In 2019, orders put out for new Class 8 trucks were at its lowest in a decade. In 2018 the number of bookings for Class 8 trucks was just under 500,000, and in 2019, the amount of bookings didn’t break 200,000. To go along with this dreary number, many truck…
There is a case in New Orleans being reviewed by the U.S. Attorney showing that five people conspired against tractor-trailers, crashed into them, and settled in court for money, making it all look like an accident. Some in the group where fake witnesses who also schemed with doctors and lawyers…
J.B. Hunt, one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, has acquired RDI Last Mile Co. With this purchase, J.B. Hunt is expanding its home delivery capabilities to have more than 104 locations and 3.2 million square feet of facilities space. Read the original press release. Find…
Fleet Saver, the industrial fueling company providing lower fuel costs to fleets using CNG an RNG, has teamed up with Dominion Energy to distribute renewable natural gas to its customers. The collaboration is to further enforce the promoting of using fewer emissions (or zero emissions) by way of using renewable…
U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez has put a halt on California’s AB5 law, preventing it from affecting truckers. This new gig law would have adversely affected 70,000 independent truckers within the state. The restraining order the judge granted was brought about by the California Trucking Association and is claiming the…
The trucking industry in California is being hit hard with the AB5 law about to go into effect. This law determines whether a worker is an employee or contractor, which doesn’t work well with owner-operator type truckers and companies. One trucking couple packed up and moved to Oklahoma, unsure what…
After three years of waiting, the trucking industry is going to have to wait longer for the federal government to issue standardized training rules for new truck drivers. The reason for the now two-year wait is that the systems of some of the states have failed to align with those…
Trailer Position Lights are a new invention that has come out of Georgia. The inventor, from Lagrange, has developed a set of lights for the lower sides of a commercial trailer to help improve visibility at night. When driving along at night, commercial trailers will be easier to see when…
Trucking may be the new and popular career for women looking for a change. Within the last decade, the number of women truckers has gone up 68%. According to the American Trucking Associations, there were more than 234,000 women with truck driving jobs just last year. Superior-based Halvor Lines has…
Not all people want to be an employee and not all truck drivers want to work for someone else. These are the owner-operators, the truck drivers who own their own trucks and work as independent contractors. With this title comes many benefits such as being self-employed. You are your own…