The Debate Over the Truck Speed Limiter Rule: 7 Key Points You Need to Know
Embark on a journey into the intricate debate surrounding the Truck Speed Limiter Rule, its potential impact on the trucking industry, and the public safety implications.
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Owner-Operator Struggling Freight Market: OOIDA Survey Reveals 54% Report Negative Outlook for 2023
A survey by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) reveals the challenges faced by the owner-operator struggling freight market, with 54% reporting a negative outlook for 2023.
4 Exciting Trends in Alternate Fuels Adoption Increase: Survey Insights
A recent benchmarking survey by Fleet Advantage highlights the significant alternate fuels adoption increase in among corporate fleets, with a particular focus on battery electric trucks and leasing trends.
Trucking Still Gaining Workers
Trucking still gaining workers at around 2,100 workers in December 2022 from November, seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) shows. According to the DOL’s final 2022 employment report for the truck…
Trucking Dominates Freight Market
Trucking dominates freight market in 28th edition of the Transportation Statistics Annual Report. Trucks transported 12 billion tons in 2019, or 67% of total domestic freight volume, about 10 times more than that of rail…
Class 8 Orders Remain Strong
Class 8 orders remain strong during the last three months of 2022 and trucking industry data cruncher ACT Research sees that trend continuing. The pattern should lead to bigger backlogs, higher production of heavy-duty trucks…
Diesel Conversion ‘Daunting’
The prospect of converting the nation’s trucking fleet from diesel to battery-electric power in order to meet carbon emissions reduction goals presents several major challenges, according to newly released research. The American Transportation Research Institute…
Truckers Overlook Tires
Driving a vehicle safely is a combination of several abilities. Hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills are likely a couple of the most important, but there’s a host of others. For example, vehicle maintenance; namely…
Truck Driver Pay Rising
ATA surveys shows truck driver pay rising. Every data point was higher in the first survey of driver pay conducted by the research arm of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) since before the pandemic.
Freight Shipments Climbing
Freight shipments climbing with a sequential uptick in trucking shipments during the 2Q. Freight payments data released in late July showed a sequential uptick in trucking shipments during the second quarter, reversing the declining trend…
