May 17, 2021
Environmental regulations are prodding fleets that operate medium-duty trucks with transport refrigeration units (TRUs) to more quickly transition to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) compared to other industry sectors. … Read more of this article
May 17, 2021
With the I-40 Hernando de Soto Bridge connecting Arkansas and Tennessee over the Mississippi River expected to be closed for the foreseeable future, the Arkansas Trucking Association estimates the closure … Read more of this article
May 17, 2021
With the words “freight efficiency” in our name and a mission to double it, you would think that the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) would have a pretty … Read more of this article
May 16, 2021
While 11 states have now signed up to pull the plug on federal unemployment benefits to help motivate recipients to step up and fill a record number of jobs, FTR … Read more of this article
May 12, 2021
Colonial Pipeline said Tuesday evening that it continues to make progress in its around-the-clock efforts to return a 5,500-mile-long Southeastern fuel artery to full-service. The company was able to bring … Read more of this article
May 10, 2021
While marijuana is still considered an illegal Schedule I drug under federal law per the Controlled Substances Act, the United States Congress recently came close to passing a bill which … Read more of this article
May 6, 2021
The Department of Labor is officially withdrawing a late-Trump-era rulemaking that would have clarified the definition within the Fair Labor Standards Act. Because the rule never took effect, owner-operators will … Read more of this article
May 6, 2021
A tidal wave of demand could be headed to a trucking segment that’s the least capable of absorbing it.A summer travel season that’s expected to be defined by “revenge vacations” … Read more of this article
May 5, 2021
Telematics can provide incredible insights to fleet managers about the productivity and safety of their drivers and fleet. … Read more of this article
May 4, 2021
For the second time this year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, along with other Department of Transportation agencies, is updating fines for violations of federal trucking regulations for inflation. … Read more of this article