Categories: Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Operations, Technology

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...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/355315/covid-19-strains-last-mile-delivery-logistics

Categories: Drivers, Operations

As reports have circulated about truckers having a hard time getting food on the road during the COVID-19 pandemic, some groups and companies have stepped...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/353868/truckers-greeted-with-free-meals-during-covid-19-crisis

Categories: Drivers, Operations, Safety & Compliance, Small Fleet

The Department of Transportation has issued guidance on drug and alcohol testing for federally regulated transportation workers, as fleets and commercial...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/353844/dot-issues-guidance-on-drug-and-alcohol-testing-covid-19

Categories: Equipment, Products, Upfitting

Anthony Liftgates created the MRT-XL liftgate to help a long-time customer whose drivers were struggling to safely offload extra-large items such as hot tubs.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/353673/liftgate-helps-drivers-manage-extra-large-items

Categories: Fleet Management, Operations, Safety, Safety & Compliance, Small Fleet

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration added fuel and other items to an expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/353512/fmcsa-expands-coronovirus-hours-of-service-exemptions

Categories: Equipment, Upfitting

As e-commerce explodes, more trucking companies are getting into the last-mile delivery business – not just for package delivery from the likes of Amazon,...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/348489/specing-last-mile-truck-bodies-with-drivers-in-mind

Categories: Drivers, Legal/Legislative, Operations

Trucking got a temporary reprieve from California’s AB5, a controversial new law in effect Jan. 1 severely limiting the ability to use independent contractors.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/347720/california-trucking-gets-temporary-reprieve-from-new-law-restricting-use-of-inde

Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is doubling the minimum annual percentage rate for random controlled substance testing for commercial motor...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/347513/fmcsa-doubles-random-drug-testing-percentage-for-2020

Categories: Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), Safety, Safety & Compliance, Small Fleet, Telematics

As of Dec. 17, most motor carriers are required by federal law to use electronic logging devices, or ELDs, to track truck driver hours of service. Whether...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/346165/10-things-to-know-to-stay-out-of-trouble-with-final-eld-deadline

Categories: Fleet Management, Global Fleet, Safety, Technology, Telematics, Upfitting

New trailer telematics systems are giving shippers, fleets and receivers real-time intelligence and actionable information on the cargo trucks carry – not...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/345884/cargo-visibility-better-than-ever-with-new-tech