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American Truck Historical Society's American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame

Truck Society Honors Mack, Cummins

Mack Trucks founders John โ€œJackโ€™โ€™ and Augustus โ€œGusโ€ Mack were inducted into the American Truck Historical Societyโ€™s (ATHS) new American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class.

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Trucker Group Opposes Insurance Adjustment

U.S. Rep. Jesus โ€œChuyโ€ 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 Actโ€ฆ

Even without a pandemic, U.S. trucking was looking at a tough time this year. When the year began, the industry was coming off a challenging 2019, when overcapacity and weak pricing forced at least 795 trucking companies to close. Itโ€™s important to note that a great many small carriers close every year. Thatโ€™s because a disproportionate number of them are lightly funded, one-person operations. Still, closings last year were inordinately high, according to industry studies.

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 driverโ€™s who are under 21 to cross state linesโ€ฆ

Even without a pandemic, U.S. trucking was looking at a tough time this year. When the year began, the industry was coming off a challenging 2019, when overcapacity and weak pricing forced at least 795 trucking companies to close. Itโ€™s important to note that a great many small carriers close every year. Thatโ€™s because a disproportionate number of them are lightly funded, one-person operations. Still, closings last year were inordinately high, according to industry studies.

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 theโ€ฆ

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