Ashley Coker MERRITT PARKWAY IN CONNECTICUT / IMAGE: STATE OF CONNECTICUT Truck drivers who enter state parkways while traveling through Connecticut may soon be hit with a $500 fine, five times higher than the standing penalty. A bill that would raise the fine in an attempt to dissuade trucks from illegally driving on state parkways […]
R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which is based in Cincinnati and has jurisdiction over federal appeals arising from Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee, recently issued an opinion concerning issues relevant to motor carriers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the […]
By TCA Senior Director of Outreach & Engagement Marli Hall .Since 1973, the Truckload Carriers Association Scholarship Fund has been helping students with connections to the truckload industry. The Fund awards up to $6,250 per year, per full-time college student. Much of the program’s support comes from within the truckload family—companies and individuals who are […]
TCA Vice President of Government Affairs, Dave Heller and TCA Manager of Government Affairs, Kathryn Sanner IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK By TCA Senior Director of Outreach & Engagement Marli Hall It is not every day that you have the opportunity to do something truly great for others – something that is life-changing or even life-saving. These chances […]
IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES Guest post by FreightWaves’ John Kingston Virginia has approved a plan to fund improvements on interstate 81 and other parts of the state after an earlier plan to put tolls on the road collapsed. The new financing plan involves a series of new taxes on diesel fuel and gasoline, some to be […]
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK Although capacity has risen dramatically in the past six months, one fact remains unchanged: there is a shortage. However, that shortage is not a general driver shortage. It is a critical shortage of quality drivers. Survey any random group of carriers and drivers, and this fact […]
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES “You margin is my opportunity” —Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder and CEO Over the next month, we will be bringing forward the concept of disintermediation, and specifically the companies and market forces likely to lead disintermediation within trucking (some are already actively doing it). I should […]
Ashley Coker IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK A handful of trucking industry leaders will sit on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) new Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee. The committee will draft recommendations on surface transportation security. The committee will consider topics like development, refinement and implementation of policies, programs, initiatives, rulemakings and security directives, according to a TSA […]
Ashley Coker Several markets across the Midwest are experiencing climbing freight volumes, evidenced by jumps in FreightWaves’ SONAR’s Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) values. Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee saw some of the most significant increases. (IMAGE; FREIGHTWAVES’ SONAR) OTVI is an index of accepted outbound tender volumes on a given day. The index was created […]
PHOTO CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK Guest post by FreightWaves’ Chief Economisr Ibrahiim Bayaan Job growth rebounded nicely in March as employers added nearly 200,000 workers to payrolls during the month. This strength in hiring did not translate to the trucking industry however, where payrolls declined for the first time in nearly a year. The Bureau of Labor […]
PHOTO CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK by Ray J. Haight, TCA Retention Coach As I’m sure everyone is aware, this process cannot be successful by jumping around the different levels; each section is designed to build on the last. So far, in this series, we have established the groundwork, platform, safety focus, as well as communication and recognition […]
PHOTO CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK Guest post by FreightWaves’ John Gallagher A formal rulemaking likely will not be required to make permanent a federal demonstration project that seeks to assign proper blame for trucking accidents. The 24-month “Crash Preventability Demonstration Program” that was launched by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) in August 2017 will end […]
Ashley Coker IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK The employer in this case hired an independent payroll service provider to take over all the payroll tasks that would otherwise be performed by an internal payroll department. A former employee sued the employer and the payroll company on multiple claims, including breach of contract, negligence, and negligent misrepresentation. The payroll […]
Ashley Coker IMAGE: PARKSLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY Motorists were in a pinch after load of crabs spilled onto a Virginia street Saturday afternoon. The driver hauling the crabs ran off the roadway, then attempted to overcorrect, according to Hopeton, Virginia emergency responders. The driver had to be extricated from the truck, but he sustained only […]
Ashley Coker FREIGHTWAVES CEO CRAIG FULLER REACTS TO NEWS OF FIRST TRADE / IMAGE: JOSH RODEN, FREIGHTWAVES FreightWaves, in partnership with Nodal Exchange and DAT, launched the world’s first financially settled Trucking Freight Futures contracts at 9 a.m. Friday, March 29. The first trade came through within 20 minutes of opening, at 9:18 a.m. The […]
(SOURCE: SHUTTERSTOCK) By TCA Vice President of Government Affairs Dave Heller & TCA Manager of Government Affairs Kathryn Sanner As March comes to a close, the timeline for Congress to produce a viable infrastructure plan is getting shorter. Realistically, if a proposal is to pass through both the House and the Senate, then make its […]
Ashley Coker (SOURCE: SHUTTERSTOCK) With less than nine months to go before the ELD mandate’s full compliance phase kicks in, TCA Vice President of Government Affairs Dave Heller is urging fleets still utilizing AOBRDs to start making the transition sooner rather than later. During phase two of ELD mandate enforcement, fleets that installed AOBRDs before […]
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program (SOURCE: SHUTTERSTOCK) “Empowerment is not giving your people the ability to make decisions. Empowerment is the giving your people the ability to mistakes” – Steve Hitchcock, COO of Duncan and Son Lines The above quote got me thinking deeply about empowerment – true empowerment, which also requires a […]
Ashley Coker IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK Detention time has climbed over the last couple of months, in conjunction with a stabilizing freight market. FreightWaves’ SONAR shows a sharp decrease in outbound tender rejection rates compared to all of 2018. This indicates that carriers are being more compliant with their contracted rates and turning to the spot market […]
IMAGE: VVMF The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) presented awards to recognize the efforts of Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) members who volunteered their time and equipment to haul The Wall That Heals in 2018. The presentation was made by VVMF’s Director of Outreach Tim Tetz during TCA’s 81st Annual Convention at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort in […]
