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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeOctober 13, 2021

Trucking and the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The logistics of getting truck drivers, especially long-haul drivers, vaccinated (or tested weekly), are daunting. What will these new rules mean?

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Articlesby Sergio RojasJune 11, 2021

5 Ways Trucking Fleets Can Help Drivers with Back Pain

Back pain is prevalent in truck drivers, given their job duties and lifestyle. Read five things fleets can do to help their drivers with prevention or treatment of low-back pain.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMay 26, 2021

How One Fleet Took Healthcare Costs into its Own Hands

Captive insurance companies are becoming more popular as a way for motor carriers to keep auto and liability insurance costs down. L&F Distributors, a Texas-based beverage distributor with some 1,000 power units, applied the same approach to healthcare costs.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicMarch 24, 2021

Cargo Transporters Helps Drivers Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Cargo Transporters worked directly with their local health department to get their drivers the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Newsby StaffMarch 9, 2021

Trucking Industry Pushes CDC for COVID-19 Vaccines at Truckstops

Organizations representing truck drivers, trucking fleets, and truckstops are calling for the CDC to designate truckstops and travel plazas as COVID-19 vaccination sites.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 15, 2021

Audit Finds Shortfalls in National Medical Examiner Registry

The National Registry of Medical Examiners has been plagued with problems since its rollout in 2014, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has done a poor job of oversight, according to a review by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeDecember 21, 2020

Truckers Not Among 'Essential Workers' in Next Vaccine Wave

Truck drivers likely will not be in the next wave of people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, although that will vary by state.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsDecember 11, 2020

How Automated Transmissions Helped a Paving Fleet Improve Fuel Economy and Driver Health

With a bit of fine-tuning, automated manual transmissions have transformed one Oregon paving fleet’s trucking operations.

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NewsDecember 10, 2020

Trucker Priority for COVID-19 Vaccine Unclear

As COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths surge, federal officials near approval of the first vaccine to ward off the novel coronavirus – and there are questions about where truck drivers will be on the priority list.

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Newsby StaffNovember 27, 2020

Love’s Travel Stops Expands Contactless Payment Options

New payment options at Love's Travel Stops help professional drivers limit COVID-19 infection risks.

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