Economic Watch: Unemployment Lowest in 16 Years as Trucking Jobs Dip
U.S. job growth continued in May with unemployment hitting its lowest level in 16 years, likely paving the way for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates again in a couple of weeks.
Keep in the swing of things
Tightly gripping your steering wheel over years and many miles can take a toll on your elbows and cause golfer’s elbow, even if you’ve never swung a golf club. Golfer’s elbow is a painful condition that affects the elbow where…
Podcast: One owner-operator’s credit claw-back after identity theft | ‘ELD or me’ dates set
How did owner-operator Scott Reed find out about the theft of his identity that destroyed his good credit: He learned of erroneous warrants for his arrest out West. Hear how he repaired the situation here. Also: “ELD or me” demonstration dates set for …
The changing role of HR
Henry Ford once said: “You can take my factories, burn my buildings, but give me my people and I’ll bring my business right back again.” Ford’s moving assembly lines revolutionized manufacturing and changed the way people work. Automation meant the…
Bicyclists Were Original Advocates for Good Roads
Motorists and truckers can thank touring “wheelmen” and isolated farmers for together pressuring lawmakers to improve primitive dirt byways.
Gliding in a new direction
No sooner had I submitted my last column to Truck News on maintaining the status quo in my career, when I saw something that caused me to reconsider everything I had written. My comfort zone suddenly felt a little too…
FMCSA Yanks Minimum Insurance Rulemaking
More than three years after launching a rulemaking to increase minimum insurance requirements for trucking, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is dropping the effort because it says it has not collected enough information to warrant going forward.
POLL: How common is identity theft — have you been a victim of it?
Identity theft can be a disaster for your credit rating in the short and, sometime, long term, if overlooked. Has it — or related credit- or other card fraud — ever happened to you? Weigh in here.
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ProStack Cribbing Helps Vehicles Stay Balanced on Uneven Roads
Dica’s ProStack Cribbing provides utility crews and municipal fleet operators with a solution for operating in uneven ground conditions.