The Teamsters and crash victim advocates say claims that parking shortages will be made worse by California’s and Washington’s rest break rules are unfounded.
Truck drivers are pressing regulators to require brokers to pay them for time lost waiting to pick up or drop off loads.
A new federal labor standard opens up trucking companies to a wider range of costly employee liabilities, according to a legal expert.
A too-cozy relationship between the trucking industry and regulators may be putting lives at risk, crash safety advocates contend.
Regulators may use waivers to give California and Washington more power over truck driver work rules that the Trump administration found were preempted.
Getting drivers on the road faster boosts productivity, says CRST, which was conditionally granted a CDL exemption renewal.
Federal regulators have been asked to significantly revise — or scrap altogether — a rulemaking requiring side underride guards for new truck trailers.
After months of carping, California and engine makers agree to flexibility on emissions but hold to the state’s tough mandates.
NHTSA and FMCSA are proposing that all new trucks over 10,000 pounds be equipped with automatic emergency braking systems.
A 14-year-old petition filed by a truck safety group to strengthen new-entrant requirements has finally been greenlighted for public scrutiny.
The Trucking Alliance has long stood out for its unique structure and its departure from what might be thought of as trade group consensus.
A bill seeking to simplify eligibility for truck driver apprenticeships is part of a legislative package addressing supply chain shortfalls.
Earnings season is upon us and the freight recession lingers worse than salmonella-carrying potato salad at a tailgate party. Wisconsin-based truckload carrier Martin Transport reported its Q1 2023 earnings Tuesday. While operating revenue improved 3.7% from $287.3 million in Q1 2022 to $298 million this year, the actual operating income declined from $35.9 million to $29 million.
EPA is proposing stricter standards and revisions to move heavy trucks to zero-carbon beginning in model year 2027.
A bicameral effort to expand parking for truckers builds on progress made in the previous session of Congress.
A plan to allow 18-to-20-year-old truck drivers to haul interstate cargo got a sharp rebuttal at the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) conference by Knight-Swift President and CEO David Jackson. The plan was conceived as a way to address the driver shortage and is strongly supported by the Biden administration and the American Trucking Associations (ATA).
The Biden administration’s first take on EV charging standards avoids addressing the heavy truck sector to make room for innovation.
AskWaves looks into why the trucking industry is resisting a proposal to tighten the scope and duration of temporary federal exemptions for motor carriers.
Advantages of hydrogen-electric trucks were touted at Senate hearing while ATA warned against aggressive timelines.
The latest freight congestion data builds a case for better targeting of billions of dollars in new government infrastructure money.
