How was your driving life in 2022? What do you expect in 2023?
The passing of 2022 and the arrival of 2023 is all but upon us, so now is a good time to take stock of things, including your life as a…
Briefly: Restaurant food supplier opens 10th driver training site
Foodservice distributor Sysco Corporation has completed the rollout of its 10th professional truck driver training facility.The program is taught by professional trainers employed by Sysco, and the company covers all costs of training,…
New legislation requires businesses to provide bathroom access to truckers
A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives Wednesday that would require shippers and receivers to grant truckers access to restroom facilities when they are picking up or delivering cargo.The…
Love’s three new locations add total of 231 truck parking spots
Love’s Travel Stops today opened three new locations; one each in Iowa, Illinois and California, adding a total of 231 new truck parking spaces.The locations are open 24/7 and offer numerous…
70 J.B. Hunt drivers participating in Wreaths Across America
Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022: 70 J.B. Hunt drivers delivering wreaths for Wreaths Across AmericaJ.B. Hunt Transport Services (CCJ Top 250, No. 3) will participate in…
Navajo Express settles with DOJ over immigration-related discrimination claims
The Justice Department announced this week that it has reached a settlement agreement with Denver, Colorado-based Navajo Express (CCJ Top 250, No. 114), resolving DOJ’s determination that Navajo Express violated…
Uber Freight, Volvo announce autonomous partnership
Uber Freight and Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) on Wednesday announced a multi-phase commercial and technology partnership to deploy Volvo’s autonomous transport solution on the Uber Freight network. Uber Freight will…
Los cargadores dicen a la STB que los ferrocarriles no cumplen su obligación de transportador común
Varios cargadores dijeron el martes a los reguladores federales que no creen que los ferrocarriles estén cumpliendo con la obligación de transportador común debido a los problemas de servicio que…
Extreme volatility requires rethink of cost-plus pricing model, Transfix executive says
The near-unprecedented volatility in truckload pricing over the past 30 months requires shippers, carriers and brokers to rethink how rates should be structured to properly balance price and service, the…
El transporte por carretera se prepara para las nuevas normas sobre emisiones de los motores pesados
La administración Biden pronto emitirá nuevas normas de emisiones de gases de escape para camiones que la mayoría de los camioneros – desde los propietarios-operadores individuales a los propietarios de…