FreightWaves Today discussed the rail markets surge, transportation management systems automation and FMCSA regulatory vetting during Wednesday’s live show.
A wide swath of new products for all phases of trucking was rolled out at the recent TCA meeting.
The TCA is looking for a new chief executive with the plans of current president Jim Ward to step down.
FMCSA’s new process for challenging crash and inspection data has raised concerns from lobby groups.
Lawmakers are being pushed to consider loosening weight limits for trucks as Congress begins work on the next highway bill.
Trucking interests are weighing in on their priorities as Congress begins planning the next highway bill.
On panels for both small and large carriers, the talk at the Truckload Carriers Association was of coping with a freight recession as a turnaround remains elusive.
This week in Borderlands: Werner marks 25 years of operations in Mexico; Diehl Aviation investing $49 million to build factory in Mexico; TCA adds Olympic Transport as first Mexican carrier member; and South Texas getting new cold storage warehouse near border.
As she prepared to take ownership of Veriha Trucking, Karen Smerchek took advantage of the networking and real-world experience of her colleagues in the Truckload Carriers Association to properly plan her career trajectory, and now she wants to give back to that same community.
Regulations aimed at easing detention time burdens on truckers may need to take into account the Biden administration’s emissions policies, according to insurers.
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.
