News, Safety & Security
Higher truck driver pay linked to fewer crashes
A researcher’s body of work has quantified what truckers have intuitively known for decades: Better truck driver pay will lead to safer highways.
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Podcast: Efforts designed to combat highway protests
A handful of states are considering measures that are meant to deter protesters from exercising their First Amendment rights on highways.
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Features, News
Truckers make million dollar donation to charity
For a third straight year, Averitt Express and its employees will donate over $1 million to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Coronavirus, Federal, News
U.S. truckers gearing up for Convoy to D.C. 2022
Hot on the heels of the convoy of Canadian truckers, multiple efforts to stage a similar convoy in the U.S. have emerged.
Federal, News
Highways and Transit hearing discusses highs and lows of automation
A congressional hearing on automated vehicles discussed the technology’s potential benefits while also acknowledging the many hurdles.
News, State
A shadow and lots of snow
A Feb. 2 winter storm made for treacherous travel in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and throughout the Midwest. Up to a foot of snow is predicted.
News, State
Eleven states take steps to end ticket quotas
State legislators in at least 11 statehouses are pursuing action to eliminate policing for profit via ticket-writing requirements.
Federal, News
FMCSA updates guidance on CDL knowledge tests
FMCSA is amending its regulatory guidance to clarify that the regulations do not prohibit third-party testers from administering the CDL knowledge tests.
Crime & Courts, News, Safety & Security
Texas carrier shut down over vehicle, hours of service violations
Texas carrier Adversity Transport has been banned from trucking for out-of-service violations for vehicle maintenance and hours of service.
News
Traffic fatalities went up in first nine months of 2021
NHTSA released preliminary numbers regarding traffic fatalities during the first nine months of 2021, and they don’t look good.
News, OOIDA
Supply chain issues, driver shortages push the industry to ‘edge of a cliff’ says ATA CEO
On supply chain and driver shortage issues, ATA President Chris Spear says trucking’s at the “edge of a cliff” with a “chronic shortage of talent.”
Business, News
J.B. Hunt buys furniture maker Bassett’s trucking subsidiary
Trucking behemoth J.B. Hunt acquires the transportation subsidiary of Bassett Furniture and plans to keep shipping for Basset long term.
