In Diane, Texas, Priority One Compliance Services LLC has announced that it is now a training provider of continuing education for transportation insurance in many U.S. states. Staffed by former Texas troopers who have had much experience in the field with DOT roadside inspections and investigating traffic crashes, they are…
For 50 years now, Ancra Cargo has been a leader in the cargo handling and restraint systems industry. With its startup in 1969 focused on improving security and safety in handling airline cargo, they are now worldwide and include any industry that needs something tied down and secure, including the…
The class 8 battery electric Freightliner eCascadia, built by Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), is its first class 8 battery electric truck and it’s ready to roll out to customers. Daimler’s first two eCascadias are headed to Penske Truck Leasing in Reading, Pennsylvania and NFI of Camden, New Jersey. With…
With a few simple steps, trucking companies can lower their carbon emissions without fully jumping aboard the electric train. Electric trucks are in our future, but they may not be in everyone’s future and those companies are also looking to help the planet and save money with what they have…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suggests to employers that they evaluate the criminal convictions of their job candidates before jumping to conclusions. They should look for things like how much time has passed since the conviction or sentence, if the conviction has any relation to the job, and what the…
It’s no doubt that a company this size, thoroughly investing in the environment, is going to make a difference to the rest of the logistics and shipping world with its new plan. Anheuser-Busch is planning to purchase up to 800 of Nikola Motor’s zero-emission trucks, and by 2025 the goal…
This day and age there are many environmental concerns to take into consideration with any business. With the trucking industry using a large amount of oil and gas on a daily basis, the interest in alternative energy sources has grown. To further assist with green energy, there is an idea…
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has written a letter to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee asking to fund a study on commercial crash causation to be conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The last study of this kind was done in 2001-2003 and with the advancement of technology…
Starting in 1917 at 3% to its current 12%, the federal excise tax is making it difficult for trucking companies to invest in newer and safer trucks. New trucks are equipped with safety features that help save lives, have updated technology, and are more fuel efficient. When the tax on…
With the start of next year, students taking truck driving classes at Alabama technical and community colleges will be instructed on how to recognize, report, and prevent human trafficking. New Alabama truckers will now have the tools to identify traffic victims and to have the knowledge to not participate. Alabama…