The female truckers group, Real Women in Trucking, were handing out PPE to truckers on Florida’s Turnpike this past weekend. Parked out at the Turkey Lake Plaza, these women were making sure the truckers going through had the necessary personal protective equipment to make sure they stayed safe and healthy….
For its seventh year, Travel Centers of America has announced the winners of its Citizen Driver Award. This year, the honor goes to Hershel Evans, a trucker out of Georgia driving for Holland, and Jerry Seaman, a trucker out of South Dakota driving for NTA Trucking. This award is to…
Liftgates are an important factor in the trucking industry. They protect the drive from injury and help ensure the safe delivery of your cargo. When they are not working properly, they can be a safety hazard and waste time, which is equivalent to money in this industry. The majority of…
Committee leaders have unveiled a key component of the Moving Forward Framework titled, Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act. The INVEST in America Act will address some of the serious infrastructure problems throughout the country and will be fueled by American workers…
The American Transportation Research Institute has put a call out for motor carriers to participate in their Operational Costs of Trucking report. This is ATRI’s 12th year of putting out this report and is one of their most requested. ATRI is asking for fleet metrics including driver pay, insurance premiums,…
The country is opening back up, people are spaced 6 feet apart, and new regulations are only here for a short time to go along with the ones that never went away. Making sure your company, trucks, and drivers are compliant is essential for getting back on the road and…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of the DOT has released a final rule date of September 29, 2020, for the new Hours of Service to go into effect. These rules give drivers more flexibility while keeping everyone safe. The new rules have altered for the window of driving during…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has given an exemption to Motion Picture Compliance Solutions in regards to the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse’s pre-employment full query. MPCS will be allowed to run a limited query of the Clearinghouse rather than a required full pre-employment query. MPCS was granted this exemption…
Registration has been opened for the 2020 American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition. With the theme of “Moving Forward from Crisis to Recovery,” this year’s exhibition will be at Denver’s Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center on October 24-27. They have also announced some of the guest speakers: former…
Mack Trucks and the American Trucking Associations are teaming up with the American Logistics Aid Network to deliver vital supplies to nonprofit organizations around the country. Food and personal care items will be delivered to organizations including Feed the Children and Joshua’s Heart Foundation, who will then distributed the supplies…