Total Transportation Drivers To Make More Money
Total Transportation, a trucking company based in Mississippi, has increased rates across the board with drivers. Total Transportation also operates in Texas, Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Maryland and New York. The company has announced...
NTSB Offers Recomendations-Truck Driver Safety
The National Transportation Safety Board met in Washington on Thursday, urging the National Highway Safety Administration to consider recommendations that promote truck driver safety. The NTSB made seven recommendations to improve tractor-trailer safety. The NTSB...
1,900 Trucking Jobs Added In April 2015
The for-hire trucking industry added 1,900 jobs in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Department of Labor’s monthly employment report, released May 8, making up some ground lost in March.
The DOL,...
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...
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...
Green Fleet Systems Under Investigation
The National Labor Relations Board is investigating potential labor violations at the Green Fleet Systems based in Los Angeles. According to sources, the NLRB's Region 21 issued the complaint to GFS that considers over 50...
United States And Mexico Reach Modernized Aviation Agreement
U.S. DOT Announces Aviation Agreement
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced last week that a new, modernized air service agreement has been reached that will expand opportunities for passenger and cargo carriers to provide service between the...
Truckload Turnover Over 90 Percent For 9th Straight Quarter
Turnover at large truckload carriers was up slightly to 92 percent in the first quarter, holding above 90 percent for the 9th straight quarter, American Trucking Associations reported today.
Over-the-road truckload turnover rates were largely unchanged from the fourth quarter,...
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...