The For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index put out by the American Trucking Associations decreased by 5.1% in July. In June, there was an 8.9% surge and now it has fallen possibly due to retails sales increasing but manufacturing and international trade falling behind. These figures are put together with numbers given…
The Intermodal Association of North America has listed some numbers showing intermodal gains in July. Here are the numbers: July shipments off 1.8% at 1,526,490Domestic containers up 11% at 692,122Trailers up 10.8% at 107,728All Domestic equipment up 11% at 799,400International containers down 12.8% at 727,090 Click the link below for…
From Gypsum to Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Interstate 70 is closed due to the Grizzly Creek Fire burning a 25,000-acre area. There are alternate routes available, but area officials are talking about trucks not being able to get to communities in a timely manner. Detours cost trucking companies money because they…
A study has been put out by the Eastern Transportation Coalition showing that a one-size-fits-all pay structure for drivers in the trucking industry will not work for everyone. This study also found that when it comes to fuel costs, trucks and cars are nothing alike and a single rate for…
The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be setting up temporary signals on both sides of the Snake River Bridge on WYO 22 to allow trucks with legal loads to cross the bridge at night. For seven days a week, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. there will be one-way traffic…
The Advanced Career Institute in California has 150 students waiting to take their truck driving exams and has noticed an influx of new drivers during this pandemic. They are trying to pump them out as quickly as possible but will all the regulations in place only four per campus are…
The Canadian Trucking Alliance has put out an alert for truck drivers of a scam involving quarantine and COVID-19 information. The text message truckers have been getting includes a bit.ly link that truck drivers should not click on because it directs them to a website based in Spain and has…
Arkansas’ Truck Convoy for Special Olympics will be held on September 13-26, 2020. This year’s challenge is to reach 48 states in 14 days. There is a $100 entry fee per truck and if you register by August 19 you get a shirt with the logo and corporate sponsors on…
Previously set to expire on August 14, Emergency Declaration 2020-002 set out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will now expire on September 14, 2020. The extension has been declared because the presidentially declared emergency is still in place. This waiver changes the Hours of Service commercial drivers have…
Due to massive fires, I-70 is closed in both directions between Glenwood Spring and Gypsum. There is currently no estimated time for reopening and a lot of detours have been put in place. Truckers with rigs over 35 feet have been asked to not use Independence Pass at any time….