December 15, 2021
Fourteen U.S. Senators on Dec. 10 penned a letter to President Joe Biden asking the administration to work with Canada to exempt truck drivers from cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandates that … Read more of this article
December 14, 2021
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) measure for October fell to a reading of 7.75 – the weakest reading since July 2020 – because of a surge in diesel prices. Had … Read more of this article
December 13, 2021
Tis the season for gathering with family and friends. This holiday season has approached us quickly but I’m very grateful, and looking forward to, spending time with my loved ones.This … Read more of this article
December 12, 2021
At a time when owner-operators and CDL holders of all types are seeing record income, rates, and demand for their services, Commercial Carrier Journal’s Solutions Summit brought together leaders from … Read more of this article
December 10, 2021
Heavy truck orders dropped below 20,000 units in November for the first time this year, a vote of no confidence from fleets and manufacturers to a supply chain that has … Read more of this article
December 10, 2021
A truck driver can spend upwards of four-and-a-half hours of their available drive time sitting and waiting at a shipper and/or receiver facility.That’s a considerable time-suck, especially given that a … Read more of this article
December 9, 2021
As insurance costs balloon for motor carriers in the age of nuclear verdicts and reptile litigation, Jean Gardner and Schuie Yankelewitz, CEO and COO of the Central Analysis Bureau (CAB) … Read more of this article
December 6, 2021
Born in a 17th century London coffee house, Lloyd’s — and, with it, the modern insurance industry — was built on trusted human relationships.We only need to look at an … Read more of this article
December 6, 2021
A recent study by the American Transportation Research Institute into truck drivers’ motivations for choosing a particular employment status – either company driver or independent contractor/owner-operator – found that fleets … Read more of this article
December 6, 2021
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was enacted in 1938 at 29 USC §203. The Motor Carrier Exemption, which exempts motor carriers from overtime pay, came in a 1966 amendment.Perhaps, … Read more of this article