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A Virginia-based online startup is gaining traction in the trucking world, according to a recent article in Richmondbizsense.com. ScoopMonkey, a website that lets users rate and review members of the trucking industry, such as drivers, trucking companies and shipping brokers, is finalizing a deal this month to give it a boost of visibility. The company is…

On the 45th anniversary of Earth Day last week, Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF), the image and education movement representing all areas of the professional truck driving industry, is touting the progress the industry is making toward a more sustainable future, which includes adopting industry recommendations to reduce carbon emissions. “Trucking is greener than ever,…

A report recently released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports will rise eight percent this month over last month as major West Coast ports continue to recover from backlogs associated with a major labor dispute. “Progress is being made but there’s still a lot of…

Alaska’s famed Ice Road, Dalton Highway, that links Alaska cities and the oilfields up north, has been closed to regular traffic due to flooding conditions, according to a report in International Business Times. Recently, Alaska’s Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT & PF) temporarily opened the Dalton to small convoys of about 30 trucks…

A recent decision by the New Jersey Port Authority to ticket truckers clogging up the Turnpike Extension between Newark and Bayonne infuriated truckers, according to a report in the Jersey Journal. The move will “foster dysfunction” and is “beyond absurd,” according to Tom Adamski with the New Jersey Motor Truck Association. Adamski said blaming truckers…

Rebecca Brewster, president of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), is predicting a continuing driver shortage and overall capacity shortage in the trucking industry, according to a report in the Jacksonville Business Journal. Reporter Jensen Werley wrote that Brewster made several key points in a conference call with Stifel Nicolaus analysts regarding the status of…

As part of National Distracted Driving Month, American Trucking Associations is urging motorists to put their cell phones away and focus on safe driving while behind the wheel of a moving vehicle.  “Each year, thousands of people are killed in crashes related to distractions,” said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. “We urge motorists to…

The Teamsters and OOIDA are challenging a federal decision to allow Mexican motor carriers to haul loads past the border regions, according to a report on JOC.com. Some industry analysts are saying that even if the legal challenges fail, the impact of the new program will be negligible. The majority of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trade is…

Last month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) closed an investigation into blowouts involving certain Michelin tires after determining that truck operators were the ones at fault. An investigator wrote that exceeding the 75 mph rating was the most likely cause in all 16 complaints examined. The blowouts resulted in three crashes but no…

Highway off and on-ramps, many of them of antiquated design, are proving to be danger zones for truck drivers, according to a report in Bloomberg News. Bloomberg reports that though they accounted for just 3.3 percent of all large-truck crashes, rollovers were responsible for more than half of the deaths to drivers and their occupants…