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News•by Deborah Lockridge•September 23, 2025

House Bill Would Ban Predatory Lease-Purchase Programs in Trucking

A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would ban predatory lease-purchase programs between motor carriers and truck drivers, which a federal Truck Leasing Task Force called “irredeemable tools of fraud and driver oppression.”

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News•by Deborah Lockridge•September 17, 2025

FMCSA to Pilot 14-Hour Clock Pause, Split Sleeper Options for Truck Drivers

New FMCSA pilot programs could eventually reshape hours-of-service rules, giving truck drivers options to pause their 14-hour clock or use longer split sleeper rest periods.

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News•by Staff•September 10, 2025

Are Entry-Level Driver Training Rules Making Trucking Safer?

How well are mandatory entry-level driver training requirements working to improve trucking safety? The American Transportation Institute’s new research project aims to get some insight into that question.

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News•by News/Media Release•September 2, 2025

Best Fleets to Drive For Nominations Open

The 18th edition of the annual Best Fleets to Drive For survey and contest seeks the best employers in North American the trucking industry.

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David Comings holds the NTDC Grand Champion trophy above his head on stage at the 2025 ATA National Truck Driving Championships.
News•by News/Media Release•August 27, 2025

ATA Names 2025 National Truck Driving Champions

David Comings of FedEx Freight earned the 2025 Bendix Grand Champion title at the ATA National Truck Driving Championships, highlighting safety and skill across 3.1 million accident-free miles.

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Articles•Cover Story•August 27, 2025

Driver Pay Trends: Fragile Gains in Face of Freight Market Uncertainty

As trucking staggers into the fourth year of the lingering trough, drivers’ mileage pay has been showing surprising slow-but-steady upward movement since late 2024, but pay gains remained restrained by market malaise.

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Podcasts•August 26, 2025

A California Drayage Fleet's ZEV Truck Journey [Listen]

4Gen Logistics has one of the largest zero-emission drayage fleets in Southern California — with 64 battery-electric trucks and 15 hydrogen fuel-cell trucks. But getting there hasn’t been easy. Hear from 4Gen's Brad Bayne what lessons he's learned.

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J.B. Hunt driver Adam Medley standing in front of his truck after being named the 2025 Goodyear Highway Hero.
News•by News/Media Release•August 26, 2025

J.B. Hunt Driver is 41st Goodyear Highway Hero

J.B. Hunt driver Adam Medley has been named the 2025 Goodyear Highway Hero for his quick action in saving a life on the road.

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News•by Deborah Lockridge•August 22, 2025

Trump Administration Pauses Truck Driver Visas

As the Trump administration freezes issuance of work visas for truck drivers amid a larger focus on immigration, trucking groups point to non-domiciled CDLs as a larger problem.

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News•by News/Media Release•August 21, 2025

Averitt Express Orders 264 New Volvo VNLs

Senior Averitt drivers will be assigned the new trucks.

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