Trucking

The spot market isn’t under the jurisdiction of the CFTC, a commissioner tells an industry conference.

Cashflow Corner presented by TriumphPay …There is no shortage of deductions that truckers can take. You just need to know where they are. 

The ATA recognizes that “technology is cool,” but also that it had better play its own vital role in adopting and adapting plans in a realistic manner.

Rolling Strong’s app can you tell exactly what you need to do every day to pass your DOT health exam.

Even with lower levels of automation, trucks could essentially work around the clock, but what will regulators do about the ELD hours-of-service rule?

Glider kits, or rebuilt trucks, are not exempt from the new emissions standards, but some people are using a Tennessee Tech study to help make the case they should be.

Drivers say they’re employees, though their classification is as a contractor

New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira hinges on whether lease-to-purchase drivers classified as “independent contractors” can get out of their arbitration clauses.

Several states are looking at ways to exempt truck drivers from the ELD mandate, but at least one expert says any laws passed by states to do so would likely violate federal regulations.

Psychemedics Corporation says they have developed a test which eliminates false positives and has been vetted by the FBI.

A long political fight over an uncontroversial nominee comes to an end

Truck safety could take a big leap forward if drivers could see in their blind spots. Many companies are offering radar that looks down the vehicle and transmits that information back to the cab, but one company has decided the best approach is to eliminate the vehicle’s mirrors altogether.

Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corporation has made a million-dollar investment in New York-based Transfix. The investment was made through Sumitomo’s subsidiary Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, according to 4-Traders.com.