The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has set a Sept. 30 deadline for medical examiners to submit results of physical qualifications examinations of truckers conducted during the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners outage from Dec. 1, 2017, through Aug. 12 of 2018. The National Register was taken offline by a cyber-attack, meaning medical…
Facing a years-long shortage of drivers, American trucking firms are now looking beyond the U.S. to put drivers behind the wheel of their semis. The reports are popping up all over the country. Bloomberg reported this week that Oklahoma-based Groendyke Transport is looking for new drivers in South Africa. The efforts to look outside the…
While Congress continues to debate a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, members of the trucking industry see the legislation as an opportunity to address the country’s crumbling infrastructure. Chris Spear, president, and CEO of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) said the bill is critical for the American economy. “It’s refreshing to see Congress do its job…
OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “bbb+” (Good) from “bbb” (Good) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) of National Independent Truckers Insurance Company, A RRG (NITIC) (Charleston, SC). The outlook of the Long-Term ICR has been revised to stable from positive while the…
As the nation’s economy shakes out of its pandemic-induced doldrums, the agriculture industry, and specifically agricultural haulers, are coping with a host of challenges. As demand for farm products has increased, a supply chain that went partially dormant for more than year has struggled to shift back into high gear. Andrew Walmsley, director of congressional…
A report from the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) and FleetNet America found an industry-wide increase in the frequency of unscheduled roadside maintenance occurrences in the first quarter of the year. “As the economy improves going into the second half of 2021, fleets need to be vigilant in their maintenance practices to…
With more and more Americans returning to the open road this summer, gas prices have risen above $3 per gallon and in some cases, the shortage of truck drivers has delayed fuel deliveries, according to some industry analysts. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, told CNBC that a shortage of drivers is…
A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit has put the trucking industry’s use of owner-operators in limbo, according to legal experts. The April 29 ruling by the Ninth Circuit ruled against the California Trucking Association (CTA) in a cased that argued California’s restrictive ABC test to classify a worker as an…
Trucking safety is on the agenda in Washington where the Senate, House and White House continue to wrangle over a comprehensive transportation infrastructure bill. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee said last week that safety is a top priority. “We’ve got a lot of congestion and growth and…
Higher prices to move goods across the country, coupled with a shortage of semi-conductors used in the production of new trucks is having a ripple effect across the U.S. economy. Bed Bath & Beyond and General Mills, for example, are citing the rising price of freight on their recent earning calls. “We continue seeing previously…
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