Is Amazon Really A Threat To The Trucking Industry?
Amazon Aiming For Logistics Dominance
Most of us are familiar with Amazon and what the company does. And while it does appear that Amazon is looking to get into the trucking industry, there's still a...
BP Removes Victorian Petrol Tankers After Deadly Accident
BP Removes Victorian Petrol Tankers, 3 Dead
BP has officially removed all of the fleets' Victorian petrol tankers after a terrible accident that killed a four-year old, his 31 year-old mother and another woman age...
Truck Inspection 72 Straight Hours Underway
The annual truck inspection blitz is officially underway all across the country. The nationwide campaign, known as Roadcheck 2015, kicks off 72 straight hours of truck and bus inspections all across the United States....
Canadian Trucking Alliance Objecting USDA Increased Fees
The Canadian Trucking Alliance is raising objections to a U.S. proposal to increase some fees for trucks crossing into the states. The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to raise fees related to the Animal...
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...
OOIDA; FMCSA Electronic-Log Mandate Will Have Negative Impact
In official comments to federal regulators, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says a proposed mandate for electronic logging devices on all trucks would have negative consequences on drivers’ health, privacy, safety and economic interests.
The...
Investigating Roby Trucking And Pittsburgh Restaurant Crash
Monday left one Pittsburgh restaurant looking like a Hollywood movie set. The only difference, this wasn't a movie set in California, this was what was left after a semi crashed into a Pittsburgh restaurant,...
Fleet Safety Council’s Annual Educational Conference Includes Mock Trial
Jodi Burness, president and lead paralegal of Burness Paralegal Services, will be bringing the drama of the courtroom – and the important lessons to be learned from it – to the Fleet Safety Council’s...
Comedian Tracy Morgan Suing Walmart
Tracy Morgan Update
Comedian Tracy Morgan is suing Walmart over a deadly limo bus crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that left him critically injured. The complaint was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court...
British Truck Driver To Serve More Then 8 Years Behind Bars
British Truck Driver Kills Two On Bicycles
British truck driver Robert Wayne Palmer pleaded guilty to two counts of death by dangerous driving and another count of dangerous driving related to an accident that occurred...