It was inevitable. Someone would develop an app that allows truckers to rate retailers that hire them and the warehouses where they deliver. That someone is Uber Freight, the trucking division of the popular ride-sharing app.

In September of 2018, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) officially changed its approach towards commercial vehicle operators with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM). The final rule went into effect on November 19, 2018.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao says the truck driver shortage in the United States is a real and growing problem for the country.

Historically, technological advances developed for military purposes find their way into the civilian sector in an organic fashion, taking years for the transfer.

Traffic congestion that delays trucking traffic now costs the industry $74.5 billion in lost productivity every year, according to a report by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).