White House Honors Truck Drivers
Last month the White House honored truck drivers who continue to serve during the pandemic, calling them the “lifeblood of our economy.’’ “In the war against the virus, American truckers are the foot soldiers who…
Cummins, DuPont Making Face Masks
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, Cummins Inc. and DuPont are helping address the nation’s shortage of N95 respirator masks. Cummins’ NanoNet and NanoForce Media technology, which uses DuPont’s Hybrid Membrane Technology (HMT)…
Drivers Need To Sanitize Their Cabs
According to officials at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), just about every surface inside a truck’s cab, even the door handles and glad-hands, can transmit the COVID-19 virus. Even though CDC stresses that physical…
Recessions Often Draw Workers To Trucking
During previous recessions and regional downturns, trucking recruited workers laid off from other industries. That built freight supply just at the moment when aggregate demand was typically soft.
Consider what happened during two recent downturns…
Pesticide May Disinfect Truck Cabs
A anti-microbial pesticide under consideration as a treatment for bed bugs is now considered an effective disinfectant treatment for trucks whose drivers have been confirmed as COVID-19 carriers, according to the American Trucking Associations…
Virus Forces Changes for Truckers
Truck drivers such as Hayworth have had to make changes in what they do because of the viral outbreak. He and other drivers have not had problems getting in and out of truck stops…
Federal Relief Available For Trucking
With many small businesses across the country uncertain of how the COVID-19 outbreak will temporarily, or permanently, affect their bottom lines, the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act may offer…
Recession Will Punish Weaker Trucking Companies
What this virus-induced recession will mean long term for the trucking industry is at this point subject more to conjecture than certainty. What is guaranteed, however, is that this second quarter will be brutal for…
Coronavirus COVID-19 Statements & Resources
Here is a list of links to coronavirus (COVID-19) statements from the transportation, tank transportation industry, and government agencies. Stay Safe Out There
Truck Parts Demand Rose in 2019
Demand for truck parts rose last year, survey shows John Blodgett, VP of Sales and Marketing, MacKay & Co U.S. aftermarket demand for parts for Class 6-8 trucks, trailers and container chassis was…
Investors Acquire MME Inc
Red Arts Capital has partnered with Prudential Capital Partners and Brightwood Capital Advisors to acquire MME Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries Midwest Motor Express Inc. and Midnite Express Inc. Financial terms of the transaction…
Truckers Liability Insurance Pinch
For independent trucking operators, the largest chunk of their insurance costs is liability coverage, which pays for injuries and property damage from a wreck. For over-the-road drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires
