As we reported a little while ago, there is going to be a big jump in fuel prices which will directly impact the trucking industry. While there is currently a push to hire new people to combat the lack of...

Earlier this month, Uber Freight made an announcement that the company was placing self-driving vehicles on the back burner. However, Uber Freight is not fading away from the trucking industry. Instead, they are doubling down on the other side of...

The advancements in trucking tech have left their marks to help, hinder, and cause worries among truckers and fleet owners alike. The advent of GPS and smartphone apps have made driving more convenient. Electronic logging devices, along with the accompanying...

Staring in 2020, new international mandates will be rolled out to reduce air pollution produced by overseas shipping vessels and cruise ships. The new regulations, combined with data gathered by the EPA late last month, may have a ripple effect...

Both the current administration and trucking companies are trying their hardest to close the shortage of drivers across the country. Wages have been increased, regulations have been rolled back, and there are new movements to pull back or revise the...

Most of us don’t hear about ransomware in our daily lives. It’s often relegated to tech articles or new updates about subjects far removed from our personal interests. Yet ransomware looms over the trucking industry, and after a major incident...

Nearly one third of drivers in the trucking industry suffer from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea can greatly reduce the quality of sleep drivers get, and can threaten respiratory functions as well as alertness and motor skills. In the move to...

Recently, a portion of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation ACT (FAST) was recently activated to put more teen truckers on the road. The WHEEL Act, introduced in September of 2017, also contains a pilot program to help recruit young truckers...

Qualities that are instilled in a veteran during military service can be of enormous value in a truck driving career afterward. With the trucking industry in need of a great many drivers to handle the increased demand for overland shipping,...

Infrastructure is a major focus by lawmakers at the state and federal levels. We look around our cities and see roads that need repaving, crumbling bridges, “dead zones” for wireless communication, and more. However, the trucking industry may be targeted...