All That’s Trucking blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief Every time a driver shortage looms, speakers at industry meetings talk about the fact that drivers aren’t paid enough. Last month’s American Trucking Associations Management… Read More »How We Pay Drivers
UPDATED: 11/14/2011 7:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This IdleAir, which provides anti-idling equipment at truck stops, announced it has opened two new locations in Georgia and Tennessee. The new… Read More »IdleAir Opens Two New Locations
FTR Associates’ Shippers Condition Index fell in September by 0.9 points from the previous month, signaling tightening trucking capacity. The SCI, which fell to -4.7, sums up all market influences that affect shippers. A reading… Read More »FTR Shippers Condition Index Reflects Tighter Capacity, Higher Rates
UPDATED: 11/10/2011 12:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This A California group representing businesses has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the federal government’s greenhouse emissions regulations for medium- and heavy-duty… Read More »Calif. Group Files Suit Over Trucking Greenhouse-Gas Rules
The first 2012 Passat owner, Matt Duchesne, receives his all-new clean-diesel-powered Volkswagen from Mike Gabbani, general sales manager at Stevens Creek Volkswagen, in San Jose, Calif. “All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in… Read More »Clean diesel — it's not just for trucks
UPDATED: 11/9/2011 10:20:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Arkansas voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly renewed a $575 million bond program to repair more than 400 miles of interstate highways, the… Read More »Arkansas Voters Approve $575 Million for Highways
By Peter Carter, Contributor For truckers (or anyone else) diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the familiar contraption known as the Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device has become the “gold standard” treatment. It works… Read More »Dentist Eyes Apnea Solution That's a Bit Easier to Swallow
UPDATED: 11/8/2011 10:15:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Most Mexican trucking companies are not willing to make the long-term investments to participate in the latest cross-border pilot program with… Read More »Mexican Trucking Companies Waiting for Certainty in Cross-Border Program
The IRS requires S-Corp owners to be paid When you started your business, chances are there weren’t quite as many options for how to organize it as there are now. So whether you’re looking at… Read More »Incorporation Options: What's the Best Fit for Your Company?
UPDATED: 11/7/2011 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This TravelCenters of America said Monday its third-quarter earnings jumped from a year ago as fuel sales increased. The truck stop chain’s… Read More »TravelCenters' 3Q Profit Jumps
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 33-11 Monday, November 7, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Burns Tel: 202-366-9999 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Orders North… Read More »Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Orders North Carolina Passenger Van Company Off the Road For Safety Violations
A new dry trailer tracking solution is now available from Blue Tree Systems. R:Com Dot is a low-cost, self-contained and heavily ruggedized unit designed to be mounted covertly on the underside of the trailer –… Read More »Blue Tree Systems Adds Dry Trailer Tracking