Trucking industry

The automotive industry is rapidly evolving in the field of autonomous vehicles, mostly in part to the stiff competition between some pretty big players. Apple, Google’s Waymo, Tesla and...

Trucking industry

Truckers should take note of the spot rate rise seen this May. This has been a result of increases in shipper demands. There are some important statistics of interest to be aware of that...

Trucking industry

Standards for the national carrier hiring appear imminent. The House of Representatives included hiring standards in an amendment tacked on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...

Carriers/Truckers Trucking industry

Data released by the American Trucking Association shows two very interesting trends. While driver compensation continues to rise, the overall demand for freight transportation services has...

Carriers/Truckers Trucking industry

Many truckers were pleasantly surprised to find out that President Trump's signing of his recent $1.3 billion omnibus bill meant an extension of the electronic logging device (ELD) waiver...

Trucking industry Technology

The advent of self-driving vehicles shows a great deal of promise, but is not without risk. Uber lost its license to use self-driving cars in Arizona and is scrambling to handle a PR...

Trucking industry

The Responsible and Effective Standards for Truckers (REST) Act is up for a vote in Congress. Sponsored by Republican Congressman Brian Babin from Texas, this Act promises to give truckers...

Carriers/Truckers Trucking industry

The last few weeks of March saw more demand from shippers than trucks on the spot truckload freight market. More demand from shippers than trucks meant that the load-to-truck ratios and...

Trucking industry

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has been discussing the need for an infrastructure financing policy. The draft of the $200 billion proposed program, Legislative Outline for...