Dow Jones Transportation Average Soaring
Dow Transportation Average Strong In Early September
The Dow Jones Transportation Sector continues to outperform the market and has done so for the past 12 months. Since the transportation market dipped in early February, it...
Dutch Mill Trucking Destroyed In Sparta
Dutch Mill Trucking, a trucking shop located in Sparta, Wisconsin, has been destroyed. The trucking business at Dutch Mill trucking is a total lost. The Sparta fire department said the fire started when a truck...
Idaho Man Files Lawsuit Against AM-PM Trucking; Company Failing To Pay Overtime
An Idaho man working in the North Dakota oil patch told sources that a Minnesota-based trucking company is breaking federal law by failing to pay overtime.
Devon Seeling, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, has filed a civil lawsuit...
FMCSA Wants To Track Drug And Alcohol Offenses Among Truck Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration "FMCSA" is currently reviewing public comments on a proposed implementation of a nationwide clearinghouse to track drug and alcohol offenses among commercial driver’s license holders.
John Esparza, president and CEO...
FMCSA’s Safety Administrator Anne Ferro Resigns
Anne Ferro Resignation
We've been hearing reports about the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and others asking for the resignation of FMCSA's top trucking safety administrator. On Friday, it finally happened. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Anne...
Two Semi-Trucks Responsible For 5 Deaths on Interstate 55 And Route 6
Truck DriverFrancisco Espinal-Quiroz Charged
Two semi-trucks responsible for 5 deaths is now under investigation after Monday's fatal crashes that killed 5 people and injured 5 more. The driver of a semi-truck that hit three stopped vehicles on Interstate 55 Monday...
Past DOT Chiefs Urging Long-Term Solution To Highway Trust Fund
WASHINGTON — As Congress will once again consider legislation to avoid another shortfall of the Highway Trust Fund, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and 11 of his 13 living predecessors have sent a letter to...
30,000 Medical Professionals Now Listed On National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that 8,000 more health professionals have been added to the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME) since the new system for...
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...
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...