Commercial truck driving has a reputation for grueling hours, weeks away from home, and a burly machismo that isn’t particularly welcoming to women. It’s high time that reputation got a makeover, according to a report by NBC News. A 2017 report by the American Trucking Association noted that the industry needs to hire almost 900,000…
Seattle-based trucking startup Convoy is making inroads into the trucking industry. Convoy now has 100,000 truckers signed up in its driver-t0-shipment matching application. Convoy’s customer base now includes more than 400 customers, including 20 Fortune 500 companies. Anheuser-Busch and Unilever are two of the most high-profile clients. The company recently announced its Automated Detention feature…
A late-March survey by CarrierLists found that the trucking industry was 91 percent compliant with federal Electronic Logging Device (ELD) requirements a week before the April 1 implementation deadline. Drivers stopped without an ELD in the vehicle will face being put out of service for 10 hours. Joe DeLorenzo, director of the Office of Enforcement…
Truck driver pay is on the rise as an increasing demand for freight services and stiff competition for drivers has intensified, according to a study conducted by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). “This latest survey, which includes data from more than 100,000 drivers, shows that fleets are reacting to an increasingly tight market for drivers…
Threatening a work stoppage, truckers serving the ports of Seattle and Tacoma were successful in getting a second extension from the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to bring their pre-2007 trucks into clean air regulation compliance. Originally, the truckers faced a January 1, 2018 deadline, which was shifted to April 1. In February, NWSA leadership agreed…
Only months into implementation of electronic logging device (ELD) regulations in the trucking industry, the early reviews show a mixed bag of approval and disapproval among the nation’s truckers. The electronic devices hold drivers to more rigid compliance with hours-of-service regulations, which federal officials say is needed to prevent fatigued driving. The Federal Motor Carrier…
American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear told a Senate panel in December that the federal government needs to invest more in highway infrastructure if the trucking industry can hope to keep up with the growing demand for freight transportation services. “The Highway Trust Fund is projected to run short of the revenue necessary…
Rhode Island’s Department of Transportation (RIDOT) in December received environmental clearance for two truck electronic toll locations along Interstate 95 in southern Rhode Island. The Federal Highway Administration’s Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) means the state can proceed with installing electronic toll gantries at two locations, marking the first truck tolls in the state….
In mid-December, the Federal Motor Carrier Administration’s (FMCSA) long-awaited new Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulations went into effect, requiring commercial drivers to equip their vehicles with electronic logs in place of the paper time cards they had used for decades. The rule is designed to ensure that drivers take required rest breaks to enhance highway…
This past summer, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced it would table a sleep apnea rule designed to establish sleep apnea screening policies and more consistent, specific treatment protocols for both truckers and train operators. On August 8, 2017, the FMCSA teamed up with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to announce through the Federal…
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