Advances in technology will make trucking safer in the future. The only question that remains is how soon the future will come. For example, a NHTSA-funded study conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute concluded that a more advanced crash avoidance technology that engages truck brakes automatically before an impending crash could prevent…
The anticipated 2016 completion of the expansion of the Panama Canal will mean more “mega ships” arriving at U.S. ports and will impact U.S. trucking, according to a report recently released by the U.S. DOT Maritime Administration. The Panama Canal Expansion Study, the first of a two-part effort, predicts the larger Post Panamax vessels will…
For truckers, congested traffic is more than a source of frustration – it cuts into the bottom line, affecting schedules, deliveries and workloads. This means truckers try to steer away from highway choke points when a reasonable alternative exists. The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently released its list of the Top 100 congested locations…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reported that the annual minimum random controlled substances testing rates for employees in safety sensitive positions, including tractor-trailer and bus drivers, will remain at 50 percent through 2015. The agency’s decision to maintain the current testing rate was based on data from motor carrier industry controlled substance lab…
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) reports that results of a survey of 130 fleets and more than 130,000 drivers shows that the median pay for drivers is on par with the national median and the industry offers drivers “competitive” benefits. “The data in our Driver Compensation Study shows that now more than ever, trucking is…
U.S. speed limits are rising nationwide, especially in wide-open Western states, reflecting the more-harried lifestyles of a fast-paced nation, according to a Los Angeles Times report. But many safety officials are scratching their heads over a perilous trend they say will lead to more — and more ghastly — fatalities. Each year, excessive speed contributes…
According to a Bloomberg News report, the number of people killed in large-truck crashes increased for the fourth straight year, bucking a trend of overall improvement in U.S. highway safety. Fatalities rose to 3,964 people last year, which includes truckers, pedestrians and the occupants of vehicles that collided with the big rigs, the U.S. Transportation…
A bill that provides millions of dollars in tax credits to the trucking industry has been approved by the U.S. Senate and sent to President Obama. Under the measure, carriers who bought new trucks or other equipment this year will be able to take the full depreciation write-off for the purchase year. Usually, the federal…
Plunging fuel prices and an improving U.S. economy is a two-pronged piece of good news for the trucking industry, according to Zacks Equity Research. Zacks reports that with fuel cost accounting for a considerable portion of expenses of trucking companies the drop in prices is critical. With declining trucking costs, business enterprises are increasingly opting…
The American Trucking Associations (ATA), the nation’s largest trucking association, has pledged to hire 100,000 veterans over the next two years as part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring 500,000 Heroes campaign. “There’s no higher calling for an American than to serve in our armed forces, and I’d like to think that driving…
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