Delaying the publication of an entry-level driver training rule again would take time away from states needing to comply with the rule, the head of a group representing truck driving schools said April 11. Watch video with Commercial Vehicle Training Association President and CEO Don Lefeve.
April 11, 2017Government, Business
Video: CVTA Urges No Further Delays to Entry-Level Driver Training Rule
TCA
Detroit Truck Driver: I Almost Froze to Death, and Neil Gorsuch Didn’t Care
Curled up on a bunk in his broken-down truck, waiting three hours for help in subzero temperatures, Detroiter Alphonse Maddin feared death was near.
March 27, 2017Business
Need for Cab Comfort, More Technology Compels Push for Greater Driver Efficiency
Heightened expectations for driver comfort, safety and convenience from behind the wheel are intersecting with a surge in technology and digital information in the truck cab, compelling a push to help drivers maximize efficiency in their increasingly crowded work environments, industry experts said.
March 27, 2017Government, Business
Federal Regulatory Review Postpones Driver Training Rule Until May
An entry-level driver training rule for truck drivers scheduled to be published this month has been delayed two months due to a directive from the Trump White House on pending regulations.
March 21, 2017TCA
Connecticut UPS Driver Celebrates 45 Years, 4 Million Miles on Job Without Accident
After 45 consecutive years with the company, and not so much as a fender bender, UPS driver Walter Beasley, who will turn 72 on March 12, has been named to an elite group in the company.
March 7, 2017Business
Missouri Trucking Company Taps School 700 Miles Away for CDL Training
When officials from R&R Trucking were looking for quality commercial driver’s license training, they looked long and far.
February 15, 2017Business
CFI Raising Driver Pay
CFI, the truckload division of the former Con-way Freight, raised driver pay this month 2 cents per mile and announced the purchase of 626 new Kenworth tractors.
January 12, 2017Government, Business
Truck Driver Was Nation’s Most Fatal Occupation in 2015
A Bureau of Labor Statistics study revealed that 745 truck drivers died on the job in the United States in 2015, the most of any profession. BLS defines a truck driver as someone who operates a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds and has a commercial driver license. The 745 truck drivers who died was down from 761 in 2014.
January 4, 2017Business
Driver Pay 'Flat as a Pancake' in 3rd Quarter; Wages Could Rise in '17
Driver pay grew in the third quarter at the lowest levels in seven years as fleets continue to hedge against soft demand, but two large truckload carriers have announced raises effective Jan. 1 that could catalyze others to follow in 2017, according to an industry official who studies salaries.
December 19, 2016Government, Business
Utah Legislator to Push Under-21 Interstate Commercial Driving
DENVER — A Utah lawmaker plans to push a resolution in the spring that would set in motion a collaboration with neighboring states that would allow truckers under 21 to drive commercial vehicles across state lines.
December 12, 2016