A proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to alter and expand reporting categories for crashes is drawing criticism from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, which argues the FMCSA should take stronger action to protect driver safety records.
Last month, CloudTrucks surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults about general perceptions of truck drivers and if they have heard of the truck parking shortage. The results, published in CloudTrucks’ 2023 Truck Parking Shortage Survey, highlight that while Americans generally have a positive view of truck drivers, most respondents didn’t know that the parking shortage had a major impact on their quality of life.
No signs of a broader downturn, but the month-on-month numbers are generally a little weaker.
A big reaction to a local battle over parking, a market index looks strong, a unionization vote in the last mile.
The Cass indexes are showing no signs of a freight slowdown, despite some concern that a peak may have been reached.
Current financial news headlines are full of stories about inflation and the resurgence of inflation in the U.S. economy.
