NHTSA projects higher truck fatalities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Early estimates point to a decline in U.S. traffic fatalities in 2019 except in crashes involving trucks, according to preliminary estimates released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency said Tuesday the …
CTA continues push for payroll tax support, driver meal deductions
OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) continued its call yesterday for government help with payroll taxes and truck driver meal costs, during an appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health. “It is becoming increasi…
Truckers News’ parent company & Chick-fil-A feed drivers
Tuesday, May 12 on I 20/59
Free lunch at Oregon port of entry today
The Oregon Trucking Associations will provide free meals for truckers Wednesday, May 6, at the Ashland Port of Entry along Interstate 5 in southern Oregon. Drivers can stop in for a free boxed lunch starting at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. OTA staff will safe…
Survey: Trucking ‘slightly pessimistic’ about next few months
New research by two trucking industry organizations puts numbers to how the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has changed the daily lives of truckers and carriers. Key takeaways from a survey released today by the American Transportation Research Institute…
Love’s gives drivers $5 e-coupon
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores and several of its vendors to offer truck drivers a $5 e-coupon that can be used at any Love’s location for in-store purchases. The “Thank a Driver” e-coupon is available to the first 100,000 drivers for redempt…
With rates ‘nowhere near sustainable’ for independent truckers, debate stirs over ‘re-regulating’
Voices from D.C. demonstrations as well as around the trucking business as everybody seems to be looking for the elusive, profitable ‘new normal’ that might help businesses sustain through the COVID-19 crisis.
Recognizing the Other Essential Drivers
Vocational and business fleet drivers don’t get the attention that truckers do. Yet they too are on the front lines, and their jobs often bring them into uncontrolled environments every day.
Patriarch of trucking company saluted by convoy
300 vehicles pass in review
Some markets show growth in freight volume, but rates still lag
The number of loads in the DAT network was up 33% last week, compared to the previous week, as fresh produce began to move and some states prepared to relax stay-at-home orders. Rates, however, remained low. More detail in this week’s report.