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Federal Proposal Would Allow Pell Grants for Shorter-Term Job Training

The Department of Labor plans to expand Pell Grant eligibility to some shorter workforce training programs, a move the American Trucking Associations said will help strengthen commercial driver training schools and diesel technician training programs.

How Thermo King’s AI-Fueled Telematics Drive Fleet Efficiency

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Owner-Operator Model Gets Boost as DOL Proposes 2024 Independent Contractor Definition Reversal

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FMCSA Reinstates Field Warrior ELD to Registered Device List

Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•November 1, 2018

Driver Safety Behavior Insights Gleaned from Lytx Data

Could drivers be more drowsy on Tuesday mornings because of Monday Night Football? And what does wearing a seat belt have to do with the likelihood of having a crash? Those are among the insights Lytx shared at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference and Exhibition.

News•by Staff•October 31, 2018

How the ELD Mandate Impacts Smaller Grocery/Retail Carriers

For the moderately sized retail and grocery fleets that work with third-party logistics provider Zipline Logistics, the effect of the electronic logging device mandate isn’t as significant as the driver shortage.

News•by Staff•October 29, 2018

California Truckers Sue to Prevent Application of Dynamex Driver Wage Decision

The California Trucking Association and two California owner-operators have filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the wage relief order decision handed down by the state’s Supreme Court earlier this year.

News•by Staff•October 29, 2018

Driver Shortage Again Top Trucking Concern

For the second year in a row, the ongoing driver shortage topped ATRI’s annual listing of trucking industry concerns.

News•by Deborah Lockridge•October 29, 2018

Panel Explores Legalized Marijuana Impacts on Trucking Industry

Trucking is caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to marijuana, between public opinion and increasingly liberal state laws on cannabis use on one hand, and a federal government that classifies marijuana as one of the most dangerous illegal drugs on the other.