing camera systems. Camera Connector is now available to new and existing customers.

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Cargo theft a problem as U.S. continues to experience crowded ports and supply chain issues

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ammed ports, driver shortages and supply chain chaos have led directly to another serious problem for shippers and retailers: cargo theft.

According to CargoNet, a database dealing with cargo theft, between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30 of this year California already had 208 reports of cargo theft, representing about $45 million in goods.

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billion a year.

A major target of thieves at California ports is electronic parts. On its website, CargoNet said, “Cargo thieves continued to show a strong preference for computer electronics shipments and nearly 70 percent of these thefts in the third quarter of 2021 occurred in California.”

Once containers are unloaded from ships, they may be placed on train cars and sit for several days, making them sitting ducks for thieves who are not

only stealing electronics but also home appliances, apparel and other retail products.

Even while on route by either rail or truck, goods are still not safe as pilferage occurs when a truck or train is parked or idled on the tracks. Thieves will steal only part of a load, so drivers and conductors won’t notice the losses until they reach their destination.

Texas and Florida have also seen their share of thefts so far this year, although www.punjabitruckingusa.com

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numbers are down slightly from 2020.

Analysts believe the trend of thefts, however, will not be going away anytime soon.

In the third quarter of this year, CargoNet reports a total of 359 supply chain thefts or incidents of fraud in the U.S. and Canada. This represents a 2% decline over the same quarter last year. In addition, there were 294 thefts involving tractor-trailers or other cargo vehicles during the third quarter.

According to CargoNet, 2020 was the worst year for cargo thefts in recent years and this year’s numbers have declined overall yet remain higher than normal.

"What we’ll see next year is probably going to be similar to what we're going to see this year, as far as electronics and the same type of commodities," said Keith Lewis, CargoNet vice president of

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operations. "I don't see us coming out of that for a few years."

A major reason for so much cargo theft during the pandemic has been that some goods have been in short supply and thieves are able to resell those items for inflated prices, especially electronics, household goods and food. Thieves tend to steal what they can sell.

“If it’s popular or if it’s in high demand or if it’s in shortage, they’re going to go after it because they know they’re going to be able to get rid of it quickly, and get a high dollar amount for it,” said Scott Cornell, vice chair of the Transported Asset Protection Association.

Stolen items often show up for sale on internet sites or at local flea markets but have usually been stolen with a specific buyer in mind.

“A lot of times [thieves] have a buyer already that they have arranged the sale prior to the theft,” Cornell said. “They’re basically on the shopping list for a buyer that they know and they’re going after specific things that that buyer has asked them to target.”

There are two main categories of thieves who go after cargo. On one hand is organized crime—think of the scene in the gangster movie Goodfellas when the mafia brazenly stopped a truck on route to steal whatever they were carrying and then sell it on the black market.

Organized crime groups will often do surveillance on future targets and then move in when the time is right. Analysts believe that upward of 80% of cargo theft is committed by organized crime rings.

The other category is pilferage, when a thief or group of thieves will grab what they can carry in their truck or car and then flee the scene. These are mostly small-time criminals.

Because cargo theft is considered property crime, thieves often face less punishment than other criminal acts. In fact, the public often views cargo theft as a victimless crime.

“The penalties for commercial-type crimes are far less than crimes against a person,” Lewis said. “A home burglary is considered a crime of violence.”

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Canada now has another third-party ELD certification organization

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anada has added another third-party organization that can certify electronic logging devices (ELDs). Along with FPInnovations and CSA Group, Albertabased Commercial Driver Technology can now verify and validate that an ELD meets Transport Canada’s technical standards.

Canada requires that all ELDs are

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certified by an independent entity. U.S agencies do not require such certification but any U.S.-based fleets which do business in Canada and operate across the border must use Canada approved devices.

Although the ELD requirement for certification went into effect on June 12, provinces and territories are not yet enforcing the mandate. Adding another

certifying organization will help as enforcement will be slowly phased in over the next year.

“We are staunch supporters of certifying ELDs to a common technical standard and have witnessed firsthand how the certification process increases the quality and trustworthiness of the product,” said Commercial Driver Technology founder Robin Doherty in a press release. “Expert third-party certification means drivers, motor carriers, and inspectors can worry less about what the ELD is doing and focus on benefits the ELD data provides.”

On its website, Commercial Driver Technology lays out the steps toward certification, including application, assessment, conformance report, certification, maintenance and surveillance.

Testing procedures are defined by Transport Canada and certification depends on the success of more than 400 technical tests on a device. ELD developers must make sure their devices remain compliant with these standards.

ELD certification organizations must also conduct surveillance audits on a yearly basis and maintenance audits each time a device is altered or upgraded. www.punjabitruckingusa.com

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FMCSA refocusing on ELDs and other safety regulations

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s part of the Biden administration’s agenda on regulatory and deregulatory actions, the trucking industry could see changes in three major areas, including the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs), automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems and the identification of “unfit” trucking companies.

A statement released by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) would be proposing new rules on these agenda items beginning next year. These new regulations are in the pre-rule stage with formal notices set for March and June 2022.

To make the use of ELDs easier and less stressful for drivers and fleets, there are proposed changes to the rule which was gradually phased in between 2016 and 2019.

“Many lessons have been learned

by FMCSA staff, state enforcement personnel, ELD vendors and industry in the intervening years,” a summary of the proposal said.

“These lessons can be used to streamline and improve the clarity of the regulatory text and ELD specifications and answer recurring questions.”

FMCSA hopes to make technical modifications as a response to industry feedback. One problem identified is that contrary to the stated goals of the rule, drivers felt more fatigue after the ELD mandate went into effect.

In a 2019 survey by the OwnerOperator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), an overwhelming number of drivers— over 70%—responded that they experienced increased fatigue.

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rushed to take breaks but were forced to drive when they wanted to take a break.

More flexibility could solve these issues.

Another problem which had been anticipated by driver advocates was that fleets would harass drivers over the use of the devices.

Some drivers said they “felt harassed by the device itself, stating that they are unable to make even the smallest of mistakes,” according to that survey.

“Conversely, a few members experienced less harassment, stating that carriers and shippers were no longer pressuring them to make unrealistic delivery schedules and that they were better equipped to document hours sitting

in detention.”

On AEBs, FMCSA is seeking “information and comment” on the maintenance and operation of the new systems. The proposed rule will support an affiliated rule to be proposed next year by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require AEBs and make them standard equipment on heavy trucks.

“NHTSA is planning a date of April 2022 for their AEB” rulemaking proposal, according to OMB, “therefore, FMCSA would issue this [advance notice] shortly after.”

FMCSA also plans to seek data to better identify “unfit” trucking companies in order to “remove them from the nation’s roadways.”

“FMCSA would seek public comment about the use of available safety data, including inspection data, in determining carrier fitness to operate,” said the proposal.

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ATRI compares company drivers and owner-operators in recent research

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he American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently released its analysis examining why truck drivers choose to work for a company or become an Owner-Operator/Independent Contractor (OO/IC). Data for the study was gathered from over 2,000 professional drivers.

Two-thirds of those respondents were OO/IC. Among the OO/IC group, a majority believed they would experience a decrease in annual income and a lowered feeling of job satisfaction if they had to be reclassified as company drivers.

In California, AB 5, which is currently being stayed pending further action by a federal court, could force many independents to work for companies.

The study found the top motivating

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factors for being an OO/IC included the independence and flexibility of setting a schedule as well as having the ability to choose routes and the duration of a haul.

For company drivers, most of those surveyed said the top motivating factor was security and stability. In fact, 90% rated it either an “important” or “extremely important” factor.

Company drivers and OO/IC are often paid in different ways.

For example, 46% of company drivers are paid by the mile while nearly 28% are hourly employees. Regardless of how they are paid, a majority of company drivers said

they were “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their income.

Likewise, ATRI found that a majority of OO/IC said they were “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their income. Less than 20% of company drivers said they wanted to become OO/IC any time soon, although those that did want to change status said they believed they would make a higher income by doing so.

About 70% of company drivers said their income was between $50,000 and $100,000 while about 55% of OO/IC said they made $75,000 or higher in the last year. About 30% of those company drivers who had been OO/IC in the past said their income had dropped after becoming a company driver. 20% said their job satisfaction had also declined.

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BMO fourth quarter earnings report reflects robust trucking industry

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espite supply chain issues and other upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, key financial indicators for the trucking industry are trending in the right direction. Canadian bank BMO, a major lender to trucking companies, recently released positive fourth quarter earnings for its transportation related portfolio.

Following a strong third quarter, BMO’s fourth quarter (ending on Oct. 31) report shows that write-offs continue to hover around the CA$6 million number ($4.69 in U.S. dollars), unchanged from the third quarter.

In comparison, at the height of the pandemic, the number of write-offs got as high as CA$35 million per quarter, and even in 2018 under a strong

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economy, they were about CA$15 million per quarter.

Allowances related to credit losses also fell. This indicator reflects allowances taken by BMO on loans considered impaired. Those losses were down only CA$4 million, representing a very low number when compared to historical trends.

Numbers show that BMO’s transportation related business has steadily grown, worth about CA$9.9 billion in 2018 and rising to nearly CA$13 billion in the fourth quarter of this year. Gross impaired loans were down CA$15 million just from the third quarter to the fourth.

While not the largest number in its history, the CA$12.96 billion

fourth quarter book of business from transportation is robust, showing the overall strength of the trucking market and how it could be affected by rising truck and equipment costs as well as the price of fuel.

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TEC Equipment La Mirada Earns Volvo Trucks EV Certified Dealership Designation

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n August 2021, TEC Equipment’s Fontana, California, location became the first in North America to complete the robust training and equipment installation requirements needed to achieve Volvo Trucks EV Certified Dealer status. TEC Equipment’s two Southern California dealerships are well located to service fleet operators involved in local and regional goods movement, particularly around the ports — an ideal application for the Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 model.

“Volvo Trucks applauds the ongoing leadership of the TEC Equipment team, which began meeting requirements for certification of its dealerships in late 2019 through the Volvo LIGHTS project, before Volvo’s certification program was even fully developed,” said Peter Voorhoeve, president, Volvo Trucks North America. “Effective partnerships are the key to achieving widescale transportation electrification, and TEC Equipment continues to demonstrate the value of their innovative mindset and dedication to building the necessary sales and service ecosystem.”

The TEC Equipment La Mirada sales team is trained to consult with customers on how electric trucks fit in their operation and to select the right Volvo VNR Electric configuration based on their fleet’s unique transport needs.

This includes evaluation of their routes to determine which are the most ideal for electromobility, what to consider when investing in charging infrastructure, and available grants and incentives to offset project costs.

Several members of the maintenance and repair crew at TEC Equipment’s Fontana and La Mirada dealerships are now fully trained and equipped to meet the service needs of fleets operating Volvo VNR Electrics. TEC Equipment La Mirada has installed equipment for two dedicated EV service bays, and two of its technicians have completed the required training to service electric drivetrains and components. Two additional technicians in La Mirada are in the process of completing the training. Both dealership locations will also maintain a stock of key parts and components for the VNR Electric model to minimize service times and quickly get customers back on the road.

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look forward to continuing to expand our expertise to our other dealerships on the West Coast through Volvo Trucks EV Certified Dealership training programs.”

TEC Equipment was an integral partner in the groundbreaking Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project that deployed the first Volvo VNR Electric models in North America. Volvo Trucks designed its rigorous Volvo Trucks EV Certified Dealer program to support this growing network of battery-electric Class 8 trucks and now also offers its Volvo Gold Contract, specifically designed to provide peace of mind to new Volvo VNR Electric owners. Incorporating maintenance, towing, uptime services, and full coverage of major components, the Volvo Gold Contract comes standard with the Volvo VNR Electric and is the first service contract of its kind from Volvo Trucks North America.

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Washington adopts California rules on sale of zero-emission vehicles

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ollowing in the footsteps of California and Oregon, the state of Washington has adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks Rule to reduce emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.

The rule, approved in November 2021 by the state’s Department of Ecology, requires truck manufacturers to sell an increasing number of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). California adopted the same rule earlier in 2021.

According to the rule and the newly adopted Zero-Emission Vehicle Program, ZEVs will make up 8 percent of all lightduty vehicle sales in the state in 2024.

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of air pollution in Washington and that transportation “contributes about 22 percent of total air pollution and 45 percent of greenhouse gas emissions throughout the state.”

“The ZEV program will expand electric vehicle options for consumers in Washington,” said David Reichmuth, senior engineer at the Union of Concerned Scientists. “With transportation the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and a major contributor to other types of air pollution in Washington, cutting tailpipe emissions will put the state on the road to a cleaner transportation system.”

Each state on the West Coast now has regulations mandating the sale of

light-, medium- and heavy-duty ZEVs. Other states, including four on the East Coast, are also mulling the adoption of California’s regulatory format.

The new rule, however, has drawn skepticism from the trucking industry.

Complaining that what is right for California might not be right for Washington, Washington Trucking Associations Executive Director Sheri Call said that incentives, like those in California being offered by the California Air Resources Board, will be necessary to help trucking companies in Washington with the transition. She also said the state will need to improve its infrastructure and add more charging stations.

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Embark self-driving trucks to move freight between San Antonio and Houston

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nterstate 10 between San Antonio and Houston will be the new stomping grounds for autonomous trucks from San Francisco-based software developer Embark Trucks. The selfdriving trucks will use one lane of the freeway for freight runs between the two Texas cities.

Embark hopes to start using the route next year. In the beginning, each truck will have a back-up driver. The number of trucks deployed or the type of freight they will carry has not yet been announced but it seems certain Embark will work with development partners Werner Enterprises, Mesilla Valley Transportation and Bison Transport. To support its footprint in Texas, Embark announced a partnership

with the Texas A&M University Engineering Experiment Station. Embark will use Texas A&M’s test track and its Center for Autonomous Vehicles and Sensor Systems.

“Our new footprint in Texas will support our growing network of partners and fuel our rapid growth across the Sunbelt,” said Stephen Houghton, Embark’s chief operations and fleet officer.

Embark CEO Alex Rodrigues stated the new lane would not be segregated but rather a digital route on an existing road.

He said that motorists will like sharing the road with Embark trucks.

"I think the biggest thing you'll notice as a person driving on the road is that they're going to be a little bit more patient, a little

bit more law-abiding because they don't have to get there under the same kind of time pressure. They don't have the hoursof-service limitations.” Rodrigues said.

In November, Embark merged with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. to go public. The deal is estimated to be worth $5 billion.

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Because of backlog, Class 8 truck orders drop to lowest rate in 26 years

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ndicating a backlog of unbuilt trucks and not a serious demand issue, Class 8 truck orders in November plummeted to their lowest level in 26 years.

The backlog for manufacturers has now exceeded 14 months, meaning that an order placed today wouldn’t be ready until the first quarter of 2023.

Orders in November were down 41% from October and a whopping 82% from last year.

Supply chain issues and a lack of everything from silicon and semiconductors have stymied manufacturers, leading to historic backlogs. These shortages have forced truck makers to build but then

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park new trucks while they wait for semiconductors, which are used in a variety of equipment now standard on Class 8 trucks.

Delivery of these important components has been intermittent since last spring. Manufacturers had expected to be at full capacity by now, but problems linger.

ACT Research President Kenny Veith said, “Long backlog lead times resulting from ongoing supply constraints continue to pressure new order activity. With backlogs stretching into late 2022 and still no clear visibility about the easing of the ‘everything’ shortage, modest November order results suggest

the OEMs are continuing to take a more cautious approach to booking orders so as not to extend the cycle of customer expectations management.”

The lack of new trucks has sent the price of late model used trucks sky high with pre-owned trucks commanding figures around $160,000.

Analysts, however, see a bright future with manufacturers ready to ramp up production as soon as equipment is available.

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Huge support for a truck driver who received 110 years prison time in a rear end accident in Colorado in 2019

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fter public protests, the prosecutor asks the judge to reconsider the truck driver's 110-year sentence in a fatal rear-end collision of 28 vehicles in Colorado in 2019. The reversal follows a wave of public support for Aguilera Mederos, an immigrant Cuban and resident of Texas who was 23 at the time of the accident. A few days after his conviction, more than four million people signed a petition calling for a reduced sentence, the number topping 4.6 million on Wednesday at noon. AguileraMederos' truck crashed into a group of cars in traffic on a stretch of Interstate 70 along the western border of Denver, Colorado in April 2019, triggering a large fire and 28 vehicle collisions through the rear which killed four people aged 24 to 69. He survived the catastrophic crash with minor injuries.

Aguilera Mederos said he lost control of the truck after his brakes failed and tried to pull over to the shoulder to avoid the blocked traffic, but another trailer had already stopped there. The incident occurred as he passed one of the runway ramps for trucks.

A petition on Change.org asking to commute Aguilera Mederos' sentence or grant him clemency had garnered more than 4.3 million signatures as of Monday. Rogel has said on several occasions that he would like to have the courage to crash and kill himself. One day this tragic accident did not happen with Intention, it was not a criminal act, it was an accident, "reads the petition, created three years ago and resumed last week. The petition states that Aguilera Mederos has no criminal record, has passed all of his drug and alcohol tests and "Complied with every request" from investigators and the courts.

He adds that he has taken responsibility for his actions and apologized to the families of the victims, at least one of whom said he did not. would not have been sentenced to life imprisonment, according to Colorado Public Radio. The petition also says the trucking company he worked for should be held responsible, as it has suffered several mechanical violations since 2017.

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Teamsters, safety groups challenge hours-of-service final rule

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ighway safety advocates and the Teamsters union are challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) hours-of-service (HOS) final rule which became law last spring. The complaint, filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, takes exception to new short-haul and 30-minute break requirements.

The Teamsters, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Parents Against Tired Truckers and Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways filed their petition in early December.

The petition says, “Overall, although the final rule pays lip service to safety and driver health, it ignores factors that affect safety and health, and it fails to demonstrate that the changes were the product of reasoned decision making.

The final rule’s provisions on shorthaul operations and the 30-minute break requirement are arbitrary and capricious and should be set aside.”

The new final rule revised four provisions of the HOS: • Short Haul Exception—Expands the short-haul exception to 150 air-miles and allows a 14-hour work shift to take place as part of the exception.

• Adverse Driving Conditions Exception—Expands the driving window during adverse weather conditions by up to an additional 2 hours.

• 30-Minute Break Requirement— Requires break of at least 30 consecutive minutes after 8 cumulative hours of driving time (instead of on-duty time) and allows an on-duty/not driving period to qualify as the required break.

• Sleeper Berth Provision—Modifies the sleeper berth exception to allow a driver to meet the 10-hour minimum off-duty requirement by spending at least 7 hours of that period in the berth combined with a minimum off-duty period of at least 2 hours spent inside or outside the berth, provided the two www.punjabitruckingusa.com

periods total at least 10 hours. When used together as specified, neither qualifying period counts against the 14-hour driving window.

The Final Rule received more than 8,000 comments when it was published in the federal registry. The groups involved in the petition questioned the FMCSA’s reasoning for the short-haul exception because of a possible safety risk when a driver works later in the day.

“The final rule also does not adequately respond to a study showing a 383% heightened crash risk among drivers using the short-haul exemption and does not explain why expanding the work hours of short-haul drivers, who typically make many stops throughout the day, would not be expected to increase the incidence of occupational injuries among such drivers,” the groups said.

Regarding the 30-minute break standard, FMCSA focused on the fact that breaks can greatly reduce fatigue caused by constant driving, but the groups said they “ignored

the effect on safety of cumulative fatigue due to increased working hours and the fatigue effects of non-driving work, which can include heavy lifting and other strenuous activities.”

The groups also said the FMCSA ignored the health benefits provided by the previous HOS rule “and made no efforts to analyze the effects of the changes to the break requirement on those benefits or other health issues.”

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Walmart teams with DroneUp for aerial deliveries in Arkansas

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hile Kitty Hawk, North Carolina will be forever famous as the place where the Wright Brothers flew the first airplane, Farmington, Arkansas may gain future fame as the place where drones took to the sky to deliver a range of products for Walmart, Inc. Teaming with startup DroneUp, the retail giant will soon begin delivering products within a 1.5-mile base outside of its store in Farmington with the program set to expand to Rogers and Bentonville. Walmart was founded in Arkansas and still has its headquarters there.

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this year, we envisioned a drone delivery operation that could be quickly executed and replicated across multiple stores,” said Tom Ward, senior vice president of last mile at Walmart U.S. “Opening our first hub within months of our initial concept showcases DroneUp’s ability to safely execute drone delivery operations with speed.

We’re already hearing great customer feedback at our first site in Farmington, Arkansas, and look forward to opening additional locations,” Ward continued.

Other companies such as Google parent company Alphabet Inc., Amazon. com Inc. and UPS are also beginning pilot drone programs. Alphabet’s subsidiary Wing has partnered with Walgreens in Dallas and Amazon is developing something called Prime Air. These projects, however, are limited because the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration

has yet to finish developing regulations for long-range deliveries.

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