Trucking companies continue to deal with an avalanche of safety and environmental regulations while bracing for potential disruption from new technology and changes in shipping patterns.
July 18, 2016PerspectiveBusinessGovernmentSafety
Opinion: Hiring Right People Can Cut Driver Turnover
Intermodal drivers are the essential link in the global and domestic supply chains, providing the first- and last-mile service for every load. A healthy intermodal network depends upon an adequate and ready supply of drayage drivers. This, in turn, is dependent on the ability of these drivers to operate in the most productive environment, be treated as professionals and with respect and earn a reasonable living for their efforts.
July 18, 2016EditorialBusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Editorial: Churn and Change for the TT100
We bring you in this issue, our annual report on the size, shape and nature of trucking: the Transport Topics Top 100 list of for-hire carriers, our habit since 1989.
July 18, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
New Regulations, Technology to Disrupt Industry, TT100 Execs Say
Trucking companies continue to deal with an avalanche of safety and environmental regulations while bracing for potential disruption from new technology and changes in shipping patterns, said executives interviewed for Transport Topics' 2016 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers list, released July 18.
July 18, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Commenters Question Sleep Apnea Plan
Although welcomed by medical professionals and nonprofit safety groups, the prospects of regulatory guidance for truck driver diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea continues to raise concerns in the trucking industry.
July 18, 2016Government
FMCSA Plans 2-Year Test to Permit Removal of Some No-Fault Crashes From CSA Scores
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration outlined plans for a two-year program allowing certain nonpreventable crashes to be removed from motor carriers’ public and private safety profiles.
July 18, 2016BusinessGovernment
Campaign for Teamsters President Begins
The stage is set for the fall Teamsters union election, with incumbent James Hoffa campaigning for a five-year term and insurgent Fred Zuckerman, current president of a Kentucky local, seeking to unseat Hoffa after three terms.
July 18, 2016BusinessGovernment
Drivers Win $5 Million in Settlement With Trucking Companies
AÂ group of trucking companies in Southern California will pay $5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by drivers who alleged that they were improperly treated as independent contractors, according to a court filing July 14.
July 15, 2016Government
Senate Confirms Blair Anderson for DOT Post
The Senate on July 14 confirmed Blair Anderson to be undersecretary for policy at the Department of Transportation.
July 15, 2016GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafetyTechnologyAutonomous
Commercial Vehicle Inspectors to Conduct Brake Checks Sept. 11-17
Commercial vehicle inspectors will be out in force beginning Sept. 11 to conduct brake system inspections on large trucks and buses throughout North America.
July 15, 2016