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Time for operators to ‘tell their story’: Nationalized ABC test would ice trucking’s independent contractor model

March 8, 2021

A bill making its way through the U.S. House would follow in the footsteps of California’s A.B. 5 law, passed in late 2019 and codifying a prior court decision, by … Read more of this article

Going from paper to digital has become vital for trucking success

March 4, 2021

Trucking is one industry that still generates a lot of paperwork with bills of lading, proof-of-delivery receipts, registrations, inspection reports, insurance documentation, accounting files and more. … Read more of this article

Canada plans soft enforcement of ELD mandate beginning June 12

March 3, 2021

After months of speculation about just what Canadian regulators would do with respect to the June 12, 2021, enforcement date for Canada’s version of the electronic logging device mandate, Transport … Read more of this article

Now is a good time to talk about used truck valuations

March 2, 2021

Now is a very good time to be talking about used truck valuations and the importance of being attuned to the characteristics of the used truck market. … Read more of this article

Startup seeks to drive down insurance rates via digital means

February 28, 2021

Platforms like Uber Freight, Convoy, Truckstop.com and DAT have digitized the way carriers find freight, and Brooklyn-based startup Koffie Labs is hoping to do the same for how fleets find … Read more of this article

$1/mile loads, 200-truck lines, and an HOS overhaul to boot: Two fleets’ stories of grappling with trucking in a pandemic

February 26, 2021

Last March and April, CCJ talked to dozens of fleets about how the COVID-19 outbreak was impacting their daily operations, their business opportunities and their personnel. We’re catching up with … Read more of this article

Safety groups’ challenge of HOS changes on hold

February 26, 2021

A petition challenging the hours of service regulations that took effect at the end of September 2020 is on hold after a court granted a request by the Federal Motor … Read more of this article

Police escorts, air-tight delivery windows and capacity constraints: What’s ahead and behind for COVID-19 vaccine loads

February 19, 2021

With tens of millions of doses already delivered and millions of doses waiting in the wings for delivery, we reached out to a few industry onlookers to see what the … Read more of this article

FMCSA suspends HOS regs for winter storm relief haulers in 33 states, D.C.

February 19, 2021

Hours regs suspended in 33 states, D.C., for winter storm relief haulersTruck drivers and carriers hauling various winter storm relief supplies in 33 states and Washington, D.C., are exempt from … Read more of this article

Technology startups benefitting from early successes, failures in trucking

February 18, 2021

Technology startups and venture capital (VC) firms have been making big bets in the trillion-dollar trucking and logistics (T&L) industry. … Read more of this article