December 1, 2021
Driver availability improving, ACT reportsThe latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with October data, showed a decrease in volumes, pricing and productivity, with capacity up slightly and with a … Read more of this article
December 1, 2021
Truck parking expansion was left out of President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan – a big deal for drivers on the East Coast.According to truck parking data analysis by … Read more of this article
November 30, 2021
Temporarily raising the 80,000 lb. truck weight limit in California to 88,000 lbs. largely misses the mark when it comes to relieving historic congestion at the state’s ports, according to … Read more of this article
November 29, 2021
A truck’s aftertreatment system is a collection of components engineered to work together to reduce greenhouse gases, yet despite its well-intended environmental impact, almost no other part of a truck … Read more of this article
November 28, 2021
Carriers turning to the used truck market to supplement tractor count have ben met with record prices nearly every month, and that’s not likely to change in the immediate future.Through … Read more of this article
November 23, 2021
A new report from cybersecurity company Coro predicts escalating cyber attacks on transportation and trucking companies that are supporting an already duressed supply chain this holiday season. … Read more of this article
November 22, 2021
Black Friday takes on a whole new meaning for carriers victimized by cargo theft over the Thanksgiving holiday.Analyzing data over the past five Thanksgiving holidays – from the Tuesday before … Read more of this article
November 18, 2021
After bottoming out in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, diesel fuel prices have climbed steadily the last 12 months, rising from the 2020 national average low of … Read more of this article
November 18, 2021
The DRIVE Safe Act, part of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill President Joe Biden signed into law on Monday, has created a pathway for drivers under 21 years old to … Read more of this article
November 16, 2021
There has been a lot of discussion about a so-called driver shortage lately.For the past 10 years of my trucking career, I’ve heard this mantra every year. The American Trucking … Read more of this article