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News · May 23, 2019

The sky may have fallen on freight market after new tariffs are implemented against China

"Like the “snap” in the Avengers movie, where the big bad villain, Thanos, eliminated half the life in the universe, something similar occurred to the freight market after the trade war escalated between China and the U.S earlier this month. It is hard to imagine the freight market being so fragile that one action — tariff increases — could drop national freight volumes 4% to 5% overnight. While it is difficult to say that is exactly what happened, the timing makes it hard to ignore the correlat

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News · May 22, 2019

Cargo theft expected to rise over Memorial Day weekend

"Cargo theft recording firms SensiGuard and CargoNetare warning trucking companies and drivers of increased theft activity during the Memorial Day holiday period, defined as the Thursday, May 23, through Tuesday, May 28". - According to article in ccjdigital.com Read full story HERE Source and credits : ccjdigital.com / CCJ Staff/ SensiGuard /CargoNet

News · May 22, 2019

DOT seeking comments on regs around autonomous driving

"Two agencies within the U.S. Department of Transportation are seeking public input on removing regulatory barriers to allow the integration of autonomous vehicles onto public roads". - According to article in overdriveonline.com / and its author Matt Cole Cole also wrote -" FMCSA’s notice will seek public comment on questions regarding several regulatory areas to better understand how changes to its rules can account for differences between human drivers and automated driving systems (ADS)". Re

News · May 22, 2019

Conditions for small fleets deteriorating and it will get worse

"For the freight market, 2019 has been shaping up to as a tug of war between the bulls and the bears. The large enterprise carriers that rely heavily on committed business (commonly referred to as “contract business”) have been enjoying a decent year, while the small carriers that are heavily exposed to the transactional spot market have been faced with a very tough market". According to Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves Fuller also wrote - "Meanwhile, spot rates have dropped like a rock. From t

News · May 21, 2019

Shipper at center of Idaho hemp controversy speaks out

"Ryan Shore wants his hemp back. “They are holding the hemp. They are holding the truck,” Shore said. Shore is the founder and CEO of Big Sky Scientific, the Colorado startup at the center of the Idaho trucker hemp controversy. The truck driver was arrested for illegally hauling hemp and goes to trial in October. Big Sky has filed a lawsuit against the Idaho State Police and the Ada County Idaho prosecutor’s office for taking the hemp". - According to article in freightwaves.com and its author L

News · May 21, 2019

Self-driving truck startup TuSimple will haul loads for U.S. Postal Service

"Self-driving truck startup TuSimple announced today that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has awarded it a contract to perform five round trips, for a two-week pilot, hauling the agency’s trailers more than 1,000 miles between the USPS distribution centers in Phoenix, Arizona and Dallas, Texas". - According to article in freightwaves.com and its author Linda Baker Read full story HERE Source and credits : freightwaves.com / Linda Baker, Staff Writer

News · May 20, 2019

Technology, funding critical to solving trucking’s growing parking problem

"According to figures published by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the number of large truck registrations in the United States rose by 27.6 percent between 2008 and 2016. The estimated vehicle miles traveled for those trucks increased 26.6 percent". - According to article in ccjdigital.com and its author Jeff Crissey Crisse also wrote - " There are more trucks on the road today than ever, but truck parking capacity has been unable to keep

News · May 20, 2019

Paccar recalls nearly 7,000 Kenworth, Peterbilt trucks over various issues

"A parking brake issue has prompted Paccar to recall more than 1,800 Kenworth tractors, while an electrical system issue resulted in a recall of more than 5,000 vocational Peterbilt trucks, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents". According to article in overdriveonline.com and its author Matt Cole Read full story HERE Source and credits : overdriveonline.com / Matt Cole

News · May 20, 2019

Starsky Robotics tests self-driving truck on Florida highway

"As some technology companies scale back or eliminate their self-driving programs, Starsky Robotics is pushing forward with its autonomous truck technology". -According to article in freightwaves.com and it author Clarissa Hawes Hawes also wrote - "The self-driving truck startup completed a series of road tests, with a driver behind the wheel, on a section of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway near Tampa, Florida, during the week of May 13". Read full story HERE Source and credits : freightwaves.com

News · May 19, 2019

Trucker accused of deadly I-70 crash near Denver released from jail after posting bail

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. —" The trucker who is accused of causing a fiery crash that killed four people on Interstate 70 in Lakewood last month left jail after posting bail Saturday" - according to article in kdvr.com and its author ERIC RUBLE Ruble also wrote - "Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos, 23, is charged with four counts of vehicular homicide, six counts of first-degree assault and 24 counts of attempted first-degree assault". Read full story here : HERE Source and credits : kdvr.com / ERIC R

News · May 18, 2019

‘Trucking Conditions’ skid to a negative reading for the first time in years

‘Trucking Conditions’ skid to a negative reading "For the first time since a rocky 2016 and, before that, the lingering economic effects of the 2008-2009 Great Recession, FTR’s monthly Trucking Conditions Index has fallen into negative territory, signaling a swift softening in the underlying market conditions for carriers since early fall 2018". - According to article in ccjdigital.com Read full story here : here Source and credits : ccjdigital.com