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Recent heavy winter storms across the nation have underscored the need for all drivers, including truckers, to take extra precautions when traveling during the winter months. The American Trucking Associations (ATA), the nation’s largest trucking association, has released a set of winter driving tips from America’s Road Captains, elite professional drivers who have literally weathered…

Scheduled for March 10-13 at the Music City Center in Nashville, the event is expected to draw more than 300 exhibitors featuring the latest technology to help fleets improve safety and efficiency. A complete technology trade show will include the latest models of medium to heavy duty vehicles, specialty and alternate-fuel vehicles as well as…

Truckers, once drawn to the job for the freedom of the open road, are rapidly becoming the most monitored employees in the American workforce. New regulations for Electronic On-board Recorders (EOBR) are expected next year and many truckers don’t like the prospect of even closer scrutiny on the hours they drive and how much down…

Much of the attention focused on autonomous or self-driving vehicles has centered on testing by companies such as Google, BMW and Lexus for the passenger vehicle market. However, there is a good argument to be made that autonomous vehicle technology will first affect industry and commerce – and that means the trucking industry. Trucking involves…

Facing a national shortage of 30,000 drivers and truckload of negative public perceptions, the American trucking industry realizes it has to polish its image. With that in mind, trucking industry companies have launched the “Trucking Moves America Forward” campaign. “The goal of this movement is simple — to effectively relay the essential nature of the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Stymied at the lower court level, the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision that allows Mexican commercial driver’s licenses to be recognized as valid in cross-border trucking operations. OOIDA has argued that the cross-border trucking program violates U.S. DOT regulations requiring valid…

Unusually heavy rains in the Midwest this year have left cornfields soggier than usual, creating a shortage of propane used to power the giant, oven-like dryers used to dry the corn before it is stored to prevent rot. Consequently, governors in Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Montana have issued executive…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. representatives Richard Hanna (R-NY), Tom Rice (R-SC) and Mike Michaud (D-ME) have filed legislation in an effort to delay rules that govern how many hours commercial truck drivers can spend on the road. The TRUE Safety Act bill proposes to delay the rule until the Government Accounting Office (GAO) can perform…

The ongoing recovery of the U.S. oil and housing industries is fueling a shortage of truck drivers, according to industry analysts. Lee Klaskow, an industry analyst for Bloomberg Industries, says trucking firms may need to open their wallets to attract and retain drivers. “If you really want to find people to fill the seat, you’ve…

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has come out swinging against a recent Brazilian study that claims drug and alcohol use among commercial drivers is as high as 12 percent. ATA CEO Bill Graves said the real number on drug and alcohol use is less than one percent, according to statistics from the Federal Motor Carrier…