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FMCSA Reminding Drivers About Medical Examiner’s Rule

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is reminding interstate truck and bus drivers that the new Medical Examiner's Rule is in effect, all new USDOT physicals must be performed...
Port Of Oakland Drivers Win Settlement

AB Trucking Truck Drivers Win $1M In Damages

73 AB Trucking Drivers Will Share Nearly One Million In Damages 73 AB Trucking truck drivers, both past and present, was awarded nearly $1M in damages in state appeals court on Tuesday in California. According...
Truck Driver Shortage

Truck Driver Shortage; 30,000 And Counting

We read a great article from Business Insider today and had to include in it in our headline news. Truckers Logic has followed the truck driver shortage very closely over the last few months....
Average Age Of Truck Drivers

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....

Truck Freight Demand Surges Behind U.S. Economy

Cargo Hauled By U.S. Truck Drivers Up 2.8 Percent As the U.S. economy and dollar strengthens, so does the trucking industry as both continue to work in record territory. Trucking activity continued to climb to...

TEANA’s 2015 Annual Conference is Driving the Change to Excellence in Expedite

May (2015) – The Expedite Association of North America, better known as TEANA, is holding its 2015 Annual Conference in Chicago, IL from July 10-12. This year’s theme is "Driving the Change – Excellence...
The Great American Trucking Show

The Great American Trucking Show Returns With New Events

The Great American Trucking Show is a trucking convention with over 500,000 feet of exhibit space that happens in Dallas in August each year at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. Some of the exciting...
High Load-To-Truck Ratios 2017

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...
Walcott Truckers Jamboree

Walcott Truckers Jamboree Turnout Over 40,000

The 36th edition of the Walcott Truckers Jamboree was a huge success last weekend as attendance nearly reached 41,000. The Walcott Truckers Jamboree is held annually at the World's Largest Truckstop in Walcott, Iowa. The...

Con-Way Driver Lucky To Be Alive

A Con-way truck was struck by a train in the small town of Topton, Pennsylvania, luckily the driver was isn't in the truck. According to sources, 65 year old truck driver Alton Russell stop...