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With COVID vaccine ‘peak season’ nigh, can trucking keep up with looming load demand?
With millions of doses already delivered and millions more coming, we reached out to a few industry onlookers to see what the process of hauling COVID-19 vaccine loads has looked like so far and how the process could change in the coming weeks and months.
February 19, 2021
COVID causes cancellations of 2021 truck driving championship, 2021 Mid-America show
ATA has canceled the 2021 truck driving championships. Also: Organizers of the Mid-America Trucking Show announced they are officially postponing the event's 50th show until March 2022. A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to falsifying DOT medical exams.
February 18, 2021
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Dash cams capture more good than bad
Dash camera footage cannot always help a motor carrier with respect to liability, but it can fleets from having to pay excessive damages.
February 17, 2021
Regulations
Truckers' CDL, med cert COVID waivers extended through May
FMCSA has extended its waiver that allows states to permit drivers to operate with recently-expired CDLs and CLPs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also: DTNA names new president and CEO; and Bridgestone announces tire price increase.
February 17, 2021
Economic trends
Carrier failures mounted in '20, but so did new entrant carriers
Lack of load availability last spring -- and the cheap rates on the loads that were available -- were the prime contributing factor in the spike in carrier failures last year. But a hot spot market also drew a surge in new entrant motor carriers.
February 16, 2021
Business
Top 5 strategies for bidding contract freight
What if you could find a better way to participate in RFP and rate analysis to win contract freight?
February 15, 2021
Regulations
Hours of service waiver extended for COVID relief haulers
FMCSA issued an extension to its hours of service waiver for carriers and drivers hauling certain COVID relief supplies. Here's when the new extension expires.
February 15, 2021
Business
Intermodal giant RoadOne expands with Florida acquisition
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announced it will acquire JZ Expedited Truckingto expand its intermodal operations in Florida. Also: Axele TMS and DAT have partnered to integrate their two services.
February 12, 2021
Business
Truck accident video prompts Florida to change law
A recent victory in Florida civil law will allow trial judges to weigh compelling video evidence to issue summary judgements.
February 10, 2021
Business
Rush Enterprises partners with Locomation on autonomous truck maintenance
Autonomous trucking firm Locomation is partnering with Rush Enterprises, which will become a primary install and provide maintenance for Locomation’s autonomous tech. Also: Fleet owner sentenced for falsifying ELDs; large fleet starts minimum weekly pay.
February 10, 2021
Business
Diesel prices surge back to pre-pandemic levels
Fuel prices have increased for 14 consecutive weeks, rising back to pre-pandemic levels during that time. And other news: Indiana's oversize/overweight permitting system is back online this week.
February 9, 2021
Business
Trucking industry a landing spot for Big Tech talent
Technology startups and long-standing trucking and logistics companies are benefitting from a flow of capital, labor and ideas from Big Tech.
February 8, 2021
Business
Trucking employment dipped in January – a first since April
The Department of Labor reports jobs at for-hire trucking companies fell from December to January, which is the first drop in jobs since April 2020. Also: Goodyear announces investment in TuSimple; and TA now offering Spireon trailer telematics installs.
February 8, 2021
Regulations
Carriers increasingly under remote scrutiny by investigators
As with many other pandemic-driven aspects of the world that developed in 2020, the U.S. DOT and its state enforcement partners turned to remote options to conduct safety audits of trucking companies.
February 8, 2021
Technology
8 basis steps in choosing tech solutions
Once you have identified your goals, you can begin determining if technology even is the right solution; is this something that can, or should be, solved with technology?
February 5, 2021
Business
Daimler spinning off truck business
Daimler AG announced this week it will split its commercial vehicle business from its luxury car operation later this year. Also: Cummins and Isuzu are partnering on a mid-range diesel powertrain. Volvo and Mack Financial are piloting insurtech services.
February 5, 2021
Business
Owning versus leasing an asset
Truck leasing companies offer a variety of operating lease solutions, bundling in various life-cycle administrative and operating services that deliver meaningful value to a lessee.
February 4, 2021
Business
Band of trucking groups ask House to reject higher insurance minimums
More than 20 state trucking associations and a number of other trucking-related groups penned a letter to members of Congress asking them to reject increases to trucking liability insurance minimums. Also: DOL is proposing to delay its contractor rule.
February 4, 2021
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