R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel An automotive supplier will be required to revise its no-fault attendance policy after the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s recent […]
The Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Scholarship Fund will be providing financial assistance to 52 undergraduate college students for the 2019-20 academic school year. Each student will receive a scholarship ranging […]
IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES Post by FreightWaves’ Lincoln Duff I hope you had a great long weekend and enjoyed some time with family, football and good food. Although I bet if […]
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge encourage professional truck drivers and independent contractors to nominate their companies as Best Fleets to Drive For®. The annual contest and survey, now […]
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES A weekly review of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that all trucking companies should be tracking on a daily, weekly […]
TCA Vice President of Government Affairs, Dave Heller and TCA Manager of Government Affairs, Kathryn Sanner IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES Have you ever heard the saying, “there’s no time like the […]
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES A weekly review of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that all trucking companies should be tracking on a daily, weekly […]
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program A weekly review of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that all trucking companies should be tracking on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. […]
The Truckload Carriers Association has named Kevin Phillips of Sheridan, a professional truck driver with CalArk International, Inc. a Highway Angel. He is being recognized for aiding a woman after vehicle […]
TCA Vice President of Government Affairs, Dave Heller and TCA Manager of Government Affairs, Kathryn Sanner (PHOTO: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES) On August 5, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) announcement […]
Earlier today, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to make changes to the federal hours-of-service (HOS) regulations. These include granting additional […]
Ashley Coker The Truckload Carriers Association has named Ed and Tracy Zimmerman, a husband and wife team who drive for Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc. “Highway Angels.” They are being recognized for […]
A weekly review of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that all trucking companies should be tracking on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. These standardized KPIs are the foundation of […]
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named Justin Rockcastle, a professional truck driver with Melton Truck Lines, a Highway Angel for stopping and rendering assistance when a vehicle filled with minors […]
Jim Higginbotham, a professional truck driver for Stone Trucking Company, has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). He is being recognized for his willingness to […]
Christopher Lemaire, a professional truck driver for Revere Transportation, has once again been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). He is being recognized for his willingness […]
TCA Vice President of Government Affairs, Dave Heller and TCA Manager of Government Affairs, Kathryn Sanner The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has been in high gear in recent […]
Cody Crisler and Kenneth Meekins, professional truck drivers with Henderson Trucking, have each been named Highway Angels by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). Both men are being recognized for their […]
R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel A federal trial court in Iowa recently ruled in favor of a carrier in a sexual harassment case. The basic factual allegations are all […]
R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel PHOTO CREDIT: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES On July 22, 2019, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter […]
R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel A trucking company retained two drivers to serve as independent contractors and, on that basis, the company was allowed to make wage deductions, including […]
Ashley Coker PHOTO CREDIT: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended its comment period concerning its possible pilot program that would allow non-military drivers under 21 […]
Ashley Coker IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES Carriers steering clear of Louisiana due to precarious weather conditions can start accepting loads into the state again. While Hurricane Barry caused serious flooding over […]
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) announced its support of S. 2033, The Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act of 2019. The bill would require new trucks weighing over 26,000 […]
Ashley Coker PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK Small business owners across the nation slipped off their rose-colored glasses last month. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Optimism Index fell 1.7 points to […]
R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel The employer ejected two union organizers from its public cafeteria where the organizers were meeting with employees. The union organizers challenged these actions and […]
Guest post by FreightWaves’ Noi Mahoney More than $400 billion in freight crossed in both directions through the United States-Mexico border by truck in 2018. In Laredo, Texas, alone, more […]
Guest post by FreightWaves’ Alan Adler Class 8 new truck orders rose in June from a three-year low a month ago, but the first six months of the year accounted […]
IMAGE: TCA Professional truck drivers Scott Wagner of Spartan Direct, based in Pevely, Missouri, and Robert Barnette of Swift Transportation Company, based in Phoenix, Arizona, have each been named a […]
TCA Vice President of Government Affairs, Dave Heller and TCA Manager of Government Affairs, Kathryn Sanner IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES The day of reckoning is finally upon us. On June 13th, […]
PHOTO COURTESY OF OTAY MESA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Post by FreightWaves’ Noi Mahoney Business is good at the Otay Mesa port of entry, California’s largest commercial land port of entry, […]
R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel The employee here requested intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) but was instead forced to go out on continuous leave. […]
Guest post by FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill Amazon’s entry into online freight matching is being met with skepticism and unease by much of the logistics industry, according to a market research […]
Guest post by FreightWaves’ Todd Maiden The Cass Freight Index Report showed further deceleration in the freight markets in May. Donald Broughton, Founder and Managing Partner of Broughton Capital and author of […]
Ashley Coker CHART: FREIGHTWAVES’ SONAR Volumes out of the Tifton, Georgia market have been moving upward since the beginning of the month, with FreightWaves’ SONAR Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI.TMA) […]
DREAMSTIME by FreightWaves’ Chief Economist Ibrahiim Bayaan Economic data from the goods side of the economy showed some signs of life in May, as growth in retail sales and industrial […]
TCA Vice President of Government Affairs, Dave Heller and TCA Manager of Government Affairs, Kathryn Sanner Even though no one has officially designated June as “Detention Time Awareness Month,” the […]
Ashley Coker IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES Data across all modes of traffic is signaling a dramatic slowdown in the freight market, but U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) continues to come in […]
R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK The employee, a male executive, failed to allege claims for actionable sex discrimination and sexual harassment where he failed to allege that […]
IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES Guest post by FreightWaves’ Clarissa Hawes The International Roadcheck inspection blitz kicked off earlier this week in North America, but some U.S. truckers reported that scale houses […]
Guest post by FreightWaves’ Noi Mahoney For the first time in its 168-year history, Port Laredo is number one. Laredo, Texas surpassed Los Angeles, California as the nation’s busiest trade […]
IMAGE: TCA The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has awarded John Christner Trucking, Inc.’s Director of Safety, John Mallory, as the 2019 TCA Safety Professional of the Year — Clare C. […]
Ashley Coker IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK About 551 people were victims of workplace homicide each year between 2006 and 2010, according to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) conducted by the […]
FreightWaves, the leading data and content source for the freight markets, has acquired StakUp Inc., as part of a multi-faceted partnership with the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) that will build […]
TCA Vice President of Government Affairs, Dave Heller and TCA Manager of Government Affairs, Kathryn Sanner News recently broke that General Motors (GM) and Bechtel, the largest construction company in […]
