TCA Program to Teach Carriers About Insurance
The Truckload Carriers Association and the Motor Carrier Insurance Education Foundation launched a certification program dedicated to improving insurance performance, called the Motor Carrier Insurance Risk Management Program.
N.Y. attack highlights danger of weaponized trucks, attacker once a truck driver
Notes on Tuesday’s Manhattan terrorist attack: The suspect is a Class A CDL holder and once employed as a truck operator. The attack also underscores the dangers of the potential for trucks to be used as weapons to carry out terrorism.
Maverick Raises Pay for Flatbed, Glass Division Drivers
Maverick Transportation has announced a 5-cent per mile pay increase for drivers in its Flatbed and Glass over-the-road divisions. The pay increase is applicable to all drivers in both divisions, including student drivers.
PIT Group Studies Effectiveness of Driver Training
Driver fuel efficiency and safety training is only effective if it includes refresher courses, according to results from a recent PIT Group study on driver training.
TA Truck Service Turns Attention to Smaller Fleets
While TA Truck Service has historically focused on large, national fleets, the company is now going after vocational fleets and multi-use construction companies.
Spot Truckload Freight Rates Slip But Stay High
The availability of spot truckload freight dipped 1.8% while the number of trucks posted fell 2.4% during the week ending Oct. 28, according to DAT Solutions and its network of load boards.
Trucking industry to sort food for good cause
TORONTO, Ont. — The trucking industry will be busy sorting food for a good cause tomorrow. On November 2, more than 120 volunteers from many of Canada’s most-recognized trucking companies will race against the clock and one another to sort…
Human error to blame in recent collisions: OTA
TORONTO, Ont. — After several high-profile commercial vehicle collisions, the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says the key to commercial vehicle safety is improving on the human element of truck safety performance: According to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO),…
Rates surged again in October, flatbed and van hit three-year highs
With conditions ripe for rate hikes of late, truckload rates in all three major segments in October continued their upward momentum, according to monthly spot market rates data from Truckstop.com.
California’s 20-cent diesel tax hike goes into effect
The excise tax on diesel in the state jumped from 16 cents per gallon to 36 cents per gallon Wednesday. The state has also increased the sales tax rate on diesel from 9 percent to 13 percent.