Essential Guide to Hazardous Material Shipping: 9 Key Classes & Regulations
Discover the 9 critical classes of hazardous material shipping and the vital FMCSA regulations that ensure safe transport. Stay compliant and avoid hefty penalties.
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1 Innovative Solution: Connecticut’s Inmate Truck Driver Program Revolutionizes Reentry
Discover how Connecticut’s innovative “Inmate Truck Driver Program” is providing a solution to the nation’s truck driver shortage while offering former inmates a second chance at stable employment. Learn about the role of Emerge Career in this initiative and the success stories that have emerged from this groundbreaking program.
Werner Court Appeal: The $92 Million Judgment & Its Impact on the Trucking Industry
Discover the implications of the Werner Court Appeal, where Werner Enterprises faced a $92 million judgment over a fatal winter storm crash. Understand how this landmark case is reshaping highway safety policies and the landscape of nuclear verdicts in the trucking industry.
Owner-Operators Rising Costs Hit Hard: 7 Strategies to Combat Inflation in Trucking
Learn how owner-operators rising costs that they face in the trucking industry and explore 7 strategies to combat the impact of inflation, diesel prices, and supply chain issues.
Discovering 5 Key Hazmat Truck Drivers Dangers: Is the Risk Worth the Reward?
Explore key hazmat truck drivers dangers and how these dangers affect their daily lives, as well as the potential rewards in this high-paying career, that make this career path appealing.
Volvo & Mack Opened Training Site
In an effort to support customers in the western U.S. and Canada, as well as battery-electric vehicle training efforts for the Volvo VNR Electric and Mack LR Electric, Volvo and Mack Trucks announced the companies…
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…
Vac Trucks Require ‘Constant Vigilance’
Vacuum trucks are tank trucks equipped with a high-powered vacuum pump that sucks up solids, fluids, sludge or slurry at high speed through a hose. In the oil patch, their central task is to clean…
For Trucking, ‘Tailwinds and Headwinds’ This Year
The new year will be a story of contending tailwinds and headwinds,’’ according to a 2021 economic forecast by U.S. Xpress. The forecast, from one of the country’s largest truckload fleets, looks at economic indicators…
Confusion Surrounds Class 9 Hazmat Rules
There seems to be much confusion regarding transporting class 9 hazardous materials (hazmat). There are two leading issues, one concerning the need for a hazmat endorsement and the other concerning registration. In the classification system…
