Speeding remains a critical safety issue for trucking, and a new bill introduced in the U.S. House would seek to limit the speeds commercial trucks could travel at on the nation’s roadways.
The Truckload Carriers Association will hosts its annual Refrigerated Meeting on July 14-16, at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Although new guidance on mask wearing returns the industry to some semblance of normalcy after over a year of lockdowns and restrictions, employers should remain cautious in revising policies.
Three-part workshop series to focus on effective leadership communication strategies to motivate and retain your essential workers.
The nation’s top trucking research group plans to update previous studies on the effects of legalized marijuana and other drugs on truck safety along with integrating 18- to 20-year-old drivers into the industry.
Throughout the entire 90-year history of trucking in the United States, excessive detention has been a scourge on the industry. An upcoming 90-minute immersive workshop will share tools and strategies to combat this issue and keep the wheels moving and profitable.
The word “safety” is everywhere in the trucking industry. It is talked about nearly every day in the press, Congress has zeroed in on it, and most carriers will say that it is their top priority. With all this attention, it’s easy to believe that safety has become cliché. But it’s not.
People stay in situations in which they feel comfortable, and they leave the ones they are not comfortable in. When it comes to employment, is it that easy to break it all down?
TCA has joined with many other stakeholders to support the DRIVE-Safe Act, which would allow 18-20-year-olds who hold a valid commercial driver’s license (CDL) to cross state lines in interstate commerce.
Trends so far during the first-quarter earnings season are supportive of truckload carriers posting sizable growth in 2021.
James Ward, president of Maryland-based D.M. Bowman, has been elected chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association for 2021-22.
Freight expenditures surged with another step higher in volumes, according to March data released by Cass Information Systems on Friday. The Cass Freight Index posted cycle highs with the expenditures’ subindex displaying a new record.
At a recent hearing, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee heard loud and clear that the trucking industry should not serve as the guinea pig for any seismic change in how the United States funds infrastructure, including a vehicle miles traveled tax.
For nearly 50 years, the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Scholarship Fund has been helping students with connections to the truckload industry. Applications for this year’s scholarship fund are being accepted until May 1, 2021.
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named Nick Still a Highway Angel. Still, from Monmouth, Illinois, stopped to help a couple after their pickup truck spun out during a winter storm.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is keeping pressure on regulators to require speed limiters on trucks as well as performance standards for automatic emergency braking (AEB) and other crash-avoidance technology.
A recent ruling in the Tenth Circuit found that an employee need not be adversely affected to be able to sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act, meaning employers should continue to engage in good faith in the ADA-interactive process.
It should come as no surprise to anyone in the trucking industry that the lack of adequate truck parking has reached crisis levels. That is finally getting recognized in Washington.
Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking has announced a pay increase for drivers in its regional and national over-the-road fleets starting May 1.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that plaintiffs can’t sue and issue notice to potential class members early on in a case based merely on allegations, and must prove that others in the potential class are similarly affected.
