September 27, 2018
All states will soon permanently have the option to waive the commerciallearner’s permit knowledge test for certain military personnel lookingto transition into the trucking industry following their militaryservice.
September 27, 2018
Market conditions for shippers remained negative in July, according toFTR’s monthly Shippers Conditions Index, with tight capacity and soaringrates hampering the sector over the past year. However, says FTR, theindex could moderate slightly over the next year. However, the outlookfor shippers remains bleak, says Todd Tranausky, vice president of railand intermodal at FTR.
September 7, 2018
One company is moving in the direction of urban parking in areas such as Detroit where basic parking lots have been transformed into safe truck parking.
September 5, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it will investigatequestions surrounding a 2017 study used to justify regulations that capannual production of glider kit trucks. The move is a response to anon-binding request from a group of lawmakers in the U.S. House.
September 3, 2018
In ’93 when I started out, the industry had already made the changeto the current CDL, though many rumors were flying around about it beingchanged to a federal license instead of a state license. Like mostregulatory/legal topics, it was hotly debated among drivers. In fact, inresearching this I consulted a friend I’ve debated the topic with inthe past.
July 13, 2018
Proposed revisions to the U.S. DOT’s Compliance, Safety,Accountability carrier scoring program — and to how the DOT uses thosescores to target carriers deemed at risk for crashes — are beingwithdrawn, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announcedFriday in a formal notice. The changes, proposed in July 2015 by FMCSA,sought to better align CSA’s Safety Measurement System BASIC scores withcarriers’ risk of being involved in a crash.
July 11, 2018
Carriers have until Monday, July 16, to file public comments on anapplication filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationrequesting that the agency exempt carriers with 50 employees or fewerfrom the electronic logging device mandate.
July 11, 2018
With the trucking industry in the throes of a severe driver shortage,fleet owners understandably might feel more like they are in thebusiness of recruiting drivers rather than the business of haulingfreight.
July 2, 2018
Market conditions for shippers, according to FTR’s monthly ShippersConditions Index, skidded to an all-time low in April, FTR said lastweek, due to the industry’s capacity crunch and sky-high rates.
June 29, 2018
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing a change toits Entry-Level Driver Training rule that would make it easier fordrivers to upgrade from a Class B CDL to a Class A CDL.