Driver shut down following two major crashes in two weeks
One crash in Nevada resulted in more than 51,000 gallons of hazardous materials being spilled on I-80, while another crash in Montana resulted in the deaths of 20 calves.
Trucking Helps U.S.-NAFTA Freight Value Post 12th Straight Monthly Gain
The value of freight moved between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners posted its 12th consecutive year-over-year increase in October, according to newly released Transportation Department figures.
Comments to EPA on repealing glider kit emissions regs due Friday night
Truckers looking to file formal comments on an EPA proposal to rollback Obama-era emissions regulations placed on glider kit vehicles have until late Friday night to do so. The EPA’s plan would rescind the glider-specific portions of the Phase 2 standards. The rest of the Phase 2 rule would remain in tact.
East Coast states loosen hours rules, restrict truck access ahead of major winter storm
Governors in six states have issued hours of service waivers for fuel haulers and truckers carrying emergency supplies to affected areas. Some states have placed restrictions on truck travel due to heavy snow fall and extreme temperatures.
Storm, bitter cold further tighten US inland transport networks
Extreme cold that already has hampered freight movement in the US Midwest is now freezing a broad swathe of the eastern United States. Photo credit: Shutterstock.
Days of bitterly cold weather across the northern United States, followed by t…
Infographic: Shippers’, 3PLs’ view of 2018 transportation
There’s an axiom that argues, “Where you stand depends on where you sit.” And that certainly applies to the outlook for transportation in 2018.
In most cases, shippers had a more-conservative view regarding how 2018 would unfold in transportation,…
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Storm Blasts East Coast with Blizzard Conditions
A massive winter storm has slammed the East Coast from Florida to Maine, bringing with it snow, high winds, and frigid temperatures that are creating difficult traveling conditions across a wide swath of the Northeast.
Don’t leave money on the table
We are in a freight market owner-operator Gary Buchs believes to be “totally unpredictable” at this point, he says. “Weather, plus demand” generally, “is driving” such unpredictability, much of it on the plus side for rate pressure for owner-operators, “through the roof.”
Trash haulers, oil rig group and others ask FMCSA for ELD exemption
Trash hauling and recycling fleet American Disposal Services, oilfield service fleet Cudd Energy Services, the Agricultural Retailers Association and the Association of Energy Service Companies have each petitioned FMCSA for ELD exemptions for five years.
2018 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar available to order
The calendar features 12 working trucks and drivers. The trucks featured in the calendar were selected in May at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition.