Pilot Flying J has named Eric Britton of Clarksville, Tenn. as its Road Warrior 2020. After going over 3,000 entries, Britton came out on top with Zdenko Zalac following in second place and Mona Beedle in third. This contest recognizes and celebrates those truckers out there working hard and doing…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded almost $80 million in grants for states and schools to help enhance commercial motor vehicle safety. $45 million are high priority grants and are going towards enhancing states CMV safety and to advance their technologies. $32.7 million will…
The South Georgia Technical College in Americus, Georgia is doing its part to make sure truck drivers who drive logging trucks know how to do so safely. Drivers who already have a CDL can sign up for the Log Truck Driving Training program or those who are earning their CDL…
The American Trucking Associations has announced that they are bringing the moving and storage industry into the fold. They are creating two new groups that they have named: the Moving and Storage Conference and the Moving & Storage Council. Together, teams from the ATA and American Moving and Storage Association…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is requesting public comments regarding property brokers being more transparent with their transactions. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the Small Business in Transportation Coalition are asking the FMCSA to require brokers, within 48 hours of service, to provide an electronic copy of each…
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…
By the end of 2019, there were more than 2,000 electric trucks on our roads, and a new analysis put out by Wood Mackenzie shows that by 2025 there will be more than 54,000 electric trucks out there. With more trucks comes an expanded infrastructure of available charging units. Currently,…
Public safety agencies and law enforcement have announced the transportation plan for the 2020 Democratic Nation Convention to be held in Milwaukee, WI on August 17-20, 2020. Together with local, state, and federal law enforcement, an outline has been put out closing roads, restricting flights, and putting in restricted zones…