Truck drivers play an essential role in the world economy, but life isn’t easy for them. Drivers face a wide variety of issues and challenges that affect both them and the industry as a whole. For example, trucker issues contributed to the driver shortage, as qualified drivers leave the industry because of low pay and difficult working conditions. Other truck driver challenges include issues related to health and wellness. Truckers must deal with a lack of exercise, poor diet, extended periods without bathroom breaks, eye strain, cramped conditions, poor sleep — not to mention the mental toll of being away from home and family for days at a time. Though many drivers earn good wages, the physical and mental stress isn’t always worth it to them.
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The legality of AB5 in the California trucking sector is hurtling down two tracks, but the fight against it has been set back
Ruling sets up for now a dichotomy between what state courts and federal courts have ruled
Drivers who begin using exemptions as a result of the clarifications could see cost savings.
Some StopTheTires2020 members infiltrated the group’s social media platform to disrupt and cause chaos following the 2020 presidential election.
A newly minted truck driver told investigators he didn’t know about $2.8 million worth of marijuana hidden in a shipment of pork he was hauling from Canada to Texas.
A case that started with a trailer door that wasn’t closed goes to federal court, ends up with a loss for the LTL carrier
Payouts will be $1,000 to full-time workers, covering about 75% of all company employees
Given the tight market, Hunt customers can expect to hear from company soon on need for rate increases to cover higher costs
Between drug clearinghouse and shut CDL schools, Fuller sees far fewer eligible drivers in the market
Spear says the ATA is spending $2 million to litigate Rhode Island truck tolling.
Earlier Harbor Trucking Association complaints about fees in Los Angeles/Long Beach now extended to New York/New Jersey; FMC commissioner says some action likely
Drivers and carriers tell the American Transportation Research Institute where they need greater understanding of new hours-of-service rules. A separate survey finds a wide swath of fleets still struggles with ELD mandates.
State laws are preempted by federal hours-of-service regulations, agency finds.
Being an ‘honest broker’ in Washington is the road to success, Reinke says, based on her years at CSX
The supply chain reported no disruption after thousands of truck drivers, part of StopTheTires2020, planned to shut off their rigs on Wednesday.
No specifics in shipping company’s statement on request for relief from demurrage and detention charges
Rewarding small fleets for driving safely turns their second-highest fixed cost into a controllable variable expense.
In a letter to the judges considering whether the injunction blocking the law should be lifted, CTA lawyer says Prop 22 victory means trucking more targeted than ever
Big Brown’s culture gets a shake-up as it eases policies on employee appearance.
A StopTheTires2020 group plans to shut down because they oppose Biden’s “ban on fracking.”
FMCSA ruled in December 2018 that federal hours-of-service regulations preempt California meal and rest-break laws.
CEO Hindes to stay with combined company
Trucking companies are among the major unsecured creditors owed money after Eagle Manufacturing Inc. of Red Lake, Minnesota, filed Chapter 11.
Lawyer Keating hired a ‘runner’ who as it turned out was already involved in staging accidents with trucks; he then joined in on the planning, according to indictment
Roehl Transport sees plaintiff attorneys “having a field day” with the current proposal.
Liam Salmon, who is battling a rare pediatric brain tumor, had a simple request for his fifth birthday: mail. And boy, did he get his wish.
Drayage operator Best Transportation is willing to support FMCSA’s pilot project with an apprenticeship program.
CTA and HTA launch persuasion campaign for relief, say their members got waivers from some carriers last spring
Hirschbach Motor Lines is hosting the unveiling of the newly wrapped Pride-themed Rainbow Rider on Saturday at the Hirschbach Orientation Building in East Dubuque, Illinois. The event is open to the public.
Convoy’s Terrazas: Increases are less than what would be expected given strong market
Rail jobs resume downward slide after increase a month earlier
Echo exec Gustafson has praise for technological changes
Keating, already sued as an organizer in a RICO suit, charged with 1 count by US attorney
No more need to build information technology from the ground up when available cloud-based solutions can cheaply and efficiently modernize a trucker’s operation, experts tell the FreightWaves LIVE @HOME audience.
Start small and simple, VC experts say.
Big win for ballot measure but it has no provisions that impact trucking
Truckload carrier successful after receiving no action on first application filed in 2016.
A half-dozen basic tips on what drayage truck drivers must consider when picking up a container chassis from a pool.
In its comments to FMCSA, 3PL trade association says provisions that allow disclosure of data from brokers to carriers were for different era and seeks end to rule
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) kicks off its annual Truckers for Troops campaign on Nov. 9 for active service members and veterans.
On this week’s Drilling Deep, P. Sean Garney of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting looks at the recent federal guidelines for hair testing to determine if drivers, or potential drivers, have drugs […]
DispatchTrack optimizes routes and delivery schedules for its clients, which enhances their customer delivery experience.
CFO Col: ‘We’re not upset when we have to use it’
Truck drivers weigh in on Trump’s transportation policy prior to Election Day.
Would a requirement to automatically disclose information to carriers run afoul of confidentiality clauses?
NTSB raises safety implications of potentially increasing workday to 19 hours.
Truck drivers and farmers banded together to ensure a trucker’s terminally ill son has the best fifth birthday possible.
Hivemapper, a crowdsourced mapping network, will expand its collection model to include capturing data via cars and trucks.
If truck-specific tolls are set there, expect the practice to spread to other states, group head tells virtual meeting
Independent owner-operator Howard Salmon’s son, Liam, who will be 5 on Thursday, is battling a rare pediatric brain tumor with no cure called DIPG.
An announcement on CSA safety scoring is “in the near future,” Deck confirmed.
41 sentencings since 2016 resulted in 54 years of incarceration for CDL violators.
State’s suit to compel adherence to the law gets a boost; expensive campaign to allow ride-share drivers to remain independent contractors heads toward the finish line
Trucker Path joins the AI revolution, converts free customers to paying
OR improved for the company; on analyst call, Fuller says there will be bumps in the road on the way to a new operating model.
ZUUM brings shippers, brokers and carriers together to create synergy by resolving the fragmentation in technology adoption, data and capacity.
Expectation, though not stated explicitly, is that the latest group of guilty pleas to federal charges signal cooperation with prosecutors
A $4.8 billion run rate for the quarter is expected to be at $7 billion by the end of the year: Triumph Bancorp CEO Graft
TruckX has introduced a ruggedized wired ELD setup, which reduces the operational difficulties that come with using a bluetooth ELD solution.
OOIDA says changes must stay in place to help reverse the rising crash rates.
Minnesota-based Stan Koch & Sons Trucking has agreed to pay $165,000 to settle a EEOC lawsuit stemming from allegations the carrier retaliated against a former truck driver.
Also on this week’s edition: diesel did something last week it hasn’t done in at least 30 years.
Rasmussen heading up safety group after retiring from PrePass.
Landstar System announces the opening of a new driver center for its independent owner-operators in Carnesville, Georgia. The 8,000-square-foot facility provides classrooms, a business center, laundry, showers and break rooms.
YRC subsidiary can’t produce evidence of any female drivers at Olive Branch facility since at least 2005
Teamsters and YRC Worldwide agree to implement $7,500 hiring bonuses to new drivers. YRC will select the regions for the new bonus pay but the local unions have the autonomy to decline them.
Most comments on the SBTC request were in favor of easing ELD and work-day restrictions.
Owner-operator association argues brokers already should have been complying with transparency rules and costs to a 48-hour turnaround should be the only ones FMCSA consider
A federal appellate court overturned the convictions of former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two members of his sales team on Wednesday in a fuel rebate scandal that rocked the truck stop dynasty.
New product will combine Drivewyze communications systems with other data to provide warnings on a longer list of troubles up ahead
Employers are catching up on required database checks of current employees.
Sikh driver community is very active, sending in big number of comments on FMCSA’s fact-finding mission
The program dives into the transportation industry’s efforts to create a more inclusive workplace for both driving and nondriving staff.
Company scrambles to set the record straight after drivers are mistakenly told settlement instructions were part of phishing attempt
Truck drivers for Dallas-based Trinity Logistics Group say they were blindsided by the carrier’s recent decision to close its heavy-haul operation.
A ransomware gang has posted thousands of files after a cyberattack on Daseke, exposing truck drivers’ personal information.
Commodity diesel prices are higher for the week but most of that gain came several days ago
Survey is part of a broader effort among California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to set up a parking alert system
Videoconference will focus on three pending broker regulation petitions.
Soon after Dave Ables took over as president and CEO of Dart Transit Co. and as the first days of the pandemic receded into a strong freight market, he knew […]
Kenco’s Jason Neal explains at the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit how this service requires drivers to also be resilient customer service representatives.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission wants to learn the extent of allegations that ocean carriers are targeting noncontracted service providers for freight payment.
Former FMCSA administrator previously acknowledged getting participants could be difficult.
A strange situation: Its competitors are also its customers and can plead with government officials to stop the USPS from taking actions it wants to implement
Temporary HOS waiver covers Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas.
Self-driving trucks will drastically cut down on the need for truck drivers, while also disrupting allied segments like insurance, fuel stations and truck stops.
Available on the CloudTrucks app, the schedule optimizer helps drivers organize their workflow up to 10 days in advance.
Success in Massachusetts could lead to further adoption across the U.S., supporters assert.
Drayage truckers on the Envase platform have access to an online marketplace that connects them to available parking and storage lots nationwide.
Defendant is a one-truck company that defended itself at trial
The Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference insists the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has jurisdiction to ensure that ocean container chassis provisioning is conducted fairly.
“Sophisticated scheme” went on between 2011 and 2015
A Texas-based carrier, Grimmett Brothers Inc., recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, owing small trucking companies thousands.
Unemployment for the entire transportation and warehousing sector is down 4.4 percentage points in just a few months
FMCSA has given truck drivers more flexibility with a new split-sleeper provision, but few drivers used the previous provision. Will any use the new one?
Warehouse/storage jobs up a whopping 32,200.
A trucker jailed in the U.S. on pot-smuggling charges has hired an attorney who previously represented celebrities as he seeks to return to Canada.
Latest NHTSA data show truck occupant fatalities increased 0.2% in 2019.
Garrison was a ringleader but not an organizer, authorities said; no higher-ups who arranged the accidents have been indicted
A truck driver was fired and faces an array of charges after police caught him smoking opium while driving on Ontario Highway 401 in Canada.
