POLL: Which hours of service change will benefit you most, if any?
The FMCSA earmarked four areas of change in its hours of service modifications final rule — the 30-minute break, split-sleeper options, and the short haul and adverse driving conditions exceptions. Which do you stand to benefit from in your operation?
HOS reform gives truckers time, shippers capacity
[caption caption="New work rules give truckers more control over off-duty time and breaks. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com"][/caption]A final truck driver hours-of-service (HOS) rule released Thursday will give drivers and motor carriers much-wa…
Infographic: What’s changing in federal hours of service regs
This graphic details the key changes coming to hours of service regs.
News roundup, May 14: Trump chief of staff pledges dialogue on independents’ issues
Fleet Advantage has designed a new “Sales-Leaseback” program for truckers to use excess or older equipment as a cash-flow tool to offset down revenues. During a visit with D.C. demonstrators Wednesday, Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows pledged ongoing …
Truckers Jamboree latest trucking event to move online
Free meals for drivers July 9-11
BMO predicts tighter capacity, higher rates to come
TORONTO, Ont. – Analysts with BMO Transportation Finance expect shippers to hold the power over trucking rates through the middle of this year, but predict that dropping carrier capacity could see rates push upward into 2021. The talk of rising rates o…
Trucks-only ferry service starts Friday
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Northumberland Ferries has announced that it will resume service between Wood Islands, P.E.I., and Caribou, N.S., on Friday, but only trucks will be allowed aboard for now. “Service will initially only be available to larg…
California Fleets: Carl Moyer Deadline Extended
Due to the current pandemic, the application deadline for this South Coast AQMD grant funding program has been extended to Aug. 4.
Omnitracs lab focusing on hyper-local weather, parking deserts
TORONTO, Ont. – Today’s vehicle-based data offers information about trailer locations and more. But work at the Omnitracs Innovation Lab is taking a hyper-local focus – building new insights into everything from local weather conditions to parkin…
Volvo, Mack Certified Uptime Assists Techs During COVID-19 Outbreak
Certified Uptime, a process of combined best practices for Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks dealers and their technician teams, is working to keep customers and employees safer during the current pandemic conditions.