Closures Rising For Small Truckers
Closures rising for small truckers. One of the hallmarks of the pandemic as it relates to trucking has been the unprecedented growth in the number of new, mostly small, for-hire trucking companies. Since July 2020…
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Fuel Driving Out Truckers
Fuel driving out truckers as survey shows rising cost of fuel present a mountainous climb to overcome for small carriers. Many small carriers who entered the trucking industry in 2020-21 are finding today’s challenges too
Regulators Studying Speed Limiters
Regulators studying speed limiters using electronic engine devices in proposed rule. Federal regulators plan to propose setting a truck speed limit using electronic engine devices in a proposed rule anticipated in 2023. The FMCSA is…
Coercion Claims By Drivers At Record Breaking Levels
Coercion claims by drivers could easily break record in 2022. The latest data compiled by the federal government reveals that complaints of coercion filed by truck drivers could easily break record in 2022.
JCB Trucking Files Bankruptcy
An Indiana-based trucking company recently filed Chapter 11, more than a month after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ordered the carrier to suspend interstate operations after receiving an unsatisfactory rating. JCB Trucking Enterprises LLC
White House Aims To Shore Up Trucking
The White House unveiled a sweeping initiative aimed at shoring up the ranks of the nation’s truck drivers that could potentially lead to boosting driver pay. The Biden-Harris Administration Trucking Action Plan is being launched…
Trucking Sees New Player Surge
Trucking sees new player surge in the number of newly authorized trucking companies — especially small ones. From July 2020 -Sept, the FMCSA approved more than 104k new for-hire trucking companies, and that’s excluding private fleets…
Trucking Applications May Set Record
About 51,000 motor carriers had received common or contract carrier authority through June, making 2021 likely to surpass 2020’s calendar-year record of 59,000, according to transport consultancy FTR. The company’s data was drawn from FMCSA…
Former Trucking Firm Owner Indicted
A former trucking company owner was recently indicted by a federal grand jury in New York in an alleged conspiracy to defraud the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) about the company he controlled and…
Trucker Group Opposes Insurance Adjustment
U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D- Ill.) has introduced legislation to ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers are periodically adjusted to the inflation rate of medical costs. The proposed legislation, titled the INSURANCE Act…
