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Competition Heating Up for Truck Drivers
New report reveals rising driver hiring costs, the return of sign-on bonuses, growing AI advantages, and the operational factors shaping driver retention.
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FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing November Class 8 truck net orders for all major North American OEM's totaled 26,005 units, a 38-percent increase over October and the highest monthly order level since May 2006
Read More →Last weekend, the Colorado Department of Transportation began three regular winter programs to assist vehicle operators on Interstate 70 through the Rockies
Read More →Eddie Walker, president of Best Used Trucks, and long-time member and leader at the Used Truck Association, received this year's Marvin F. Gordon Lifetime Achievement Award
Read More →December 1 marked a major milestone for the nation's transition to ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel -- all on-highway diesel fuel now complies with the landmark 15 parts-per-million sulfur standard. This represents a 97 percent reduction in sulfur content from 2006 levels
Read More →Optimism was in the air in Jacksonville, Fla. last month as more than 500 Used Truck Association members gathered for group's 11th annual convention, themed Boot Camp 2010
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Trucking and shipping interests are hoping the time is right for them to win long-sought relief from the 80,000-pound federal restriction on truck weights. The restriction has resisted trucking's best efforts for years, mainly due to opposition from the railroads and safety advocates but also because the trucking industry itself has been of two minds on the issue -- some carriers want to run heavier loads, some don't want the expense of the new equipment
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A majority of carriers expect volumes to increase over the next year, and three-quarters expect rate increases, according to a study by the transportation consulting firm Transport Capital Partners
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Government and law enforcement agencies at the state and local levels are continuing to be fiscally challenged with respect to resources being made available for highway safety activities. The public - and rightly so - has an expectation that a basic responsibility of government is to keep our citizens traveling the roadways safe and secure. The challenge unfortunately is all too often public safety is one of the first areas of government to be cut
Read More →The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted a petition by the American Moving & Storage Association to require interstate household goods brokers to comply with a number of rules and consumer requirements already required for household goods carriers
Read More →November preliminary net orders of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles for North American markets were 26,300 units, according to ACT Research Co
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