A tidal wave of demand could be headed to a trucking segment that’s the least capable of absorbing it. A summer travel season that’s expected to be defined by “revenge vacations” – people hitting the highways en masse following nearly a year stuck at home under pandemic restrictions – is expected to bring with it […]
Under the federal hours of service regulations, drivers can drive up to 11 hours per day and up to 70 hours in an 8-day period. In a typical for-hire over-the-road truckload fleet, drivers will be on the road for one to two weeks at a time before taking two to three days of home time. […]
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Cargo theft recording firm CargoNet is reporting similar levels of theft activity for the first quarter of 2021 as the same period of 2020. The firm says reports of industry-related fraud schemes increased, while outright theft of trucking vehicles or cargo decreased slightly. CargoNet recorded 289 thefts or attempted thefts in the first quarter of […]
The leased owner-operator model in California suffered a severe blow Wednesday as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an injunction that had exempted the trucking industry from state’s AB 5 law and the ABC test for determining validity of any independent contractor classification. Transportation specialists Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hansen and Feary said the California Trucking Association […]
Congress again eyes liability insurance minimum increase A bill that would tie truck owners’ minimum liability insurance requirements to medical care inflation has been reintroduced in the U.S. House. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Illinois) first introduced the legislation, dubbed the “Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per […]
Truck cameras have become so important to fleet safety that trucking insurance expert Sam Tucker believes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will be mandating their use. “I hate to look into my crystal ball and think that’s the case but I really do. I honestly do,” Tucker, CEO of Carrier Risk Solution, said during Truckload […]
Biden taps Joshi to lead FMCSA Meera Joshi, who has served as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) acting administrator since the Biden administration took office in January, is the president’s nominee to head up the agency that oversees the trucking industry.
