Walmart Working To Improve Shipping
Working with more than 100 outside carriers and brokers, Walmart is likely to be a shipper of choice for many already. But even one of the U.S. freight industry’s largest customers realized it could do…
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Fuel Savings by the Pack
by Carroll McCormick Years ago a trucker told me that if a fellow trucker was running low on fuel, he would ask to tailgate another truck. Sneaking along like this, tucked in out of the wind, would lo…
Trucker Shortage Driving Up Prices
America’s trucker shortage is about to hit consumers right where it hurts: in the kitty litter. McDonald’s Corp. long-time distributor Martin-Brower Co. is raising delivery fees, imperiling low menu prices, and Procter and Gamble Co…
Six Fuel Loading and Unloading Errors You Should Be Addressing
Until self-driving fuel-delivery fleets become a reality, human drivers will continue to have the bulk of the responsibility in ensuring that all unloading activities at the retail or commercial fueli…
Truck Driver Wins Suit Against His Boss
A truck driver who fell asleep and was injured while driving along Interstate 59 in Alabama in 2015 was awarded $80 million by a Texas jury after suing his bosses for forcing him to falsify…
Insurance Climbing For Trucking Firms
Insurance premiums for long-haul trucks and trucking companies have increased dramatically in the past few years, doubling from an average between $6,000 and $7,000 in the beginning of the decade to between $12,000 and $14,000…
New Laws And Rulings Leave Trucking In Limbo
A year of important court rulings and the adoption of new laws that challenge cornerstones of the trucking industry – such as its reliance on independent contractors and arbitration – have left businesses uncertain about labor relations…
First Woman Driver Wins NTTC Award
National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) named Barbara Herman of K Limited Carrier as the association’s 2018-2019 Professional Tank Truck Driver of the Year Grand Champion, earning her the William A. Usher Sr. trophy. She was…
Falcon Transport Abruptly Halts Operations
Falcon Transport of Youngstown, Ohio, abruptly halted its operations in late April. The company, which had a fleet of 700 trucks, deployed text messages, emails and messages via electronic logging devices (ELDs) to drivers and…
Truckers Seeking More Than Just Good Pay
It’s never been harder to hire long-haul truck drivers, even though companies are making the job more lucrative, less aggravating and more inclusive. The driver shortage stretches back a quarter century, and lately a run-up …
