Peterbilt
Peterbilt Motors Company announces the opening of two new dealership locations. Rush Peterbilt Truck Center, Phoenix East in Mesa, AZ and Peterbilt of Augusta in Augusta, GA are the newest additions to Peterbilt’s growing dealer network of over 400 locations across North America.
Rush Peterbilt Truck Center, Phoenix East opened in late March and is a parts and service location featuring eight service bays, 1,000 sq. ft. of parts retail space and 3,000 sq. ft. for parts inventory. The Phoenix East store is strategically located with easy access to U.S. Highway 60 and U.S. Highway 101. This is the latest addition to Rush’s network of Peterbilt Dealers located across 22 States.
Peterbilt
Peterbilt Motors Company is excited to work with local schools through the over 400 Peterbilt locations to promote medium and heavy duty truck and engine education in the classroom. Partnering with high schools and community colleges, the goal is for students to continue their education into a great career as a diesel technician through the Peterbilt Technician Institute. Schools receive official Peterbilt training and access to technical information, which is integrated into their curriculum to prepare students for a career as a Peterbilt technician.
A pilot program held at Dakota County Technical College with Allstate Peterbilt in Rosemount, MN was a resounding success, with faculty excited about providing another career path for their students. Following on that success will be future classes at the high school level with Taylor High School in Taylor, TX in conjunction with the local Rush Peterbilt dealer.
Hours regs waived for fuel haulers in Southeast, East Coast
Following a cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline company that has temporarily shut down much of the company’s operations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued an hours of service waiver for drivers hauling fuel throughout Colonial’s market.
The waiver applies to those transporting gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and other refined petroleum products to Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
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The waiver applies when drivers are providing direct assistance supporting emergency relief efforts hauling the fuels in the affected states. Direct assistance ends when a driver or commercial vehicle is used in interstate commerce to transport cargo or provide services not in support of emergency relief efforts related to the shortages