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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2020

Report: Driver Turnover Hit All-Time Low in Q1

According to a recent report from Stay Metrics, while driver turnover rates spiked early in the first quarter of 2020, they soon began trending down and dropped to all-time lows in March.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 9, 2020

FMCSA Narrows Definition of COVID-19 Relief Loads

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended its COVID-19 emergency declaration allowing for the exemption from hours-of-service rules if delivering relief loads – but it has narrowed the definition of relief loads.

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockJune 8, 2020

Automating Fuel Purchases at the Pump

Touchless fueling options gain appeal In the time of COVID-19.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2020

IANA Cancels 2020 Intermodal EXPO

Like many associations before it, the Intermodal Association of North America has decided to cancel the 2020 Intermodal EXPO due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2020

Waiver Cuts Drug-Testing Costs for Rehiring Drivers as Business Ramps Back Up

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a temporary waiver letting employers skip pre-employment drug testing for certain drivers as the economy works to recover from COVID-19 shutdowns.

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ArticlesJune 8, 2020

Marangoni's Armstrong Sees Uptick in Demand for Retreads

Clif Armstrong, CEO and president of Marangoni Tread North America, says members of Marangoni’s U.S. retread network “are very bullish about where they are. They’re looking forward to things starting to loosen up.”

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Newsby StaffJune 5, 2020

DTNA Restarting All Manufacturing Operations

Daimler Trucks North America is beginning to reopen all nine of its manufacturing locations in North America following a three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 4, 2020

Survey Offers Snapshot of Fleet Effects of COVID-19

Fewer fleets reported an increase in business for April than they did a month earlier for March, according to HDT’s May COVID-19 fleet survey, which also revealed month-over-month changes in the main ways fleets were protecting the health and safety of their employees.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2020

FMCSA Grants Waiver to Intermodal Carriers for Expired Chassis Inspections

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently granted a waiver to allow carriers to continue to operate intermodal chassis with expired inspection decals.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2020

HDT Survey: How is the Country’s ‘Reopening’ Affecting Your Fleet?

Now that states are beginning to relax COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and allowing some businesses to reopen, HDT wants to hear how this is affecting your fleet.

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