Latest Trucking Industry Information

Feb 07th, 2012
When the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s obstructive sleep apnea committee met in January to discuss seven questions, important to trucking companies, about the condition and treatment...
Feb 02nd, 2012
A tragic accident involving multiple trucks, cars, and fatalities that took place on the I-75 outside of Gainesville, Florida, last week has once again brought into question the driving habits of...
Feb 01st, 2012
The Truckload Carriers Association, known as TCA, and Carrier’s Edge, an online training provider, has recently announced the results of its survey to name the Best Fleets to Drive For. This contest...
Jan 31st, 2012
In his State of the Union address last week, President Obama again spoke about using alternative fuels as a means of escaping dependence on foreign oil. This follows a speech the President made last...
Jan 31st, 2012
A new law, known as the Food Safety Modernization Act, may have far-reaching ramifications for the trucking industry. Also known as Public Law 111-353, it was passed by the U.S. legislature in 2011...
Jan 27th, 2012
Express-1, Inc., a leading U.S. provider of expedited freight services, has announced a rate increase for straight truck owner operators to $1.20 for solos and $1.24 for teams, effective March 1st,...
Jan 20th, 2012
Not all truck drivers have a need for speed. Many recognize the road hazards and economic disadvantages to excessive speeding. That is why many are opposed to increasing the speed limit along...
Jan 18th, 2012
Several brilliant scientific minds have been at work in recent years combining and utilizing technologies that can pave the way for an entirely new system of roads in the not so distant future....
Jan 13th, 2012
Freight costs in North America are on the rise according to the latest figures from the Cass Freight Index, which show an increase of 1.8% since November. This is in contrast to freight volume which...
Jan 13th, 2012
After a rough few years, the economy finally found some breathing room last month as the national unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level since February 2009. The Labor Department reported that...