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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•September 17, 2019

7 Things You Need to Know About the New Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

Starting January 2020, fleets that employ commercially licensed drivers will be required to use the FMCSA's new Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. What will be required and when? How much will it cost? HDT answers these and other questions.

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News•by David Cullen•September 12, 2019

Driver Shortage or High Churn: A Problem by Either Name

A government official expert at analyzing labor trends contends that trucking is not experiencing a driver shortage, rather she sees the problem as one of painful turnover in one segment of the industry.

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News•by Deborah Lockridge•September 11, 2019

California Bill Means 'End for Independent Trucking' in State

California’s governor is expected to sign a new law that critics say would make it difficult, if not impossible, for trucking companies in the state to use independent contractor owner-operator truck drivers.

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News•by Staff•September 11, 2019

Hemp Hauling Truckers to Receive Lighter Sentence

Three truck drivers who were arrested for hauling industrial grade hemp through Idaho are likely to take a plea deal that would have them serving no jail time.

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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•September 10, 2019

Digging Into Truck Driver Drug Use

A recent study found a higher rate of drug use by prospective drivers than was previously believed to be the case. Part three of HDT's Trucking Under the Influence series on drugs and the trucking industry.

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News•by Staff•September 5, 2019

EKA's iLoop Offered to Fleets Using Owner-Operators

EKA Solutions is offering part of its "freight ecosystem" to carriers that use owner-operators, to help them maintain the independent contractor relationship.

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News•by Staff•August 23, 2019

Love’s Adds Dog Parks for Truckers that Love Dogs

Love’s Travel Stops is celebrating National Dog Day - Aug. 26 - this year by announcing the addition of more dog parks to its travel stop locations.

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News•by Staff•August 23, 2019

Traffic Congestion Costs Americans $166 Billion Annually

Texas A&M Transportation Institute recently published its 2019 Urban Mobility report and the picture it paints is of an urban gridlock issue that has only been getting worse each year and costing Americans billions of dollars.

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Products•August 23, 2019

Rand McNally Offers Smaller ClearDryve 2-in1 Headphones

Rand McNally has debuted a smaller, lighter-weight model of its ClearDryve 2-in1 headphone lineup called the ClearDryve 180.

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News•by Staff•August 19, 2019

FedEx Freight Driver Takes Top Honors at National Truck Driving Championships

Scott Woodrome, a FedEx Freight driver with 25 years in the industry, was named Grand Champion of the American Trucking Associations' 2019 National Truck Driving Championships, his second consecutive win.

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