A.M. Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR of “bbb” of National Independent Truckers Insurance Company, A RRG (NITIC) (Charleston, SC). The outlook of the FSR remains stable.

The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, also known as the Trucking Alliance, is lobbying Congress to enact stricter drug testing rules for American truck drivers.

Leaders of some of the nation’s leading transportation companies and organizations recently came out squarely against the Trump administration’s plans to roll back fuel economy and vehicle emissions standards.

A late-March survey by CarrierLists found that the trucking industry was 91 percent compliant with federal Electronic Logging Device (ELD) requirements a week before the April 1 implementation deadline.

Truck driver pay is on the rise as an increasing demand for freight services and stiff competition for drivers has intensified, according to a study conducted by the American Trucking Associations (ATA).