Winter storm expected to impact travel in Mid-Atlantic, southern New England states Much of the Northeast expects a major winter storm later this week to deliver as much as two feet of snow in some locations, freezing rain in others and blizzard-like conditions in parts of New York, New Jersey and southern New England. The […]
Holidays are always a busy time for motor carriers and logistics companies, but this year has been unprecedented due to the change in American shopping behaviors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost three-quarters of consumers (73%) say their overall holiday spending will either stay the same or increase this year, and Deloitte forecasts e-commerce sales growth […]
The Food and Drug Administration late Friday OK’d the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and initial shipments of nearly 3 million doses were loaded on trucks this weekend, set for distribution nationwide as soon as Monday. “Make no mistake — distribution has begun,” said Operation Warp Speed Chief Operating Officer General Gus Perna, adding […]
Will gifts arrive in time for Santa to make Christmas Eve deliveries? A supply chain flooded with surging e-commerce demand is causing a crunch at United States Postal Service facilities across the country. With UPS and FedEx capacity maxed out, USPS is picking up the dramatic swell of parcel delivery. That’s led to reports of […]
FMCSA hosting Q&A for new hours of service rules The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is hosting a question and answer session next week to answer public questions about the hours of service changes that took effect Sept. 30. The session will be held Thursday, Dec. 17, from 2-3 p.m. Eastern. Space is limited for […]
Despite being battered at the early onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, used truck pricing rebounded mid-year and has recovered to healthy levels as 2020 nears a close. J.D. Power Valuation Services reported that the Class 8 pricing was generally stable in October while volume pulled back. The auction channel saw fewer auctions in the calendar […]
Large fleets announce driver pay hikes Two of the nation’s largest fleets announced recently they will increase driver pay going into the new year. Covenant (CCJ Top 250, No. 38) announced recently the largest driver pay increase in the company’s history, which will take effect Jan. 4. The company will raise the base linehaul team driver […]
Despite recent court ruling, Calif.’s A.B. 5 still on hold for carriers California’s A.B. 5 law, enacted Jan. 1, 2020, and largely interpreted as essentially outlawing traditional leasing arrangements between fleets and owner-operators based in the state, had a small victory in court recently. While trucking has been operating under an exemption from the rule […]
For-hire trucking’s employment rally continues, still down 50k jobs from February The for-hire trucking industry added a seasonally adjusted 12,700 jobs in November, as the industry continues to try to make up for ground lost in March and April, when total employment among for-hire fleets fell off a cliff. According to the Department of Labor’s […]
