August 6, 2020
Operating large trucks safely and reducing serious crashes have never been more difficult, as trucks are surrounded by smartphone-distracted motorists who are driving more and increasing congestion, which raises the … Read more of this article
August 4, 2020
With the American Truck Dealers group and a bevy of other industry stakeholders urging a suspension of the federal excise tax on heavy trucks to offer relief for a variety … Read more of this article
August 4, 2020
Long-haul freight and commercial business-to-business (B2B) volumes dropped as retailers closed physical locations to combat the spread of COVID-19, but business-to-consumer (B2C) volume and residential deliveries soared on the strength … Read more of this article
July 31, 2020
Cargo theft recording firm SensiGuard issued a notice Thursday warning shippers and carriers that may be sending or hauling loads into the path of Tropical Storm Isaias. … Read more of this article
July 31, 2020
Trucking, by its nature, is very much a physical analog world. Freight doesn’t get moved by bits and bytes, but by a real-world tractor-trailer piloted by a human being. That … Read more of this article
July 27, 2020
In the two months since the death of George Floyd at the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, protests over police violence have been largely peaceful in most … Read more of this article
July 22, 2020
Original article provided by: https://www.ccjdigital.com/after-losing-supreme-court-ruling-prime-offers-28m-to-settle-lawsuits-with-drivers/ To lay to rest two class-action lawsuits, truckload giant Prime, Inc. (No. 13 in the CCJ Top 250) has proposed a sweeping settlement that would … Read more of this article
July 21, 2020
Diesel fuel prices across the U.S. have leveled off after a dramatic drop-off over the first five months of the year, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly numbers. … Read more of this article
July 20, 2020
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will hold its 2020 Trucking Safety Summit in a virtual format on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The meeting was originally scheduled for March 19, but … Read more of this article
July 17, 2020
When negotiating rates, shippers, 3PLs and carriers have access to the same data to track and monitor trends in contract and spot freight markets. The information gives all parties a … Read more of this article