January 16, 2023
A bridge standing 11 feet, 3 inches in Olathe, Kansas, ripped the top off a tractor trailer this past November. Low-bridge collisions are not uncommon in fact, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration considers bridge strikes a serious safety hazard.
January 12, 2023
The White House on Tuesday unfurled its U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, outlining the Biden administration’s framework for cutting transportation emissions.
January 11, 2023
Supply chain issues have dominated trucking, manufacturing, freight, shipping and retail news for several years. From raw materials to the products people take into their homes, no industry has gone unscathed and the future of moving freight looks to be as challenging.
January 10, 2023
I was traveling along I-22 between Birmingham, Alabama, and my hometown a few weeks ago when I spotted a sticker on the back of a tractor trailer.
It stood out to me because what I typically see on the backs of these trailers are drivers wanted advertisements. Some companies, like JLE Industries for example, even devote entire conestogas to those recruitment efforts as we all know that the lack of drivers plagues the industry.
January 5, 2023
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday will publish a proposal for the implementation of several Congressionally-required regulations for brokers and freight forwarders that will help protect motor carriers in the event of non-payment, including the immediate suspension of a broker’s authority.
January 4, 2023
The Electro-Motive Division of General Motors introduced a diesel-electric train at the 1939 World’s Fair. Diesel engines of all sizes were displayed and promoted as the power system of the future. It took roughly 25 years for the diesel-electric train to replace the majority of steam trains in the United States.
January 2, 2023
I go the gym about four mornings every week. I’ve been practicing jiu jitsu for nearly six years in that same gym, and it’s about “that” time.
Starting this week we will get an influx of new students and workout partners. That population will be cut in half by Feb. 1 and by March 1 it will just be us regulars again. It’s an annual cycle where the faces sometimes change but the outcome is always the same.
December 28, 2022
Trucking companies have been falsely taught that if their average speed is below 55 mph then aerodynamics won’t work in their operations. This sentiment is especially prevalent with fleets that operate in regional and local haul duty cycles.
December 26, 2022
The truckers in Katherine Lehman’s family are pretty old school in their profession, even to the point of using paper maps to plan routes. The trucking industry has been slower than others to adopt technology, but that is changing with companies like Onfleet – where Lehman serves as director of digital marketing – that offers mapping and route optimization solutions.
December 25, 2022
Talk to those in the know and it’s easy to see why trucking industry titans keep pushing hard to recruit military veterans to become diesel technicians particularly at a time when competition for their skills and discipline is probably as keen as ever.
“Veterans are wired for success and bring a strong foundation of employment fundamentals and skills,” said Zach Clark, human resources manager at Daimler Trucks North America. “Vets exude critical thinking skills, unique problem-solving aptitude, and agile thinking when approaching problems or tasks.”