Pilot Flying J To Pay $92 Million More For Rebate Scheme
Iconic truck stop company Pilot Flying J has entered an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve the criminal investigation into the company’s fraudulent rebate scheme, agreeing to pay a $92 million fine...
CSA Lawsuit Dismissed
The Alliance for Safe, Efficient and Competitive Truck Transportation said June 17 its lawsuit against FMCSA and its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program had been dismissed. After 2 years, CSA is officially cleared.
The suit, brought...
Indian Government is set to prepare Separate transport department
The Road Transport and Highways Minister, Mr. Nitin Gadkari during his conversation with media channels said, “We are working on a proposal to set up a separate transport staff, headed by separate secretary. Soon...
Trucking Technology And Networking Benefits Truck Drivers And Shippers
The soon-to-be-released electronic logging mandate is often depicted as a time bomb that will reduce truck capacity, driving smaller carriers and independents off the roads. There will be some reduction in available capacity once...
Intermodal Rail Volume Up 6.8 Percent
U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 6.8% in the week ended June 7 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
Railroads moved 269.823 intermodal trailers and containers that week, AAR...
Trucking Industry Fighting To Quiet Rest Rules
The trucking industry has been hit hard by the media this week after a Walmart truck driver hit Tracy Morgan's limo bus. The truck driver had not slept in over 24 hours and now...
Carbon Express Pays Drivers More
We've reported on a few different companies now paying their truck drivers more. We did a report earlier on Total Transportation and how the company made the extra effort to pay their truck drivers more. Carbon...
Truckload Linehaul Rates In North America Up 5.2 Percent In June
Promising Truckload Linehaul Rates
Truckload linehaul rates paid by North American shippers in June were 5.2 percent higher than in June of last year, the Cass Truckload Index shows.
“As demand continues to increase while capacity...
The Effects of the 2015 Transportation Bill on the Trucking Industry
2015 Transportation Bill Passes Congress
On November 5th, Congress passed a six-year transportation bill. There is nothing that is extremely good about this bill but is not that bad either. It is relatively good for...
C.R. England Honoring Veterans For Fourth Of July With Painted American-Themed Trucks
C.R. England, a refrigerated carrier based in Salt Lake City, is honoring veterans with five new military-themed trucks and trailers to be driven exclusively by former members of the military. The company also announced...