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The Daily Dash: Shippers want 14-hour clock change; driver shortage still the top industry concern

A coalition that includes Coca-Cola, The Home Depot and Procter & Gamble is urging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to roll out a split-duty pilot program that would pause a truck driver’s 14-hour clock. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, a group of large shippers is pushing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to implement a pilot program allowing truck drivers to pause their 14-hour workday clock. Plus, the driver shortage once again tops the American Transportation Research Institute’s Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry survey, and UPS posts better-than-expected earnings results.

Shippers group pushes 14-hour clock change

A coalition that includes Coca-Cola, The Home Depot and Procter & Gamble is urging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to roll out a split-duty pilot program that would pause a truck driver’s 14-hour clock.

John Gallagher has details on what the shippers want to see: Shippers urge feds to consider 14-hour driving rule change

Driver shortage tops annual ATRI survey

For the fourth consecutive year, a shortage of drivers topped the Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry survey conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute.


Alan Adler has a look at what else made the list: ATRI: Driver shortage again tops trucking industry’s critical issues

UPS earnings take flight

Strong e-commerce and overall economic activity drove UPS revenue and earnings per share to double-digit increases in the third quarter, easily beating analysts’ estimates.

Mark Solomon details UPS’ performance: UPS’ third-quarter results surge past estimates

Search is on for more space

Warehouse space is quickly running out across the country, and a new report from Prologis is predicting a short supply in 2021, potentially driving up rent.


Todd Maiden has more on the potential impact: Prologis sees logistics space in short supply by early 2021

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Hammer down, everyone,

Brian Straight

Managing Editor

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Brian Straight

Brian Straight leads FreightWaves' Modern Shipper brand as Managing Editor. A journalism graduate of the University of Rhode Island, he has covered everything from a presidential election, to professional sports and Little League baseball, and for more than 10 years has covered trucking and logistics. Before joining FreightWaves, he was previously responsible for the editorial quality and production of Fleet Owner magazine and fleetowner.com. Brian lives in Connecticut with his wife and two kids and spends his time coaching his son’s baseball team, golfing with his daughter, and pursuing his never-ending quest to become a professional bowler. You can reach him at bstraight@freightwaves.com.