November 15, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic battered just about every business segment imaginable for at least some period of time this year, but the trucking industry fared better than many. … Read more of this article
November 13, 2020
U.S. net trailer orders for October set an all-time record at 56,500 units, according to preliminary data released Friday by FTR, leaping 9% month-over-month and 68% year-over-year. Trailer orders for … Read more of this article
November 11, 2020
The supply (capacity) side of the freight market has become very tight in 2020, but not because equipment is scarce. A driver shortage, more than anything else, has put the … Read more of this article
November 10, 2020
There’s an old saying that most of us know only too well: As California goes, so goes the rest of the nation. But will the same hold true for zero … Read more of this article
November 4, 2020
The CDL Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse, which faced frequent crashes and lingering technical hang-ups in its initial rollout earlier this year, will face another big test in the coming eight … Read more of this article
October 30, 2020
Truck drivers whose hazardous materials endorsements have expired since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic may now have through the end of the year, at least, to renew the endorsement. … Read more of this article
October 28, 2020
In his annual address to the American Trucking Associations’ Management & Exhibition Conference on Monday, ATA President and CEO Chris Spear highlighted the challenges presented to motor carriers by the … Read more of this article
October 28, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the entire world into upheaval and forced many industries to reinvent themselves and how they conduct business. … Read more of this article
October 26, 2020
President Donald Trump has received more than $1 million so far in campaign contributions from trucking industry stakeholders for his 2020 re-election bid, according to publicly available campaign finance data … Read more of this article
October 23, 2020
The trucking industry has been hit hard by COVID-19. The pandemic-fueled economic crisis put nearly 93,000 truckers out of work between February and April. Less than half of those jobs … Read more of this article