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The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN) concluded its first week of hearings examining the detrimental impact of the Driver Inc. scheme on the trucking industry. Over two days, 10…
The consolidation of the U.S. trucking industry is picking up speed, with big trucking companies and private equity funds scooping up smaller firms, according to data complied by Thomson Reuters….
Trucking M&A’s Accelerating Read more...
An aging and shrinking labor pool coupled with rising demand for capacity is going to force fleets to increase, bonuses, and other benefits in order to recruit and retain enough…
Capacity Crunch to Propel Truck Driver Pay Upward Read more...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is now seeking public comment on its proposed pilot program to make more flexible the sleeper-berth provision within its hours-of-service rule for truck drivers….
FMCSA Seeks Comment on Flexible Sleeper Berth Pilot Read more...
In a new report, the TechForce Foundation is predicting that demand for new vehicle technicians from 2016 to 2026 will be three times higher than was previously projected for the…
Technician Shortage Worse Than Thought Read more...
New class 8 truck orders defied expectations and “confirms confidence” in 2018 as a “strong rebound year” for North American heavy-duty truck production, reports Fleet Owner. Class 8 orders in…
NA Class 8 Orders Surge Read more...
Mandatory Electronic Logging Devices – coming into effect in the U.S. in December 2017 and in Canada shortly after – are fundamentally changing carrier-shipper relations. As carriers gear up to…
CTA Video: Carrier-Customer Relations in an ELD World Read more...
A federal court has put off indefinitely the implementation for trailers under the federal government’s heavy-duty truck fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions standards (GHG2). The U.S. Court of Appeals…
US Court Halts GHG Phase 2 for Trailers Read more...
The U.S. DOT announced a plan to introduce a pilot program to study the feasibility of allowing truck drivers to split their off-duty sleeper berth time into segments, rather than…
DOT Proposal to Add Split Sleeper Pilot to HoS Read more...
The American Trucking Associations has unanimously approved its first-ever policy for the development of automated trucks at its annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. ATA’s new policy covers a variety of topics…
ATA Issues 21 Autonomous Truck Policy Guidelines Read more...
