The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the entire world into upheaval and forced many industries to reinvent themselves and how they conduct business. Demand for consumer staples was booming this spring as countless businesses were shuttered and an economic tailspin plagued industries supported by discretionary spending. Meanwhile, trucking was brought to a crossroads between hands-on driver […]
FMCSA revokes trucker’s CDL following fatal crash A New Jersey-based truck driver was effectively shut down by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after he fled the scene of a fatal crash. According to FMCSA’s order, Quentin Campbell was driving westbound on I-90 in Monroe County, New York, when he made an illegal U-turn and […]
President Donald Trump has received more than $1 million so far in campaign contributions from trucking industry stakeholders for his 2020 re-election bid, according to publicly available campaign finance data from the Federal Election Commission and compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP). Trump’s $1.1 million haul from the trucking industry far and away bests trucking’s donations to […]
Truck driver charged months after driving into crowd of protesters The driver of a tanker truck that drove into a large crowd of protesters in Minneapolis in May is now being charged with two crimes – a felony count of threats of violence and a gross misdemeanor count of criminal vehicular operation. On May 31, […]
The trucking industry has been hit hard by COVID-19. The pandemic-fueled economic crisis put nearly 93,000 truckers out of work between February and April. Less than half of those jobs have since come back. By contrast, companies that sell health insurance to trucking firms are doing rather well. UnitedHealth Group, the country’s largest insurer, just announced that its profits […]
Short-term freight contracts between shippers and motor carriers (and brokers) remain en vogue, as supply chain stakeholders continue to try to balance the recent run-up in truckload demand with the lingering uncertainties surrounding the longer-term outlook for the market and the broader economy. While contract rates have been steadily climbing since the economic recovery began in […]
TIA announces new leadership The Transportation Intermediaries Association, representing brokers and other third-party logistics providers, has named a new leader in the wake of its longtime head Robert Voltmann stepping aside in early June and Douglas Clark filling in on an interim basis. Washington, D.C., native Anne Reinke has been named President & CEO effective […]
Volvo Trucks to put $21.7M EPA grant behind battery-powered Class 8 tests Volvo Trucks North America was awarded $21.7 million in grants to deploy 70 VNR Electric trucks in Southern California for regional freight distribution and drayage. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Targeted Air Shed Grant Program is providing $20 million in funding, supplemented […]
Hours waiver extended for wildfire relief haulers in California, Oregon The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Western Service Center has extended the emergency declaration for wildfire relief haulers in California and Oregon, thus extending the hours of service waiver for qualifying truck drivers. Declarations were first issued by the governors of each state in August, […]
