Spot Rates Recover to Pre-COVID Levels
According to DAT Freight Trends for the week of June 1-7, average van, refrigerated, and flatbed rates have recovered to where they were prior to widespread shutdowns of the U.S. due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Don’t expect quick economic recovery, B.C. economist warns
LANGLEY, B.C. – B.C. has done a good job containing the Covid-19 outbreak, but that doesn’t mean it will escape lasting economic fallout. Ken Peacock, vice-president and chief economist of the Business Council of B.C., gave members of the B.C. Trucking…
Highway bill’s hot topics: Expanding truck parking, probing lease-purchases, limiting unpaid detention
The Invest in America Act provides a peak into where lawmakers might steer regulatory policies in its next long-term highway bill. On the table? Money for expanding parking, a rule to limit unpaid detention time and the revival of public CSA scores.
New York police cracking down on speeding through next week
New York State Police began its annual “Speed Week” enforcement blitz targeting speeders across the state. And other news: A new TA Express opened in Nacogdoches, Texas; a trucker was named a Highway Angel for helping a fellow trucker after a rollover …
See Trucker Talent Search’s Hoss Kirgan sing original ‘Put the Hammer Down’
The Trucker Talent Search culminates in late August with an online broadcast of each finalist performing an additional song to compete for the top prize, which is a day’s recording session at a Nashville studio.
Making the Right Lift Axle Choice
Hendrickson presents a comprehensive guide to help determine the lift axle requirements in the states you serve and how to choose the right equipment.
Marijuana Use Top Finding in First Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse Report
Positive tests for marijuana use far outpaced those for other drugs reported in the first few months of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.
ERoad’s New Feature Simplifies Short Haul Exemptions
ERoad’s new Smart Short Haul feature assists fleets by automatically switching rulesets when drivers breach either the on-duty or air-mile limits of the short haul exemption.
PacLease celebrates 40 years of success
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Paccar Leasing Co., or PacLease, has turned 40. The full-service truck rental and leasing company started operations in 1980, offering service at 17 locations. Today, it operates in 570 locations in five countries. “It’s very gr…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Trucking conditions hit worst levels ever in April
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – U.S. trucking conditions hit their worst ever levels on the FTR Trucking Conditions Index in April, at -28.66 reflecting the contraction due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The previous low point was -16.08 in September 2008. Cost of fuel…