For the fifth year in a row, Kenworth has teamed up with FASTPORT and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative to find America’s top rookie military veteran trucker. The Transition Trucking Driving for Excellence award recognizes the positive impact veterans have on the transportation industry and…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the national emergency exemption for the hours of service rules through to July 14, 2020. In order to continue the direct support for emergency assistance during this health crisis, the transportation of essentials supplies is still very much a necessity. The three…
The American Transportation Research Institute Board of Directors has approved and released the 2020 Top Research Priorities. The following list of topics is made up of the current top industry issues. Click the link below to learn more about each one of these topics. Impact of Small Settlements on the…
To go along with the USDOT’s change in Hours of Service, Governor Abbott of Texas has waived some of its trucking regulations to help get relief supplies quicker to those in need. The regulations suspended include oversize and overweight permits, the International Registration Plan, and the 72-hour and the 144-hour…
The United States Department of Transportation has issued an Emergency Declaration for commercial vehicles who are directly involved with Covid-19. Hours of service have changed so emergency supplies can get to where they are needed most in a timely fashion. Those providing direct assistance to emergency relief in relation to…
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has stated that winter truckload increases will be ending on Monday and Spring load restrictions will begin in the central frost zone. Each zone of Minnesota will have different ending dates for Spring load restrictions due to how the intermittent weather and temperatures affect the…
Each year Fortune Magazine puts out a list of the World’s Most Admired Companies. Based on a survey of 3,770 executives, directors, and security analysts, each company is evaluated on a variety of attributes. The end result is a list of the most respected and reputable companies from around the…
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., has pledged its support for the USDOT’s Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking initiative. This initiative urges those in the transportation industry to educate their employees about the signs of human trafficking and raise public awareness all around. At rest stops and truck stops, there are…
Technology is very different these days when you compare it to what it was a couple of years ago and it doesn’t seem to want to slow down. Some supply chain companies have been utilizing some of these new technologies to optimize their business and be ready for what the…
Both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate voted to move forward with the United States Mexico Canada Agreement. Formally signed into law by President Trump, this new agreement replaces the outdated North American Free Trade Agreement. To go along with most of what NAFTA had to offer,…