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Truck on Road Turn

Demographics Hurting Trucking

Trucks hauled more than 70 percent of freight tonnage in the U.S. last year, generating $676 billion in revenues, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). But the industry is grappling with a growing problem…

Hazardous Labels

Hazmat Drivers Must Comply With Rules

Last year there were about 3,500 hazardous materials (hazmat) ground transportation incidents, records show. More than 3,100 of these incidents happened during highway transportation, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials…

Trucks zooming on highway

Trucks Winning Back Freight From Rail

Last year rail intermodel took away loads from over-the-road trucking, but now the pendulum is swinging back the other direction. Diesel prices are dropping, which makes dry van transportation more attractive and reduces the cost…

Daimler Trucks North America, Cascadia under bridge

Daimler Targets Automated Driving

Daimler Trucks plans to focus its attention on automated driving, and as a result plans to pause testing of truck platooning, the company announced at the recent 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas…

Supervac Vacuum Truck

Profits Await Vacuum Truck Operators

The U.S oil-field industry is growing due to global pressures to produce more oil and petroleum products. Like in years past, the driving force for on-shore expansion will be fracking technology. For operators of vacuum…

FMCSA Shuts Down Rock City Stone Co - Loaded Truck

Hazmat Transporter Ordered To Close

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered a Crossville, Tenn.-based trucking company, Rock City Stone Co. to immediately cease all transportation. Rock City Stone Co. operates as RC…

Hazardous Labels

Shippers Must Understand Hazmat Rules

When shipping hazardous materials (hazmat) of any type, company representatives must have a strong understanding of the products they are attempting to ship and the federal requirements that govern the domestic and international transportation of…

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