With the trucking industry trying to resolve issues with a shortage of drivers and capacity demands, people are scrambling for solutions. We have seen everything from proposals to increase pay to forcing legislation to hire teenagers, and even some trying...

Small trucking businesses are experiencing many of the same headaches as the big fleets. Driver shortages, working capital, legislative compliance, and more are being felt by small trucking businesses. However, there are a few ways to deal with the major...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is doing away with the exemption requirements for diabetic truckers. This ruling has the potential to give trucking companies more coverage between states to meet rising customer demands. Restrictions on Diabetic Truckers For...

The trucking industry has been on a campaign to hire new drivers to fill in the current gaps and to prepare for those who are embracing retirement. However, in addition to salary and incentives, training drivers places a big burden...

It’s a trend sweeping the culinary world. Local restaurants are making a big deal about using ingredients farmed in the immediate area and supporting local growers and producers. Even formerly greasy spoon divers are hyping the “locally sourced” trend to...

While the trucking industry is focused on pushing for rights to be expanded for teenage drivers, recruiting campaigns, and making preparations for fuel price hikes, they are all symptoms of larger issues. In a recent address, Chris Spear of the...

Trucking costs have increased dramatically over the past two years for bother fleets and owner operators. What used to be regular overhead expenses have risen, and are eating into revenue, preventing many in the trucking industry from growing or even...

The increased demand for capacity load trucks has been both a blessing and a curse for the trucking industry. On the one hand, we’re in a strong economy. Customers are purchasing more, and the increased shipments mean the trucking industry...

Trucking hours of service (HOS) have been a hotly debated issue for at least the past year. The FMCSA’s mandate for electronic logging devices to monitor trucking HOS could not have had worse timing. The mandate went into effect just...

The development of autonomous vehicles has caused a great amount of stress throughout the trucking industry. Fleet owners are worried about the initial cost and reliability of autonomous vehicles. Truckers fear they will be displaced and have their jobs taken...