Buttigieg prioritizing truck driver pay
The U.S. Department of Transportation is ramping up studies analyzing truck driver pay and unpaid detention time.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is ramping up studies analyzing truck driver pay and unpaid detention time.
Carrier Perspective: State of the Industry
Getting shippers to pay for drivers’ wait time could boost driver retention and improve safety, according to a trucking economics expert.
Findings from a recent Spireon white paper survey, conducted in conjunction with FreightWaves, found that about 40% of carriers reported losing more than $500 per trailer per week in detention costs.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Landstar sees a cooling freight market in the second half of 2021. Plus, the Biden administration may consider regulating driver detention, and Werner sells its freight forwarding business.
A trucking lobbyist sees the Biden administration taking up the detention time challenge.
Baton co-founder Andrew Berberick explains how truckers can regain time and cover more freight through an elastic model of on-demand capacity.
FHWA calls trucking parking a “major transportation safety problem.”
Rulemaking would require making detention time data public
Postponement until completion of safety study part of $494 billion highway bill