“A group representing trucking and other companies with 50 employees or less have been denied an exemption from the federal electronic logging device (ELD) mandate.” – According to t...
Read more“The trucking apocalypse is upon us and it has taken its latest victim. This time, it’s a 40-year-old carrier out of California. Timmerman Starlite Trucking, Inc. of Ceres, California announc...
Read more“The biggest chunk of an independent’s insurance costs is liability coverage, which pays for injuries and property damage from a wreck.” – According to the article in overdriveonl...
Read more“The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Operation Safe Driver Week, which focuses on unsafe driving of both trucks and cars, has been announced for July 14-20 with a focus on speeding...
Read more“Tropical storm Barry inching towards the Louisiana coast. Barry is expected to become a hurricane when it makes landfall later today. The storm continues to move slowly west-northwestward and w...
Read more“Trucking companies and owner-operators looking to participate in response efforts in the wake of a major storm heading for the U.S. Gulf Coast will not be subject to federal hours-of-service (H...
Read more“Sources reached out to FreightWaves on the afternoon of July 11 to report that less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier LME has suddenly and abruptly shut its doors, notifying shippers they were ceasi...
Read more“After testing the waters of independence, Rich Rukstalis in 2011 returned to Landstar as a leased owner-operator, hauling dry van loads and transitioning away from working the spot market as a ...
Read more“In many ways, the primary objective of fleets is to make sure they keep their drivers in the best of spirits, and help them stay productive throughout their time behind the wheel – a challeng...
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