2017 Trucking Industry Outlook
2017 is officially here and the trucking industry is again bracing big changes in the year ahead. Both Amazon and Uber are making headlines as Uber Freight has launched and Amazon plans to launch...
Women Truck Drivers Are Still Facing Discrimination
Women truck drivers are still facing discrimination and this issue was brought to life in court recently. A federal judge has found a Missouri-based trucking company guilty of discrimination against women truck drivers. The...
Truckers Parking Shortage Is A Growing Concern
Truck Driver Parking Already Limited
Nobody stops to thing what happens when truck drivers stop driving at the end of the day or night. Why is this?
They seem to be always on the road. It...
Cisco Trucking Raided By DEA
A Cisco trucking company, based in Huntington, West Virginia, has been raided and shut down by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Huntington Police Department. Cisco Trucking is located on 7th avenue in...
Amazon Building Their Semi-Truck Fleet Signals Bigger Changes Ahead
Amazon's Recent Truck & Trailer Purchases Number In Thousands
Amazon.com is implementing a game changing strategy, using a delivery truck fleet for shipping orders to customers. The idea of starting to put together a private...
High Load-To-Truck Ratios Kick Off 2017
There's no question that demand is strong in the trucking industry as we kick off 2017 with high load-to-truck ratios according to DAT. Both Van and Reefer rates have higher national averages while flatbed...
Electronic Logging Device Mandate Is Close As Trucking Industry Braces For Big Change
Electronic Logging Device Mandate Heating Up As Publication Looms
It's no secret that the electronic logging device mandate is on the minds of everyone in the trucking industry as we brace for big changes that...
Trucking Industry Loses 6,800 Jobs In March
After Great February Trucking Industry Loses 6,800 Jobs
For the first time since August 2014, the trucking industry lost jobs and it was the highest total loss of jobs in more than two years. In...
Amazon Adding New Trucking App; Continues Shipping Push
It's no secret that Amazon continues its push to become a major logistics and delivery network. Business Insider reported that Amazon is building an Uber-like app that will roll out during the summer of...
Indiana Trucking Company Facing Heat For I-65 Deaths
The open road is a dangerous place and when you mix a semi truck with high speeds, you have the making for a disaster. Unfortunately, this was the case in Hammond, Indiana on I-65...