Tag: Trucking Industry

March 27, 2024

Change is a constant in the transportation industry. Technological advancements, regulatory developments, environmental considerations and more require trucking businesses to continually adapt to an ever-evolving operational landscape. Staying informed is crucial to navigating change and thriving amid uncertainty. To that […]

February 1, 2024

Insurance has been a hot topic across the trucking industry over the past several years. Most often, however, insurance talks revolve around motor carriers and truck drivers. Freight brokers have largely been left out of the conversation. Broker liability is […]

December 14, 2023

While pay increases are slowing, wages are still rising. Driver pay has grown 1.5% over the last four quarters, compared to gains of over 10% in 2021 and over 5% in 2022, NTI found. “Throughout the year, despite hiring needs […]

October 18, 2023

According to a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the economy tops the list of issues facing the industry. For the 19th year, the report from ATRI, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, compiled its Top Industry […]

June 27, 2023

Many of the major players in the trucking industry say they generally are supporters of the goals of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s aggressive Phase 3 proposed rule, but they have concerns that the phase-in is moving too fast. EPA’s […]

May 26, 2023

Peace Equipment LLC, a company headquartered in Edcouch, Texas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week, citing rising operating costs and “reduced income in the trucking industry.” The company also noted merchant cash advances as being a contributing factor […]

May 18, 2023

The trucking industry stumbled through the first quarter amid a slowing economy and high inventories, according to experts. “Broadly, numbers had to come down,” Wells Fargo analyst Allison Poliniak-Cusic said. “Things are a bit muted than maybe we anticipated as […]

May 10, 2023

At a Capitol Hill hearing on regulations that keep the trucking industry from efficiently moving the nation’s freight, owner-operator representatives testified that the biggest impediment may be a speed limiter regulation yet to be rolled out. “All kinds of studies […]

May 3, 2023

The rollout of zero-emission commercial vehicles and the infrastructure to support it is proceeding with added urgency as clean air regulators in California have set aggressive targets to phase out the diesel engines that have powered the trucking industry for […]

April 20, 2023

This week on Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, is joined by Anne-Marie Forbes Lynn, director of business development and marketing at U.S. Legal Services Inc. Lynn, representing U.S. Legal Services to member companies, also […]

March 8, 2023

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently requested motor carriers participate in the organization’s annual Operational Costs of Trucking report. ATRI collects information from trucking fleets and owner-operators on costs and operational data and then analyzes it for trends. The […]

February 28, 2023

The American Transportation Research Institute wants carriers to weigh in on whether federal drug testing policies for CDL holders should change, given the growing number of states legalizing marijuana. More than 20 states, most recently Maryland and Missouri, have now […]

January 31, 2023

As freight demand declines and budgets tighten, hiring and retention are expected to remain a challenge for trucking in 2023, according to executives of three top U.S. trucking associations. Leaders of the Truckload Carriers Association, the American Trucking Associations and […]

January 3, 2023

What makes a freight broker agent successful? Each person is likely to answer differently, but according to Anita Baker, who draws on her 38 years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry, it comes down to four characteristics: Solid […]

December 27, 2022

Are there things you wish you could change in the trucking industry? Do you sometimes feel as if you’re the only one frustrated by some particular issue? Chances are many others feel the same way. But nothing will change unless […]

December 9, 2022

The modern day sustainability movement in the U.S. actually began as early as the 1970s with the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and the enactment of notable legislation by the U.S. government. In the early years, much of the […]

December 6, 2022

A new study from the American Transportation Research Institute that assessed the infrastructure needs for converting the U.S. vehicle fleet to battery electric — with an emphasis on trucking — underscored that the challenges inherent in such a shift will […]

November 17, 2022

This holiday shipping season is expected to be marked by fewer delays and disruptions compared with the past two years, thanks to early freight movements, a flattening of volume and increased capacity, experts said. “That concern over supply chain consistency […]

October 7, 2022

As more data is being shared between trucks and trailers, the trucking industry is working to standardize the connections of the future. In the meantime, fleets are looking for solutions — some of them low-tech — to ensure trucks and […]

October 7, 2022

For some time, there has been quite a change in how the trucking industry views the internal combustion engine juxtaposed with the emergence of electrification. I witnessed that during the reveal of Navistar’s S13 Integrated powertrain in Las Vegas this […]