Restart Rule Will Hurt Highway Safety
In a letter sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, former FMCSA Administrator Annette Sandberg expressed strong support for an amendment to a bill proposed by Sen. Susan Collins...
Does The New $55B Transportation Spending Bill Put Safety On The Back Burner?
A multimillion lobbying push by FedEx Corp. and other freight carriers may be about to open U.S. highways to a new generation of bigger truck trailers even as watchdogs warn the price will be...
L.A. And Long Beach Port Strike Has Mayor’s Attention
Port Strike Update
Truck drivers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach agreed Saturday to a cooling-off period following five days of striking that briefly shut the massive ports.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti...
Rail Services In Jeopardy Over Lack Of Service
Poor Rail Services Could Hurt Economy
Rail services are still a vital transport method used all over the country and such services could soon be in jeopardy. Rail services are not as widely used as...
Truck Driver Shortage Could Stress Industry
30,000 Truck Drivers Needed
A shortage of truck drivers, ripple effects from an extraordinarily harsh winter, new federal trucking regulations, more items needing to be transported and higher fuel costs are why some companies are...
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...
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...
Factors to be consider while picking freight forwarder for transport
Most people do not have to bother about transporting packages to different lands. At the most one may mail a big Christmas gift through USPS or rent a U-Haul to move your stuff if...
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...
OOIDA Announces New Director Of Regulatory Affairs
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has announced that longtime trucker and owner-operator Scott Grenerth has joined OOIDA as Director of Regulatory Affairs.
Photo by: Nikohle Ellis
Scott Grenerth
Grenerth spent 13 years as a trucker based out...