News, Interviews, and Happenings From The Trucking World
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Autonomous trucks outpacing self-driving cars, will come to market sooner 7/26/2021
Friday Short Haul - Driver training, driver retention, Safe Trucks Act 7/23/2021
Association launches to take CDL driver training to high school students 7/21/2021
Queen of the Road winners named by REAL Women in Trucking 7/19/2021
Friday Short Haul -- Amazon expands fleet, Dollar General's sign-on bonus, Werner nuclear verdict appeal 7/16/2021
Operation Safe Driver Week is under way, ends July 17 7/14/2021
New blame being named for driver shortage 7/12/2021
Friday Short Haul - America's Road Team, sexual harassment webinar, Knight-Swift acquisition 7/9/2021
Analysis: One third of bridges across the nation are structurally deficient 7/7/2021
Truckers help bring a Vietnam memorial to communities across America 7/5/2021
Friday Short Haul - AB5 discussion, crash scam sentencing, Werner lawsuit 7/2/2021
Training Provider Registry website now taking registrations 6/30/2021
UK driver shortage has some calling for desperate measures 6/28/2021
Friday Short Haul - Minneapolis set to ban big rig parking, WIT Member of the Month 6/25/2021
CTA's challenge of California's AB5 on its way to the Supreme Court 6/23/2021
More guilty pleas in New Orleans staged crash scam ring investigation 6/21/2021
Friday Short Haul - DOT agenda, pay increases, Workforce Heroes, and TuSimple 6/18/2021
ATRI survey points to the need for a nationwide truck parking availability system 6/16/2021
Canada ELD mandate deadline was June 12; won't be enforced 6/14/2021
Friday Short Haul - Driver essay contest, safest fleets, JB Hunt's Waymo, ATA's climate change 6/11/2021
OOIDA aids CTA in its appeal of unfavorable AB5 ruling 6/9/2021
Little for truckers to like in newest highway bill 6/7/2021
Friday Short Haul - TuSimple watermelon run, Schneider diversity, pre-settlement claims 6/4/2021
Latest study released: 25 most-dangerous highways in America 6/2/2021
Survey seeks answers to what drivers want from carriers 5/31/2021
Friday Short Haul - Speed limiters, ATRI research agenda, Pallet shortage 5/28/2021
Some are asking the feds to take another look at twin-33 trailers 5/26/2021
Watch out for increased cargo theft over Memorial Day holiday 5/24/2021
Friday Short Haul - Woman in Logistics award, Brake Check Week, and truckers' COVID shots 5/21/2021
Sides lining up on re-introduced $5 million insurance minimum bill 5/19/2021
Supply chain is in crisis: Is a truck VMT tax the solution? 5/17/2021
Friday Short Haul - Break-away fifth wheel, HP partners with Embark, Texas lawsuit bill proceeds 5/14/2021
Three top carriers sign up for 6,775 TuSimple self-driving trucks 5/12/2021
Drivers come to the aid of crash victims, earn Highway Angel wings 5/10/2021
Friday Short Haul - WIT names finalists, DOL withdraws decision, seat belt enforcement 5/7/2021
Nation catching on to consequences of truck driver shortage 5/5/2021
Inspectors on the road for International Roadcheck this week 5/3/2021
Friday Short Haul - ADAS push, Fiji trucking, gas shortage, and AB 5 becomes law 4/30/2021
Truckers involved in one-third of work zone crashes 4/28/2021
Seven tips for drivers to boost their pay 4/26/2021
Friday Short Haul - Samsung's Safety Truck, insurance minumums increase, COVID shots for Canadian truckers 4/23/2021
TravelCenters names two as 2021 Citizen Drivers of the Year 4/21/2021
Truck Historical Society launches Hall of Fame to honor truckers 4/19/2021
Friday Short Haul - WIT Driver of the Year nominees, FMCSA admin, DRIVE-Safe Act 4/16/2021
League of Cities offers solution to truck parking problem 4/14/2021
Policy brief makes a strong case for commercializing rest areas 4/12/2021
Friday Short Haul - FMCSA's TeenZone, Safety blitz, and Knight-Swift pay increase 4/9/2021
States preparing for another spotted lanternfly season 4/7/2021
Carriers encouraged to hire more entry-level drivers 4/5/2021
Friday Short Haul - Embark AV interface, OOIDA letter, Crete pay 4/2/2021
Website ranks carriers by driver pay - Sysco at the top 3/31/2021
Opponents voice concerns about Amazon's Driveri surveillance system 3/29/2021
Friday Short Haul - Embark and ADOT, Livestock haulers, and truck parking 3/26/2021
WIT honors 73 "Top Women to Watch" 3/24/2021
TCA honors four new Highway Angels 3/22/2021
Friday Short Haul - Truck wings, miles traveled tax, left-lane laws 3/19/2021
Texas doing something about nuclear verdicts against truckers 3/17/2021
First autonomous vehicle program student to graduate this semester 3/15/2021
Friday Short Haul - U.S. Xpress report, DRIVE Safe Act, Illegals 3/12/2021
California's job-killing AB 5 about to go Federal 3/10/2021
Federal speed-limiter mandate up for discussion again 3/8/2021
Friday Short Haul - Florida's SafeDRIVE, hair test update, human smuggler caught with 41 aboard 3/5/2021
Senators propose legislation to promote women in the trucking industry 3/3/2021
Canada is firm on June 12 ELD mandate; but no devices are certified 3/1/2021
Friday Short Haul - Top truck bottlenecks, North Dakota road trains, TuSimple IPO 2/26/2021
Despite benefits, fleets are not embracing lightweighting 2/24/2021
ELD mandate drives telematic and technology consolidations 2/22/2021
Friday Short Haul - Truck stop closures, apprenticeship program, emissions tampering 2/19/2021
Still time to comment on FMCSA's proposed vision rule change 2/17/2021
Red-light and speed camera enforcement on states' legislative agendas 2/15/2021
Friday Short Haul - C.R. England files RICO lawsuit, riskiest states, Walmart bonus 2/12/2021
Controversy continues on under-21 driver pilot program proposal 2/10/2021
WIT honors January and February Women of the Month 2/8/2021
Friday Short Haul - International Roadcheck 2021, Nikola hydrogen deal, OOIDA wants truck stop vaccines 2/5/2021
OOIDA's Lewie Pugh on tap as House transportation committee witness 2/3/2021
Car drivers are schooled about truckers' blind spots 2/1/2021
Friday Short Haul - Human smuggling, DOL rescinds opinion, yard moves comments 1/29/2021
January Highway Angels get their 'wings' 1/27/2021
DOL opinion green lights carriers to implement safety requirements on contractor drivers 1/25/2021
Friday Short Haul - Protests, dark days ahead, TuSimple 1/22/2021
Proposal to hit up SoCal warehouses for truck emissions at their facilities 1/20/2021
Court says interstate drivers are not held to California's meal and rest break rules 1/18/2021
Friday Short Haul - ND's 80mph speed limit, FMCSA advisory committees, precedent-setting lawsuit 1/15/2021
Most states fail to measure up to safety advocate's recommendations 1/13/2021
Road train pilot program approved by North Dakota lawmakers 1/11/2021
Friday Short Haul - Best fleets to drive for in 2021, Feds' final worker status rule, yard jockeys need better training 1/8/2021
TruckPark and FuelMe partnership takes the worry out of parking and fueling 1/6/2021
Clearinghouse deadline, and new FMCSA guidance about yard moves 1/4/2021
2020 closes with probably one of the most bizarre truck crash lawsuits ever 1/1/2021
FMCSA adds underride guards to list of inspection items 12/30/2020
Ex-football player helping truckers get into shape 12/28/2020
Friday Short Haul - OOIDA's letter to Congress, J.B. Hunt's diversity project, major winter storm 12/25/2020
France imposes lockdown on truckers from Britain attempting to cross the channel 12/23/2020
DOT told to assess skills of employees able to meet automation challenge 12/21/2020
Friday Short Haul - New FMCSA final rule, U.S. Xpress MIT study, Triton-EV semi 12/18/2020
COVID blamed for backlog in holiday deliveries 12/16/2020
Rule requiring driver notification of traffic violations is on FMCSA chopping block 12/14/2020
Friday Short Haul - WIT Female Driver nominations, FMCSA HOS Q&A webinar, truckers handle 12/11/2020
House passes federal marijuana bill; won't affect truckers 12/9/2020
Predictive hiring assessments becoming popular recruiting tool. But will it cure turnover? 12/7/2020
Friday Short Haul -- ATA letters about vaccine, FMCSA emergency declaration, UPS steps up dry ice production 12/4/2020
WIT seeks to survey women about driving while pregnant 12/2/2020
Four more drivers join ranks of TCA's Highway Angels 11/30/2020
Friday Short Haul -- TCA's Fleet Safety awards, truck drivers' vaccine, Volvo electric semis 11/27/2020
AI technology is now playing a bigger role in driver-facing camera surveillance 11/25/2020
CDC releases lates COVID-19 guidelines for truckers 11/23/2020
Friday Short Haul - Daimler self-driving Freightliner, driver's ed students, StopTheTires cancelled 11/20/2020
FMCSA shoots down Washington State's more-stringent break rules for truckers 11/18/2020
Two awardees announced for WIT's 2020 Woman of Influence 11/16/2020
Friday Short Haul -- Trucking quilter, Tri-State bets $5,000, and CRST conquers dwell time 11/13/2020
Veterans Day StopTheTires2020 shutdown protest planned 11/11/2020
California voters approve Prop 22 to gain exemptions to AB-5 11/9/2020
Friday Short Haul - FMCSA Pocket Guide, Heartland pay raise, teen trucker comments 11/6/2020
U.S. Senator blasts FMCSA for lack of accountability and increased crashes 11/4/2020
Four-state coalition forms to alleviate I-10 corridor truck parking problem 11/2/2020
Friday Short Haul - Tyson's mirrorless trucks, Brake Safety Week results, 14-hour pilot program comments 10/30/2020
Driver shortage ranks highest in ATRI's latest truck industry survey 10/28/2020
FMCSA criticized for high number of CDL fraud incidences 10/26/2020
Friday Short Haul - Volvo electrics, EPA emission penalties, PA move over law 10/23/2020
Nuclear verdicts get carriers rethinking safety training programs 10/21/2020
SBTC denied request for HOS and ELD exemptions when pets are on board 10/19/2020
Friday Short Haul - Smuggled migrants, Prime settlement, USF Holland lawsuit, truck road damage 10/16/2020
Tank trailers get approved for an additional pulsating brake light 10/14/2020
TuSimple and Waymo go head to head on issues of AV trucking 10/12/2020
Friday Short Haul - Drivers can self-dispatch, driver pay on the increase, Hurrican Delta emergency 10/9/2020
Women in Trucking names Influential Women and top companies for women to work for 10/7/2020
When a social media presence could hurt a driver or carrier 10/5/2020
Friday Short Haul - Walmart buys Tesla semis, FMCSA drivers panel, Pronto.ai is denied request, and Jim Mullen moves to TuSimple 10/2/2020
Machine learning shared truck loads add efficient component to LTL shipping 9/30/2020
New HOS rules in effect Sept. 29; clearing confusion about the new rule changes 9/28/2020
Friday Short Haul -- Schneider's remote orientation, 14-hour rule change comments, license renawal extension, ATA's DOL response 9/25/2020
Feds come out with their own definition of independent contractor status 9/23/2020
Amazon casts around for freight haulers; FMCSA news for drivers 9/21/2020
Friday Short Haul - WIT photo contest, Teamsters challenge HOS, $1 billion for infrastructure 9/18/2020
Speeding was most-cited violation during Safe Driver Week 9/16/2020
Carriers, others, honor drivers during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 9/14/2020
Friday Short Haul - FMCSA wildfire declaration, hair drug testing, shift plus load pay 9/11/2020
FMCSA looking to put under-21 drivers on interstate hauls 9/9/2020
New AB 5 bill specifically targets truckers for enforcement 9/7/2020
Friday Short Haul - AV test tracking tool, split-duty proposal comments, and mandatory hair testing 9/4/2020
FMCSA helps bankroll Trucking Fatigue Meter to fight driver drowsiness 9/2/2020
FMCSA looking at split-duty rule change; extending 14-hour day 8/31/2020
Friday Short Haul - Travel centers announce special offers for drivers in September 8/28/2020
Trucking landscape could look different after Nov. 3 8/26/2020
More indictments in New Orleans area accident insurance scams 8/24/2020
Friday Short Haul - North Dakota road trains, Brake Safety Week, drivers not returning to duty, opposition to Mexican truckers 8/21/2020
Platooning passes real-world tests; new company emerges as leader 8/19/2020
Helping victims of crashes earn drivers Highway Angel awards 8/17/2020
Friday Short Haul - Trucker's last ride, FMCSA extension, autonomous trucks 8/14/2020
Test vehicles did not fare well during AAA's driving assistance evaluations 8/12/2020
Spotted lanternfly sightings on the increase 8/10/2020
Friday Short Haul - JKC Trucking announcement, truck stop break-in, WIT top women businesses 8/7/2020
FMCSA reminds drivers of 'adverse conditions' exemptions to HOS rules 8/5/2020
SmartSense mitigates collision and 'sitting duck' situations 8/3/2020
Friday Short Haul - FBI ELD hacks warning, students hack trucks, OOIDA asks for HVUT suspension 7/31/2020
Women In Trucking announces 2020 photo contest 7/29/2020
California publishes major new freight plan 7/27/2020
Friday Short Haul - Love's requires masks, 10-million-mile driver, brake check blitz, and TuSimple truck incident 7/24/2020
COVID-19 gives the average trucker a chance to attend FMCSA safety summit 7/22/2020
Overdrive honors Small Fleet Champs 7/20/2020
Friday Short Haul - States push for electric semis, fewer student new-hires, troopers in a truck 7/17/2020
Nearly 300,000 drivers would lose jobs if hair testing was mandated 7/15/2020
Trucking Truth owner/founder gets 3-hour spot at Road Dog Trucking Radio 7/13/2020
Friday Short Haul - Operation Safe Driver Week, Canadian border, fuel cell semis hit the road 7/10/2020
Werner, DOE earn FMCSA ELD and HOS exemptions 7/8/2020
TuSimple announces its Autonomous Freight Network to expand driverless freight hauling throughout the nation 7/6/2020
Friday Short Haul - House passes Moving Forward Act, YRC gets a bailout, and trucking jobs on the increase 7/3/2020
Group pens letter objecting to proposed EV charging stations at highway rest areas 7/1/2020
Carriers' virus response gets kudos at TCA virtual meeting 6/29/2020
Friday Short Haul - Convoy brokerage, CLP waiver extended, $2 million amendment passed, two sentenced for CDL fraud 6/26/2020
Nuclear verdicts strangling trucking companies; not so, say lawsuit attorneys 6/24/2020
Eight carriers in lawsuit for not poaching other companies' drivers 6/22/2020
Friday Short Haul - Post-virus speeds return to normal, $2 million insurance minimum proposed, WIT looking to honor an influential woman 6/19/2020
FMCSA extends 3 COVID-related waiver declarations 6/17/2020
Truckers say they will refuse to enter cop-defunded cities 6/15/2020
Friday Short Haul - Truckers love guns, freight broker leader resigns, avoiding riots 6/12/2020
Cargo theft on the uptick during COVID-19 era 6/10/2020
California voters will get a chance to scrap AB 5 6/8/2020
Friday Short Haul - Prime crash verdict, Teamsters applaud INVEST Act, OOIDA opposes broker bond changes 6/5/2020
Dwell and detention times begin to decrease post-virus 6/3/2020
CRST fighting another battle over driver poaching 6/1/2020
Friday Short Haul - Driver shortage is over, Amazon's brokerage goes national, and lawyers are after carriers for nuclear verdicts 5/29/2020
Freight industry considering post-COVID-19 strategies 5/27/2020
FMCSA to consider increasing HOS for autonomous drivers 5/25/2020
Friday Short Haul - Trimble MAPS, rate of fatalities increase, Comcar bankruptcy, driver pay on the rise 5/22/2020
FMCSA: Long-awaited final HOS revisions announced 5/20/2020
2016 trucking documentary released to YouTube for public viewing 5/18/2020
Friday Short Haul - Reusing morgue reefers, ATRI research priorities, FMCSA HOS declaration 5/15/2020
WIT honors two women in the trucking industry 5/13/2020
Freight brokers push back against "price gouging" accusation 5/11/2020
Friday Short Haul - Tank truck revenues decline, former Arrow CEO gets early prison release, not-preventable crashes 5/8/2020
ATRI and OOIDF team up for comprehensive COVID-19/trucking survey 5/6/2020
U.S. military has unique needs for truck platooning 5/4/2020
Friday Short Haul - Truckers protest low rates, 1 million masks given to drivers, SecurSpace app finds parking 5/1/2020
WorkHound analyses what drivers think about the COVID-19 crisis 4/29/2020
Group pushes back on temporary increased weight limits 4/27/2020
Friday Short Haul - 'Thank God for truckers!' CA state senator proposes bill to suspend AB5, TA furloughs 3,000 workers 4/24/2020
Truckers say distracted driving is on the rise 4/22/2020
Trucking leaders think some recent changes might become permanent in the industry 4/20/2020
Friday Short Haul - "Your papers please," skills testing waiver, masks required in Canada 4/17/2020
Truckers report in on their treatment during these COVID-19 times 4/15/2020
FMCSA acts quickly to keep the new-driver pipeline flowing 4/13/2020
Friday Short Haul - Weight limits increase, food trucks not wanted in rest areas, FMCSA extends HOS exemptions 4/10/2020
Trucking industry concerned about state licensing agency closings 4/8/2020
California AB-5 advocates react to carriers' COVID-19 good deeds 4/6/2020
Friday Short Haul - Schneider's error, Change.org petition, Teamsters Canada demands 4/3/2020
Authors: 'Legacy' carriers ignore autonomous technology at their peril 4/1/2020
COVID-19 scare: State gun laws come under scrutiny 3/30/2020
Friday Short Haul - Inspection blitz postponed, COVID-19 webinar, FHA urges states to keep rest areas open, fewer cars means faster truck deliveries 3/27/2020
DOT and FMCSA issue COVID-19 responses 3/25/2020
Starsky Robotics calls it quits 3/23/2020
Friday Short Haul - Weigh station parking, rest areas reopen, HOS waiver expanded, freight prices increase 3/20/2020
Truck drivers mostly exempt from coronavirus lock downs 3/18/2020
HOS rules relaxed for COVID-19 relief effort 3/16/2020
Friday Short Haul - Western Express recovers from Tennessee tornado, driver involved in two accidents six minutes apart, another carrier quits 3/13/2020
Daimler's electric vehicles and autonomous trucks continue real-world testing 3/11/2020
Predictive technology increases driver safety, benefits carriers 3/9/2020
Friday Short Haul -- Coffee drinking drivers, Amazon coronavirus email, FMCSA safety summit 3/6/2020
AIRman introduces no-crank technology to landing gears 3/4/2020
Roadmaster shows how to reduce driver turnover 3/2/2020
Friday Short Haul - CBD users beware, 8,000 violations revealed in Clearinghouse, laptop theft lands Alabama trucker in prison 2/28/2020
Canada company offers easy access to spare trailers 2/26/2020
Roadcheck could result in temporarily higher freight rates 2/24/2020
Friday Short Haul - Self-driving yard trucks, Knight-Swift partners with Truckstop.com, Security guard shoots driver 2/21/2020
Training providers offer a diversity of options 2/19/2020
Idaho eases hemp transport prohibition; too late to help arrested drivers 2/17/2020
Friday Short Haul - Tennessee carrier quits, signs a carrier is going down, retaining drivers 2/14/2020
New phone app hopes to alleviate shipper waits 2/12/2020
Senate Transportation Committee gets an earful from trucking execs 2/10/2020
Friday Short Haul - Best fleets to drive for, FMCSA delays ELDT rule, Cold Carriers closes doors 2/7/2020
Baylor Trucking deals with consequences of ELD outage 2/3/2020
WIT announces first-ever Driver Ambassador, names February Member of the Month 2/3/2020
Friday Short Haul - ATA at White House USMCA signing, AB-5 fight continues, toughest jobs 1/31/2020
May dates announced for this year's roadside inspection blitz 1/29/2020
States work to toughen up left-lane-hogging laws 1/27/2020
Friday Short Haul - Pilot Flying J name change, CRST-Swift lawsuit, Schneider named innovator 1/24/2020
Seven drivers named as TCA's Highway Angels 1/22/2020
Travel advisories and restrictions announced for Midwest weekend storm 1/20/2020
Friday Short Haul - Senators demand GPS app updates, Jason's Law survey, ATA applauds USMCA, FMCSA's truck crash survey 1/17/2020
Research group recommends a national autonomous truck policy 1/15/2020
A glimpse into driving long-haul in China 1/13/2020
Friday Short Haul - Court blocks AB-5, SBTC vs. FMCSA, Can Opener Bridge 1/10/2020
Loses appeal: Walmart ordered to pony up $54 million to drivers 1/8/2020
WIT and Walmart seek nominations for Female Driver of the Year 1/6/2020
Friday Short Haul - Sweatshop on Wheels, judge exempts truckers from AB-5, Fleetwood closes doors 1/3/2020
Trucking Truth's top stories for 2019 1/1/2020
Random drug tests of drivers to double in 2020 12/30/2019
Friday Short Haul - New EV semi, tonnage down, turnover up, Grapevine fatality, runaway truck tires demolish car 12/27/2019
Trucking industry goes out of its way for Christmas charitable giving 12/25/2019
Fuel card provider hit with FTC lawsuit 12/23/2019
Friday Short Haul - Driver coercion, zero emissions, driver fatalities 12/20/2019
Hard enforcement for ELD compliance now in effect 12/18/2019
State CDL agencies get reprieve from drug & alcohol clearinghouse deadline 12/16/2019
Friday Short Haul - JB Hunt's Wreaths Across America, Plus.ai butter run, states look for zero emissions 12/13/2019
Carriers muster to pick up Celadon drivers, employees 12/11/2019
Will Amazon's pay-per-day plan influence the industry? 11/27/2019
Freight volume and rates downturn turns into a 'bloodbath' 11/25/2019
Friday Short Haul - Independent contractors getting booted out of CA, winter weather resources, ransomware attack 11/22/2019
Knowing when to say goodbye to an unprofitable shipper 11/20/2019
Schneider donates trucks; Congress considers women-driver-friendly bill 11/18/2019
Friday Short Haul - CTA files lawsuit against California, Highway Hero nominations sought, video of "Move Over" crash 11/15/2019
Tesla announces new electric Semi model 11/13/2019
Not everyone happy with potential FMCSA clearinghouse delay 11/11/2019
Friday Short Haul - AI taking driving jobs, CRV scam, Truckers protest AB-5, ELDs quit working 11/8/2019
Investigators cracking down on truck accident fraudulent lawsuits 11/6/2019
So you want to start your own trucking company? 11/4/2019
Friday Short Haul - FMCSA emergency exemptions, snow plows, FedEx employee bribery charges 11/1/2019
Human smuggling via big rigs on the increase 10/30/2019
Carriers, drivers look at ways to deal with California's AB-5 10/28/2019
Friday Short Haul - Millennials and trucking, Truckers Christmas Group, Navistar settlement 10/25/2019
Too many drivers still don't know to "Move Over" 10/23/2019
Are trucker strikes a thing of the past? 10/21/2019
Friday Short Haul - Passenger car drivers, spotted lanternfly, women drivers 10/18/2019
OOIDA makes final push for better HOS rules 10/16/2019
Car-truck crash fatalities continue to increase 10/14/2019
Friday Short Haul - Amazon's fleet of day cabs, legislator's disclosure, WTA petition 10/11/2019
ATA chief takes on truck-accident lawyers 10/9/2019
Lonely on the road? Get a furry friend 10/7/2019
Friday Short Haul - Lab-grown meat, fraudulent freight brokering, FMCSA HOS committee, FMCSA Clearinghouse 10/4/2019
UPS takes giant leap in its drone delivery program 10/2/2019
Female drivers are safer bet for trucking companies 9/30/2019
Friday Short Haul - Embark gets financing, FMCSA announces safety grants, Covenant exits Mexico routes, and trucking statistics 9/27/2019
Emissions standards battle heats up between the EPA and California 9/25/2019
Smog checks in the future for California truck drivers 9/23/2019
Friday Short Haul - Volvo Dynamic Steering, Meals for 18 Wheels, speeding crackdown, OOIDA opposes legislation 9/20/2019
Telematics could be insurance-premium-saving boon for fleets 9/18/2019
54 percent of survey respondents still not impressed with telematics technology 9/16/2019
Friday Short Haul - Walmart video, it's churn, not shortage, California's independent contractor bill, hemp drivers plea 9/13/2019
TCA honors three Highway Angels 9/11/2019
Now they're talking about "smart" trailers 9/9/2019
Friday Short Haul - Detention-time comments, truck orders decline, diesel fuel shortage 9/6/2019
Berkeley study says reducing independent truckers can alleviate climate change 9/4/2019
Clearing up concerns about the drug and alcohol clearinghouse 9/2/2019
Friday Short Haul - Hurricane Dorian, Speed limiter bill, Thank a Driver campaign 8/30/2019
Georgia jury awards $280 million for truck-driver-caused multi-fatality 8/28/2019
Friday Short Haul - New eCascadias, Top cities for truck driver jobs, Push against driverless trucks 8/23/2019
Decision on California drivers' employee/contractor status coming down to the wire 8/21/2019
UPS jumps on autonomous bandwagon with TuSimple investment 8/19/2019
FMCSA publishes proposed HOS rule changes 8/16/2019
Fleets, drivers coming to like automated manual transmissions 8/14/2019
CVSA asks for new truck crash study 8/12/2019
Friday Short Haul - HOS revisions delayed, AEB mandate proposed, Koch sued for sex discrimination 8/9/2019
Kodiak Robotics takes lead in autonomous truck industry race 8/7/2019
New York City combats rash of cyclist/truck clashes 8/5/2019
Friday Short Haul - CRST wins lawsuit, OOIDA opposes insurance hike, UPSNav 8/2/2019
Mechanics shortage equals driver shortage in intensity 7/31/2019
DOT announces almost 1$ billion in grants to fix infrastructure 7/29/2019
Friday Short Haul - DOL on sleeper pay, UPS drone delivery, Geowiz ELDs 7/26/2019
FMCSA takes a look at assault, harassment of female and minority drivers 7/24/2019
It's hot out there, what's a trucker to do? Can't idle. 7/22/2019
Friday Short Haul - Utah truck rollovers, aging truckers, lifetime CDL bans 7/19/2019
Truck-mounted LED billboards coming under fire 7/17/2019
Trucker 'drones on' with unique approach to teaching driving skills 7/15/2019
Friday Short Haul - Rhode Island tolls, human smuggling, contractor vs employee status 7/12/2019
ELD mandate deadline looming, many still not compliant 7/10/2019
New "boot" device being deployed to threaten Walmart overnighters 7/8/2019
Friday Short Haul - Prime Inc vs Amazon, mother fights HOS changes, truck drivers appreciation week 7/5/2019
Proper way to fly the American flag on your truck this Fourth of July 7/3/2019
Roundabouts are becoming popular; but are they best for trucks? 7/1/2019
Friday Short Haul - Skills test proposal, driver shortage, hemp sentencing, driverless trucks 6/28/2019
Experts warn of active wildland fire season 6/26/2019
More states signing on to enlist truckers against human trafficking 6/24/2019
Friday Short Haul - Shippers of Choice, insurance rates, wheel spikes, WIT award 6/21/2019
Freight numbers not holding up to 2018's highs 6/19/2019
Truck safety group urges purges of drug abuse drivers 6/17/2019
Friday Short Haul - Self-driving certificate, truck platooning, trade war stacking up cargo 6/14/2019
HOS waiver coming soon for fireworks haulers 6/12/2019
FMCSA takes a further look at detention time 6/10/2019
Friday Short Haul - Autonomous delivery, HOS rules changes, CDL retest 6/7/2019
Roadcheck 2019 in effect this week 6/5/2019
Hemp arrest prompts USDA memo 6/3/2019
Friday Short Haul - Waymo big rigs, Move over sting, Under-21 comments 5/31/2019
Severe weather prompts renewed emergency declaration 5/29/2019
Memorial Day holiday is prime time for cargo thefts 5/25/2019
Friday Short Haul - Hauling hemp, road rage fatality, new rules for autonomous vehicles 5/24/2019
Autonomous trucks on USPS test run 5/22/2019
Future era of cab-less trucks will be the end of HOS rules 5/20/2019
Friday Short Haul - FMCSA under-21 comments, Tesla autonomous car crash, 24,000 drivers sign contract with YRC 5/17/2019
Under-21 interstate drivers getting serious look by FMCSA 5/15/2019
Trucker Buddy program matches drivers with a classroom; everyone wins 5/13/2019
Friday Short Haul - Driver awarded $80 million, ODFL driver wins, loading dock black hole 5/10/2019
Storm breaks out from Rockies, slams into Midwest, South 5/8/2019
Capacity issues have shippers looking at private fleets 5/6/2019
Friday Short Haul - HOS rules, dark skies, Falcon drivers 5/3/2019
'Bug' permits now required for four eastern states 5/1/2019
Simulator use is catching on for schools, carriers 4/29/2019
Friday Short Haul - Thinking electric, Penske opens charging station, border crossing crisis, railroads taking trucking business 4/26/2019
ELDs might not be the panacea that was hoped for 4/24/2019
Truck drivers may soon see "phantoms" driving yard trucks 4/22/2019
Friday Short Haul - Nikola big rigs, WIT welcomes Peterbilt, Oregon crashes, Border crossings 4/19/2019
Carriers claim financial benefit of putting up drivers in hotels 4/17/2019
Uber's IPO application reveals interesting data about its freight brokerage business 4/15/2019
Friday Short Haul - CDL examiner arrested, tolls proposed for trucks, marijuana use on the rise 4/12/2019
Smart Load Board will get carriers the loads they need 4/10/2019
Huge lines and long wait times greet carriers at Mexico border 4/8/2019
Friday Short Haul - Marijuana, ATA campaign, personal conveyance rules 4/5/2019
Over-the-air downloads revolutionize parameter updates 4/3/2019
Don't get scammed by skimmers 4/1/2019
Friday Short Haul -- New Cascadias honored, motorist survey, U.S, Xpress awarded, rest stop parking 3/29/2019
Legislators address underride collisions, propose more underguards for trucks, trailers 3/27/2019
Motorists soon may encounter a different kind of truck convoy 3/25/2019
Friday Short Haul -- Women in Trucking, irate motorist, FMCSA eases HOS, Safe-Cap 3/22/2019
Recent survey shows cost of roadside repairs is rising 3/20/2019
FMCSA announces drug and alcohol clearinghouse website 3/18/2019
Friday Short Haul - Swift settlement, driver shortage myth, TCA Best Fleet award 3/15/2019
The hidden danger of looking but not seeing 3/13/2019
Accident scammers target trucks for financial payout 3/11/2019
Friday Short Haul - Snow on the roof, bypassing toll road, Waze under fire 3/8/2019
Retailers blame driver shortage for price increases 3/6/2019
Drivers' smartphones may be clue to road roughness 3/4/2019
Friday Short Haul -- Freight rates, HOS changes, tonnage reports 3/1/2019
New tax changes hit drivers hard 2/27/2019
FMCSA to implement under-21 interstate driver program for former military 2/25/2019
Friday Short Haul -- Connecticut tolls proposed, hydrogen fuel-cell trucks, cell phone use 2/22/2019
Congress committee looks at state of America's highways 2/20/2019
Number of cargo thefts is down; but dollar value about the same 2/18/2019
Friday Short Haul -- Crossing the border, CA sues FMCSA, Lobbying against larger trucks 2/15/2019
Detention - A problem still in search of a solution 2/13/2019
February Highway Angels honorees named 2/11/2019
Friday Short Haul -- C.R. England announces pay raises, eCommerce impact on trucking, TCA announces best fleets 2/8/2019
Is a guaranteed minimum pay the solution to the driver shortage? 2/6/2019
Long CDL testing wait times cost economy billions of dollars; not helping driver shortage 2/4/2019
Friday Short Haul -- Walmart hiring, Uber Freight App, Speed-limiter Law, America's Road Team 2/1/2019
Cranking -- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly 1/30/2019
California survives challenge to its low-carbon fuel standards 1/28/2019
Friday Short Haul - Highway robbery ... autonomous trucks ... new trailers 1/25/2019
LithiumHub enters jump-starter market with Jumpbooster JP30 1/23/2019
2019 Looks Good For The Transportation Industry 1/21/2019
Raymond Burt named TMC Trainer of the Month for February 2018 3/28/2018
TMC Transportation Announces Recipient of Prestigious Wheel Master Award 3/7/2018
TMC Transportation Named The Home Depot’s Flatbed Carrier of the Year For Fourth Straight Year 2/28/2018
Pay Raises & New Peterbilts for PAM Drivers 2/26/2018
New DOT Drug Testing Rules Effective Jan 1, 2018 1/11/2018
Amtrak Derailment: Trucks Haul 270,000 Pound Locomotive Engine During Cleanup 12/21/2017
Pepsi Places Largest Order Yet For Tesla Electric Trucks 12/12/2017
Kavin Hallett named Trainer of the Month for October 2017 12/8/2017
Over 100,000 Truck Drivers Likely Have Undiagnosed Sleep Apnea And More Testing Is On The Way 8/10/2017
Drivers Share Their Best Tips, Tricks, And Secrets For Life On The Road 7/18/2017
Drivers Are Losing Money By Taking The Wrong Approach 7/13/2017
Truckers and Guns: What Is and Is Not Legal 7/6/2017
Preparing To Go Solo For The First Time? Experienced Drivers Share Their Best Advice 6/29/2017
The Truck Stop Survival Guide: Advice From Experienced Drivers 6/15/2017
The Worst Cities For Traffic In The U.S. For 2017 6/8/2017
We Ask Drivers How They Would Make The Logbook Rules Better 5/30/2017
Self Driving Trucks Are Not Coming Anytime Soon 5/25/2017
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