10/23/2024
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Drivers Legal Plan (DLP), a national law firm specializing in CDL ticket defense for commercial truck drivers, today announced a formal endorsement by the North Carolina Trucking Association (NCTA), the non-profit organization representing the trucking industry in the state. This strategic partnership reinforces both organizations' commitment to supporting the trucking community and advocating for the rights of professional drivers.
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5/17/2024
In the first quarter of 2024, cargo theft incidents were up more than 46% compared with the year prior, according to CargoNet. Notably, it’s also a 10% rise from the fourth quarter last year.
CargoNet analysis of the first quarter of 2024 documented 925 incidents, with an average stolen shipment value of $281,757. The declared total value was $76 million, and the firm estimated a total of $154.6 million worth of goods were stolen during the period.
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5/16/2024
Picture it: December 1935. The Douglas Aircraft company has rolled out the first DC-3 commercial passenger aircraft – a revolutionary, two-engine, all metal, low-wing aircraft that would soon dominate commercial aviation. Yet I suspect there were some industry people that said it was inadequate, that it didn’t have enough range, or carry enough weight, or that it was too costly.
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5/15/2024
Detention is a significant problem for the freight transportation industry. According to a study from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released in 2023, detention and delay at customer facilities was the fourth highest industry issue for drivers and sixth highest for the industry overall. In fact, detention has been in the top-ten list in the ATRI survey for over a decade. Detention has been around for a long time, and it is not going away.
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5/15/2024
Detention is a significant problem for the freight transportation industry. According to a study from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released in 2023, detention and delay at customer facilities was the fourth highest industry issue for drivers and sixth highest for the industry overall. In fact, detention has been in the top-ten list in the ATRI survey for over a decade. Detention has been around for a long time, and it is not going away.
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5/14/2024
FMCSA officially removing driver-facing camera requirement from under-21 pilot
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced via a Federal Register notice that will publish Tuesday, May 14, that it is removing two requirements from its under-21 interstate pilot program, as directed by Congress.
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5/10/2024
New Jersey ups minimum liability insurance levels
Legislation in New Jersey signed into law in January by Gov. Phil Murphy will double the liability insurance minimum for truck owners to $1.5 million. The extent of the increase’s applicability is unclear, however.
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5/10/2024
Although growth in the freight market remains elusive, there also hasn’t been a fallout yet, according to industry analysts at FTR Transportation Intelligence.
Looking at the current state of economy in the U.S., contrary to what it may seem, consumers are still spending, explained Eric Starks, CEO and chairman of FTR, during FTR’s State of Freight webinar on Thursday.
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5/9/2024
Truckers have a tough ride handling hazardous cargo, semi-trailers, and 40-foot containers on highways — not to mention rural lanes. It’s about time we gave them a medal, don’t you think?
The connected truck market reached a grand $30.1 billion in 2023, and the industry predicts it will grow by a further $5 billion this year alone. The benefits of improved fuel efficiency, emission compliance, and fleet optimization have been widely discussed. But the humans behind the wheel, and the linchpins of logistics, have yet to have the spotlight they deserve.
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5/2/2024
Sincerity clouds quickly when it meets monied interests.
For example, current industry groups claim anything but electric trucks are right for trucking’s future; that BEVs are too costly; that the market isn’t buying them; that net lifecycle emissions are worse than those of current diesels; that the infrastructure can’t be built; that past progress in diesel emissions reductions is sufficient.
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