Driver issues
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Legal issues
Cross-border trucks risk stepped-up CBP penalties
Drivers - not brokers - facing penalties of $5,000-$10,000 for violating new e-manifest filing requirements at the border.
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Australia
Baking temperatures put Australia’s trucks and drivers at risk
Trucks and truckers are baking in the extreme Australian summer heat, which is nudging the 122 F (50 C) in…
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Australia
Driven to a deadly distraction
The advent of modern communications technology such as, obviously, the mobile phone, has created a new, yet poorly understood and…
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Driver issues
Truck drivers to trial fatigue-monitoring cap
Fatigue is a big driver-safety issue. SmartCap is wearable technology that helps drivers to monitor and manage their fatigue levels.
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Driver issues
Drug testing legislation to include hair-sample testing for truck drivers
The bill, called the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018, directs the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to report to…
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Driver issues
Driver iQ: Few carriers have staff dedicated to driver retention
Driver iQ’s third quarter recruitment and retention survey found that driver turnover costs the truckload industry over $10.6 billion per…
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Driver issues
Thank you highway heroes! America celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
America is taking a week to celebrate its truckers: it’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Thank you, drivers, for all…
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Insurance & Risk Management
Women make better drivers than men so why aren’t there more during a capacity crunch?
In partnership with Reliance Partners ...Among other things, women are known to take fewer risks on the road and also…
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Driver issues
Where are the drivers going? Look no further than the warehouse
The trucking industry isn’t at the point of no return yet, but it is at risk. Many of those jobs…
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Driver issues
Trucker Path pushing the needle on the parking problem
The new Trucker Path whitepaper finds that 70% of truckers have had to violate HOS, and 96% have parked in…
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