The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is accepting nominations for the International Driver Excellence Award (IDEA). This award is given to drivers who go above and beyond their normal duties and excel at safe operations and compliance as a commercial driver. Criteria includes 25 cumulative years of safe driving, no felonies,…
Like California’s Assembly Bill 5, New Jersey is considering legislation to determine if a worker is an employee or independent contractor. Senate Bill 4204 would use a three-part test to find out if the services workers provide are a part of the company’s typical course of business or not. These…
There is legislation in the making between Women in Trucking’s President and CEO Ellen Voie and Senator Moran on creating a Women in Trucking Advisory Board with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. This board will have no fewer than seven members to help create equal, balanced, and diverse ideas…
In a letter to its members, the Owner-Operator Independent Association stated that they did not support California’s Assembly Bill 5 and will fight any negative impacts it has on the trucking industry. With all the misinformation out there, the OOIDA wanted to make it very clear where they stand with…
To further boost the truck driving community and help recover from the driver shortage, Schneider has donated 10 gently used trucks to community or technical colleges across the U.S. The donated Freightliner Cascadias have advanced technology and automated manual transmissions so new drivers can stay up to date with what…
Once again, it’s the time of year when trucking charities are looking for volunteers and donations to help truckers (and their families) in need. Truckers Christmas Group wants to help truckers who have recently lost their jobs or are coping with a life event that makes it hard to work….
An essential element in the trucking industry today is visibility; knowing where an order, container, or truck is. When trucks have to wait at warehouses, are late because of traffic, or any other thing holding up deliveries, money is wasted. Carriers and others in the industry have started using various…
Trimble has announced the release of the Trimble Duo, a smart in-cab display with 4G-LTE powered by Android. This fixed-mount device has been ruggedized and built for the trucking industry. This platform keeps truckers connected for reliable access and ensures compliance with the new trucking standards. The Android platform helps…
There are a lot of questions out there regarding the intricacies of truck laws, one involves the use of a commercial vehicle on off-duty time. First, what is personal conveyance? Personal conveyance is the use of a commercial vehicle when you are not engaging in work responsibilities. In the link…
The California Trucking Association has filed a lawsuit asking to block the new gig-work law from applying to truckers. They have stated that this new law will force more than 70,000 independent truckers to be out of work. The CTA is fighting this new law, which starts January 1, because…