California regulators have approved a new rule aimed at dramatically limiting emissions from slow-moving and idling trucks, arousing the ire of trucking groups.
Five years ago, Thomas E. Keller Trucking was dissatisfied with its carrier benchmarking efforts. That changed when Keller joined the carrier benchmarking initiative of the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Profitability Program (TPP).
TCA’s annual Fall Business Meetings will be held virtually for the first time, the association announced, taking place on Sept. 22-23.
Until adequate wages and a sense of community are achieved, drivers will continue to look for greener pastures.
Entry deadlines for two of the premier Truckload Carriers Association contests are quickly approaching. Nominations for the 2020 Driver of the Year contests and Best Fleets to Drive For contest are still being accepted, but only for a few more days.
Brian Fielkow, CEO of Houston-based Jetco Delivery and a noted safety expert, is offering an instructor-led safety program with special VIP opportunities for TCA members.
California’s AB5 has the potential to harm trucking companies of all sizes and TCA, OOIDA and others continue to push back ahead of a key court hearing.
Most truck drivers with a drug violation in the FMCSA’s Clearinghouse have not completed the steps necessary to return to work, and 80% haven’t even started the process, according to the agency.
President Trump signed an executive order deferring payroll taxes, but the money may have to be repaid at a later date, leaving questions on whether companies should continue to withhold the tax or not.
Truck drivers work around-the-clock to deliver essential medical supplies and food as coronavirus cases rose around the country, and it’s time to codify into law their essential status.
Changes to the HOS rule that would alter the 30-minute break and allow more flexibility in sleeper berth time could be under siege as FMCSA said it is considering a petition to delay the implementation date.
Shepard Dunn will lead TPP Best Practice Groups while Todd Davis will take over benchmarking for FreightWaves and the inGauge platform.
Nuclear verdicts are on the rise, and two behind-the-scenes factors playing large roles are the emotional pleas plaintiffs’ attorneys are making to juries and the growing number of hedge funds that invest in civil lawsuits.
Out-of-control insurance premiums are driving trucking operations out of business, but leading insurance experts say something can be done about them.
Freight volumes, which traditionally rise heading into the July 4 holiday, climbed more than expected last week, rising 45% year-over-year, according to the latest FreightWaves SONAR data.
National Carriers’ Jill Maschmeier has been named the 2020 winner of the Clare C. Casey Award by TCA’s Safety & Security Division. The group also honored the nation’s top fleets last week at its annual safety conference.
Panelists from leading trucking carriers say a quick economic recovery could create concerns about having adequate labor to meet demand.
The 39th annual TCA Safety & Security Meeting kicks off today, but it is not too late for register for the three-day virtual event.
Large jury awards are crippling trucking fleets, but technology can help prevent some accidents from happening, and when they do, ensure liability is correctly assigned.
Transportation workers need access to PPE to remain safe, and ensuring they can acquire the protections should be a priority in any future stimulus bills.
