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...
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...
Truck Driver Shortage Now Affecting All Industry Sectors
The ongoing truck driver shortage has been a concern to the trucking industry for many years. Trucking executives have been planning and building strategies to change the trend but the numbers continue to climb....
Mitsubishi Electric Hires New Heavy-Duty Truck Managers
NORTHVILLE, MI — Mitsubishi Electric hired two new national account managers for its heavy-duty truck business. Mitsubishi Electric currently supplies starters and alternators to heavy-duty truck OEMs and the aftermarket.
Scott Balgenorth will be responsible...
Pay Per Mile The Real Reason For The Driver Shortage?
I read a great article by the L.A. Times recently and the writer was Larry Kahaner. He brought up some great points about the ongoing truck driver shortage and went deep into truck drivers earning...
Hells Angels’ Trucking Companies Banking Big On Fuel
Outlaw bikies have used trucking companies to defraud the federal government of millions of dollars in fuel rebates, according to an Australian Taxation Office investigation.
But Tax Office insiders say federal law enforcement agencies have failed...
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...
ATA Request 6 Month Delay For Med Examiner Rule
Nearly 22,000 Examiners Official
The ATA is asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to push back the effective date of its National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners until more examiners can be added. The rule’s effective...
Truck Driver Charged in Tracy Morgan Crash
Early Saturday morning 6/7/14 at about 1 a.m. Eastern on the turnpike in Mercer County, New Jersey. A truck driver failed to realize that the traffic ahead of him was going slower and caused...
Elite Truck Drivers Encourage Safe Summer Driving Behaviors
Earlier this month, elite truck drivers from the Share the Road Program urged motorist to exercise caution when taking to the highways this summer. The Share the Road Program is made up of some of...