2023 Update: FMCSA Safety Measurement System Overhaul Enhances Carrier Assessments
Discover the proposed changes to the FMCSA Safety Measurement System that aims to modernize and streamline safety assessments for carriers in the trucking industry.
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Top 3 Truck Drivers’ Concerns 2023: Parking, Restrooms, and Speed Limiters
Delve into truck drivers’ concerns 2023, as we discuss truck parking shortages, restroom access, and upcoming speed limiter regulations, along with the OOIDA’s efforts to address these issues.
New Legislation Unlikely for Truckers, Experts Say
New Legislation Unlikely for Truckers According to Experts What to expect from the US Congress and federal agencies in 2023 for trucking and other business industries? The next farm bill is the most significant...
FMCSA denies request for data
FMCSA denies request for data. FMCSA once again denied a request from a group of carriers to expand the scope of drug clearinghouse results reported to include hair testing. Carriers represented by the Trucking Alliance asked…
Feds Close 2 Texas Haulers
Feds close 2 Texas haulers, Texas Interstate Express LLC and PAC Express LLC s of Nov. 11, Texas Interstate Express LLC and PAC Express LLC were both declared as an ‘imminent hazard’ and ordered...
Feds Reviewing Autonomous Truck Mishap
Feds reviewing autonomous truck mishap as an incident where a TuSimple truck made contact with a concrete medium divider simply a human error, or something that speaks to a potential larger issue with the...
‘Broker’ Definition Under Review
What, exactly, is a freight broker? Broker definition under review, FMCSA defines it as “a person or an entity that arranges for the transportation of property by a motor carrier for compensation. A broker does…
Feds Bust Dodgy Trucker Again
Feds bust dodgy trucker again. JPL Logistics LLC, USDOT No. 3466122, a motor carrier located in the Houston, Texas area caught again after previous operations halted by FMCSA. A Texas trucking fleet put out of service…
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…
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
