Tag: truckers

September 13, 2022

The White House is considering the use of emergency powers to ensure critical materials, such as chlorine for wastewater treatment plants, can be delivered in the event of a freight rail worker strike in order to avoid devastating disruptions to […]

July 12, 2022

Some California truckers who move containers in and out of the marine terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach say they plan to participate in a work stoppage Wednesday to protest a controversial state law, AB5, that […]

May 11, 2022

Truckers will have to battle wind gusts exceeding 50 mph Wednesday and possibly Thursday across the Four Corners region and other parts of the Southwest. This will increase the risk of rollovers not only for drivers who are deadheading (hauling […]

April 11, 2022

Inspired by Washington state’s successful legislation this year giving truckers greater access to bathroom facilities, a Pennsylvania lawmaker has introduced a bill in that state’s General Assembly to do the same. “It’s a huge issue — not just in Pennsylvania, […]

March 10, 2022

Whether truckers are stopping overnight, need to fuel up or want a safe place to ride out severe weather, truck stops are essential to every driver’s journey. In an informal social media survey, FreightWaves asked drivers to rank four of […]

February 18, 2022

An Alaskan state senator and professional driver is sponsoring Truck Driver Appreciation Day legislation to permanently recognize truckers for their service. Robert Myers Jr. (R) is championing Senate Bill 150, for the second Monday of every September to be Truck […]

January 20, 2022

Starting Jan. 22, travelers entering the United States at land ports of entry — notably along the Canadian and Mexican borders — and ferry points who are not U.S. citizens must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Department of Homeland […]

November 23, 2021

President Joe Biden will require essential, nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers, government and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22, the administration is planning to announce. A senior administration official said […]

November 10, 2021

Truckers could hit spots of powerful winds and big hail in the southern Plains the next two days. A cold front moving out of the Rockies will move across the Great Lakes, the Great Plains and the Mississippi Valley. A […]

July 21, 2021

How can drivers determine if dark clouds on the horizon may signal severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, hail or powerful winds? Detecting severe storms often requires sophisticated equipment, but truckers can use their senses to make a close prediction […]

April 16, 2020

President Donald Trump has scheduled time at the White House today to commend America’s truckers for their dedication while serving as essential workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. The event is planned for the South Lawn tentatively […]

December 20, 2019

It should be the busiest time of year for truck drivers like Gerald Rogers at the Los Angeles docks. Instead, they’re scrapping over leaner cargoes thanks to the trade war. Rogers, 35, said last year he was shuttling as many […]

May 24, 2018

There’s a clock that regulates supply chains, and lately it is losing time, not just by a beat, but hours and days. That throws off sales forecasts and orders, lengthens transit times, and leads to missed deliveries and a pervasive […]

September 28, 2017

A pilot study by Oregon State University illustrates the high economic cost of having too few safe places for commercial truck drivers to park and rest. Over a seven-year period on one 290-mile stretch of highway alone, at-fault truck crashes […]

September 22, 2017

Louisiana regulators Sept. 20 allowed more companies to haul toxic waste in the state. But the Public Service Commission did not go as far as a newly passed state law demands, which will force the courts, ultimately, to decide how […]

May 1, 2017

Rapid advancements in autonomous vehicle technology present the potential for machines to replace people in the workplace. The top transportation funding leaders in the Senate asked the Government Accountability Office during the week of April 24 to determine how this […]

November 7, 2016

Bestpass Inc. has saved trucking companies more than $60 million in tolls through its universal transponder that covers bridges and roads in most of the United States, the company announced Nov. 1. The Albany, New York-based company pools together all […]

October 11, 2016

Someday soon, forward-looking people keep telling us, autonomous trucks are going to wipe out millions of jobs. Right now, though, some trucking companies are desperate for workers. As Bloomberg News’s Patricia Laya wrote Oct. 6: Getting a signing bonus is […]