It’s been a busy year in the trucking industry with the first long-term highway bill passed in several years, the introduction of autonomous trucks, a bevy of new regulations and more.
Some of the most-read stories on CCJ involved highway bill developments throughout the year, updates on the crash involving actor Tracy Morgan, Freightliner’s SuperTruck and Inspiration announcements and new and updated regulations.
Here, we’ll take a look at the biggest stories from each month in 2015, and later this week, we’ll recap the top stories of the entire year.
January
Leading off to start the year was one of several stories involving the court cases surrounding the June 7, 2014, crash that injured actor Tracy Morgan and killed comedian James McNair. McNair’s family reached a wrongful death settlement with Wal-Mart and its private fleet.
On the regulatory side of the industry, drivers were no longer required to carry paper copies of their medical certification cards beginning in late January.
Also of interest to CCJ readers in January was a report from research done by Stay Metrics that indicated drivers are most satisfied with pay based on a percentage split of load revenue, rather than on mileage-based pay.
