Truck Society Honors Mack, Cummins
Mack Trucks founders John “Jack’’ and Augustus “Gus” Mack were inducted into the American Truck Historical Society’s (ATHS) new American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class.
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Driver Shortage ‘Mythical’, OOIDA Says
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is taking aim at what it refers to as the “mythical” truck driver shortage in a letter to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Lewie Pugh, OOIDA’s…
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…
Support Grows For Younger Drivers
A group of bipartisan legislators reintroduced the DRIVE-Safe Act to address the growing shortage of professional truck drivers in the U.S. by allowing certified commercial truck driver’s who are under 21 to cross state lines…
Disaster Plans Vary By Fleet Size
Fleet size directly correlates with whether a carrier has a disaster plan in place to deal with emergencies such as a long-term pandemic, according to a new trucking industry study. The study, released by the…
Freight Brokers Drawing Scrutiny
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) wrote to Congress in May asking for intervention to make sure that freight brokers are paying truck drivers fairly. For several weeks, truckers across the country have been demonstrating
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…
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…
FMCSA Relaxes License Upgrades
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is making it easier and less expensive for truck drivers to upgrade their commercial driver’s license from a Class B to Class A through a change to its…
Truck Drivers Protest Indiana Toll Hike
Calling the plan to implement a 35-percent truck only toll increase in Indiana “ill-advised, burdensome and discriminatory,” Todd Spencer, president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, asked Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb to pump the brakes…
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