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Driversby StaffApril 10, 2020

C.H. Robinson, Love’s, Yokohama Donate to St. Christopher Truckers Fund

The St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund, which helps professional drivers who can’t work due to illness or injury, has received large donations from C.H. Robinson, Love's Travel Stops, and Yokohama Tire to help it in efforts to assist drivers who contract COVID-19.

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New Jersey Requiring Face Masks

Effective April 10, New Jersey is requiring workers and customers to wear cloth face covering while on the premises of the essential retail businesses, warehouses, and construction sites that are still allowed to be open during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fleet Managementby StaffApril 9, 2020

Schneider to Pilot New DAT Rate-Forecasting Tools

Schneider has joined DAT’s pilot program to evaluate ways to provide faster, more accurate forecasts of truckload freight rates and market conditions.

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Utah Wants Drivers Entering State to Complete COVID-19 Info Form

Anyone entering the state of Utah via highway, including truck drivers, will be required to fill out an electronic form regarding COVID-19 as of April 10.

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Fuel Smartsby Stephane BabcockApril 9, 2020

OPEC Oil Supply Cut Could Prompt Higher Fuel Prices

It's possible recent low diesel prices may start heading back up, with news that oil-producing countries plan to cut crude-oil production.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffApril 9, 2020

FMCSA Extends, Expands ‘Essential’ Goods Exemption

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended its Emergency Declaration providing hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide COVID-19 outbreak through May 15.

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Equipmentby StaffApril 8, 2020

Dana Names Laskey to Head Commercial Drive Business

Dana named Ryan Laskey to lead the company's commercial vehicle drive and motion systems business, succeeding Mark Wallace, who has accepted a CEO position outside the company.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeApril 8, 2020

COVID-19 Strains Last-Mile Delivery Logistics

The latest news from Amazon that it is pausing a test of a service that would compete with UPS and FedEx reflects the strain that the COVID-19 pandemic is placing on last-mile delivery logistics.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeApril 8, 2020

HDT Announces 2020 Truck Fleet Innovators

Heavy Duty Trucking has honored six executives as HDT Truck Fleet Innovators for 2020. The annual awards recognize fleet executives for their leadership role in fostering innovation in their companies and the industry.

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Fleet Managementby StaffApril 8, 2020

Women In Trucking Association Names 2020 Distinguished Woman in Logistics

The Women In Trucking Association named Sue Spero, president of Carrier Services of Tennessee, the winner of the sixth annual Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award.

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