Love’s opens new locations in New Mexico and Illinois
“Love’s Travel Stops this week opened new locations in Eunice, New Mexico, and Rochelle, Illinois, adding nearly 200 truck parking spaces to its nationwide network.” – According to article in overdriveonline.com Read the full story HERE Source and credits: overdriveonline.com
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Required hair testing for truckers could take years
“Long-awaited guidelines on using hair tests to detect drugs in the workplace have been sent to the White House but a federal requirement for truck drivers will likely take years, according to a trucking policy expert.” – According to article in freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher Read the full story HERE Source and credits: freightwaves.com / John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent
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Volvo’s autonomous vehicle Vera starts hauling containers to port
“First announced last year, Volvo Trucks’ Vera autonomous vehicle is moving quickly in testing – it is now hauling containers from a logistics center to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden. The test is part of a collaboration between Volvo Trucks (OTC: VLVLY) and DFDS, a ferry and logistics company.” – According toarticle in freightwaves.com and its author Brian Straight […]
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First-ever certificate program for truck drivers operating autonomous vehicle is launched
“Seeking to help drivers take advantage of job opportunities created by automation, self-driving truck startup TuSimple has partnered with Pima Community College (PCC) in Tucson, Arizona, on a first-of-its-kind autonomous vehicle certificate program for truck drivers.” – According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Linda Baker Read the full story HERE Source and credits freightwaves.com / Linda Baker, Staff Writer
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Trucking reps testify before Congress on driver pay, HOS, safety, under-21 drivers and more…
“Eight trucking industry stakeholders testified before members of Congress Wednesday in a hearing about the state of trucking and the challenges truck drivers, trucking companies, brokers and safety advocates face.” – According to article in overdriveonline.com and its author Matt Cole Cole also wrote – “Topics discussed during the hearing included driver pay, turnover and retention; the driver […]
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Carrier drug survey reveals need to “purge” 300,000 truck drivers
“Data comparing pre-employment drug tests of truck driver applicants found evidence that thousands of habitual drug users are slipping through the federal drug screening system.” – According to article in freightwaves.com / and its author John Gallagher “We have a huge drug abuse problem in the trucking industry, and should actually purge an estimated 300,000 commercial drivers to […]
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Texas legalizes hemp, CBD and those are good news for Texas farmers
“Texas legalized hemp and its non-psychoactive derivative CBD. Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1325 on June 11, which allows for the farming, transportation and sale of hemp products, effective immediately.”- According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Nate Tabak Tabak also wrote – “The move by the second-largest state in the U.S. is an important step following hemp’s […]
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Floods raising freight rates, washing away revenues
“Hundreds of barges remain stalled on the Mississippi River, blocking the main artery of the Farm Belt economy that has been devastated by a spring season full of relentless torrential rains and the melting of record-setting snowfalls. Railroads and highways have been closed as well, limiting the number of crops sent to market.” – According […]
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DAT confirms May drop in spot volumes and freight rates
“The truckload spot market experienced another month of softness in May, confirming recent commentary that normal seasonality isn’t taking shape.” – According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Todd Maiden Maiden also wrote – “DAT Solutions, which operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America, confirmed that spot market truckload dry van loads declined 12 […]
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