Trucking

The truckload carrier is relatively small, but it had a tremendous second quarter.

Despite repeated efforts, confusion still reigns when it comes to hours-of-service compliance and when drivers can use personal conveyance or the agriculture exemptions available.

Among today’s highlights: a drop in spot rates, Werner comments on driver availability, Rhode Island collects more than expected

Werner Enterprises had a strong second quarter, trouncing analyst consensus on its expected performance. Here are some of the highlights from its earnings release.

The driver pulling frac sand had drugs in his system and had numerous moving violations. That ultimately is what appears to have led to such an enormous penalty.

The summer truck shows reflect a lot that’s good about trucking: fellowship, pride and contributions to the community

A deaf trucker got his CDL, got a pass from FMCSA, had a job, but Werner said the law wouldn’t allow it to hire him. Now the case is in court.

Family owned TEC Equipment operates 26 Mack and Volvo truck dealerships in five states. In June, the company opened a $30 million location in Fontana, CA. Here is a look at that facility.

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 18,105 2018-2019 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles for a brake caliper mounting bolt issue, the company informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Covering 14 acres, TEC Equipment’s new Mack/Volvo dealership in Fontana, CA, is designed to improve customer service and features many driver amenities.

Mack will now offer the Lytx DriveCam safety program as a pre-wire option on Granite models, joining the TerraPro and LR cabover models offering the option.

Waste Management Holdings has applied for an hours of service exemption, asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to consider allowing its drivers to work extra hours without losing short-haul status.

The stay only last until next week, when the EPA will need to respond to a lawsuit brought by environmentalists on the agency’s loosening of glider kit rules.

The maker of FreightLiner and Western Star trucks wants its parts business to grow and have stronger brand identification.

If a new truck driver hire doesn’t find the job similar to what the recruiter said it was going to be, that negativity will last, and will impact retention.

The Freight division of UPS is far smaller than its package division, but it also has reached agreement on a new five-year pact.

Following the publication of a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report last June that recommended changes to the way the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) records and displays SMS data, the agency has decided to scrap proposed changes.

The causes cited for trucks hitting overpasses near New York are many: GPS instructions, not enough signs, driver unfamiliarity with the limited roads.

Sponsored by Reliance Partners…Other than the economy slowing and unemployment rising, is there a solution to the driver problem?

One of the largest wasted revenue opportunities for carriers in freight movement is when trailers move less than full. FR8Star has introduced a new partial load service to help change that.