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Election Results in States Highlight Funding Woes

Those sifting last week’s state election results for clues about the future of transportation issues may find more contradictions than answers.

November 10, 2014

Fleets Say Insurance Standards Make Hiring New Drivers Hard

Truck-driver training schools are the obvious place for fleets to look for new drivers, but the recruiting challenge for small trucking companies is being made more difficult by underwriter standards, insurance and fleet executives said.

November 10, 2014

Class 8 Orders Skyrocket

New Class 8 truck orders skyrocketed in October to 46,200 units, the second-highest level recorded, as large fleets locked in 2015 build slots, ACT Research reported.

November 10, 2014

Tonnage Holds at Record

Truck tonnage in September held at an all-time high, rising 3.7% from a year earlier and capping the highest quarter on record, American Trucking Associations reported.

October 27, 2014

Class 8 Orders Increase 32%

Orders for new Class 8 trucks jumped 32% in September from a year ago to 24,900, the highest September in eight years, ACT Research Co. reported.

October 13, 2014

2Q Truckload Driver Turnover Hits 2-Year High, ATA Reports

Truckload driver turnover hit a two-year high on both a year-over-year and sequential basis in the second quarter, American Trucking Associations reported last week, as the migration to more attractive jobs inside and outside trucking accelerated.

October 13, 2014

FMCSA to Propose Dropping Requirement That Drivers With Diabetes Seek Exemption

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is scheduled to publish a proposed rule in April that would drop a current requirement that insulin-treated interstate truck drivers with diabetes apply for a special exemption to be issued a medical certification card.

October 13, 2014

Extensive Travels Prepared Long For Helm of Trucking Federation

RALEIGH, N.C. — Duane Long has run everything from an array of companies with more than 2,000 employees to a logistics firm with 40 trucks, a breadth of experience that he brings to his new role as chairman of American Trucking Associations.

October 13, 2014

Driver Shortage Hits Critical Level as Executives Fear Loss of Business

SAN DIEGO — Increases in truck tonnage and freight rates should make trucking executives happy, but the long-festering driver shortage has mushroomed to such a critical level that fleet managers meeting here said they either have made or may soon make radical changes in how they operate.

October 13, 2014

Trucking Earns Positive Marks In New Poll

SAN DIEGO — A majority of Americans perceive truck drivers to be safer than other motorists, an indication the industry’s image may be more positive than previously thought, according to a recent poll.

October 13, 2014