Trends in Trucking Archives

Mayday, mayday! A tale of two sides of a dispute over spot rates

Cliff Abbott - July 1, 2020

Frustration over spot freight rates bottoming out due to the COVID-19 pandemic drew more than 100 small-business owner-operators to Washington, D.C., for a “May Day”

Will INVEST in America Act pause the clock on HOS revisions?

Lyndon Finney - July 1, 2020

The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, introduced June 3 by House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

Accountability factor: Program removes not preventable crashes from CSA

Lyndon Finney - July 1, 2020

Lost amidst the excitement of the release of the new, more flexible hours of service rule, and the attention appropriately being given to the pandemic

$64,000 question: Can the trucking industry emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic stronger than before?

Kris Rutherford - July 1, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis isn’t the type of tunnel one enters with an optimistic eye. After all, a global enemy infecting more than seven million people

Finally flexible: Carriers, drivers applaud HOS revisions

Cliff Abbott - June 30, 2020

Long-awaited revisions to the hours of service (HOS) regulations were released on May 14 to mixed reviews. The changes, published in the Federal Register on

Asleep at the wheel: FMCSA can lead truck drivers to CPAP therapy, but it can’t make them sleep

Kris Rutherford - June 13, 2020

Rusty Traxler insisted he never felt sleepy when operating a vehicle. “I never knew I had a big problem other than I’d stop [breathing] for

Heeding the call: Truck drivers re-emerge as ‘Knights of the Highway’ in response to COVID-19 pandemic

Linda Garner-Bunch - June 12, 2020

Since the first cases of COVID-19 were discovered in Wuhan, China, in late December, the disease has spread across the globe, quickly achieving the status

It’s no bull. States looking at toll initiatives and why oxen can be blamed.

Kris Rutherford - March 1, 2020

Toll. Is there another four-letter word that leads to a longer string of four-letter words from the mouths (and keyboards) of those employed in the

CBD Caution: Although technically legal, is consumption safe for truck drivers?

Wendy Miller - March 1, 2020

The societal opinion of marijuana has evolved in recent years. There are currently 11 states that have approved recreational use of marijuana for those over