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Categories: Drivers, Fuel
Love's Brings 75 Jobs & 51 Parking Spaces to Illinois

Love’s Travel Stops announced it is now serving Customers in Decatur, Ill., thanks to a new travel stop.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/331034/loves-brings-75-jobs-51-parking-spaces-to-illinois
Categories: Connected Fleets, Drivers, Fleet Management, Products, Small Fleet, Sustainability, Telematics, Vehicle OEM, Vehicle Research
Ford Launches Real-Time Driver Coaching

The new tools from Ford include real-time driver coaching through its SYNC 4 voice assistant that alerts drivers anytime they exceed a speed limit, rapidly...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10130223/ford-launches-new-ev-monitoring-and-vehicle-monitoring-tools
Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management
Women and Men Leave Truck Driving Jobs for Different Reasons

A turnover survey of women drivers has found that dissatisfaction with tractors topped a list of reasons why the leave a carrier.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/140091/women-and-men-leave-truck-driving-jobs-for-different-reasons
Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Products, Safety
Pilot Flying J Carrying Transflo ELDs in Stores

Pegasus TransTech announced that its Transflo ELD T7 devices will now be distributed in Pilot and Flying J travel centers in the U.S.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/140111/pilot-flying-j-carrying-transflo-elds-in-stores
Categories: Drivers, Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), Fleet Management, Safety & Compliance
DOT Digs into Data on Driver Detention

An audit slams the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s plan to collect data on driver detention, noting that the data collected “may not...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/278629/dot-digs-into-data-on-driver-detention
Categories: Drivers, Global Fleet, Technology
Women in Trucking to Launch Diversity Index at Virtual Conference

The Women in Trucking Diversity & Inclusion Index is a new program to collect and share best practices in diversity and inclusivity across the trucking...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10126302/women-in-trucking-to-launch-diversity-index-at-virtual-conference
Categories: Drivers
Meritor Extends Shoes for Soldiers Program

Meritor announced a one-year extension of “Shoes for Soldiers” and will donate up to $70,000 from remanufactured brake sales and corporate matching funds to...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/133505/meritor-extends-shoes-for-soldiers-program
Categories: Drivers, Operations
ATRI: Drivers Find Truck Parking Signs Useful

About 66% of long-haul drivers indicated that variable message signs, which give commercial truck drivers information on available truck parking, were...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10145812/atri-drivers-find-truck-parking-signs-useful
Categories: Drivers, Global Fleet, Technology
Driver Issues Dominate Top Industry Concerns List

For the first time, driver compensation and detention/delay at customer facilities appeared on the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual Top...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/341890/driver-issues-dominate-top-industry-concerns-list
Categories: Drivers
Could Trump Labor Secretary Pick Endanger Trucking's Owner-Operator Model?

If you thought having a Republican back in the White House would mean trucking companies that use owner-operators could breathe easy now about their...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10232174/trump-labor-secretary-pick-could-endanger-truckings-owner-operator-model
Categories: Drivers
KLLM Driving School Offers 18-Day Training Program

Temperature-controlled truckload carrier KLLM Transport Services has partnered with Cedar Valley College to open a new KLLM Driving Academy in Lancaster,...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/132069/kllm-driving-school-offers-18-day-training-program
Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Operations
Turnover Hits 5-Year Low at Large Truckload Fleets

Turnover at truckload fleets with more than $30 million in annual revenue dropped two points to 81% in the third quarter of 2016, according to American...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/138075/turnover-hits-5-year-low-at-large-truckload-fleets
Categories: Drivers, Global Fleet, Safety, Safety & Compliance
ITI Offers Free COVID-19 Course for Drivers

Instructional Technologies Inc. has released COVID 19: What Drivers Need To Know, a free course that gives professional drivers tips on how to stay safe and...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/354850/free-covid-19-course-for-drivers
Categories: Drivers
Port Drivers Reach $5 Million Settlement in Misclassification Suit

A class-action lawsuit representing nearly 400 Southern California port truck drivers has resulted in a $5 million settlement agreement with port trucking...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/135960/port-drivers-reach-5-million-settlement-in-misclassification-suit
Categories: Drivers, Operations
Women Truck Drivers Happier Behind the Wheel: Study

A new study by Stay Metrics finds a gender difference in driver satisfaction and intent to turnover.

https://www.worktruckonline.com/319232/study-women-drivers-happier-behind-the-wheel
Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management
TA Opens a New Travel Center in Tennessee

TravelCenters of America has opened an upgraded TA location off of Interstate 75 in Caryville, Tenn., offering truck service, parking, fuel, and driver...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/135324/ta-opens-a-new-travel-center-in-tennessee
Categories: Drivers, Global Fleet, Technology
PermiShare App Creates Electronic Permit Book

A new app gives drivers a dashboard and automated alerts for permit renewals and other date-sensitive tasks.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10132411/permishare-app-creates-electronic-permit-book
Categories: Drivers
Werner Increases Owner-Operator Pay for a Third of Its Fleet

Transportation and logistics provider, Werner Enterprises, announced the largest owner-operator per-mile increase in pay in company history.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/132348/werner-increases-owner-operator-pay-for-a-third-of-its-fleet
Categories: Drivers
Equipment, Compensation Remain Top Driver Concerns

The two most mentioned concerns by drivers in second quarter 2021 were equipment and compensation issues, according to PDA data.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10148293/equipment-compensation-remain-top-driver-concerns
Categories: Drivers, Global Fleet, Technology
Trump: ‘Truck Drivers Form the Lifeblood of Our Economy’

At a White House event April 16, President Donald Trump thanked the truck drivers who are ensuring that essential goods make their way to their much-needed...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/355995/trump-truck-drivers-form-the-lifeblood-of-our-economy
Categories: Drivers, Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), Operations, Safety & Compliance
CVSA to Take Phased-In Approach to ELD Mandate

The nation’s commercial vehicle enforcement officials say there’s no reason to delay the December start date for the electronic logging device mandate – but...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/141889/cvsa-to-take-phased-in-approach-to-eld-mandate
Categories: Drivers, Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), Fleet Management, Operations, Safety & Compliance
Indiana Wants ELD Rule Delayed

In an 11th-hour request, the attorney general of Indiana has proposed that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration delay implementation of the...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/143250/indiana-wants-eld-rule-delayed
Categories: Drivers, Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), Fleet Management, Operations, Safety & Compliance
Another House Bill Aims to Delay ELD Rule

Another Hail Mary Pass has been flung to try and slow the advance of the electronic logging device rule. Rep. Brian Babin has introduced the ELD Extension...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/141348/another-house-bill-aims-to-delay-eld-rule
Categories: Drivers
Driver Turnover Holds Steady at Large Fleets in Q4

Continued improvement in the economy will drive healthier freight volumes and create more demand for drivers. Motor carriers should remain focused on driver...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10139826/driver-turnover-held-steady-at-large-truckload-fleets-in-q4
Categories: Drivers
Professional Truck Driver Institute Breaks From TCA

The board of directors of the Professional Truck Driver Institute has voted to move the organization’s headquarters to Denver, Colorado, where it will be...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/137924/professional-truck-driver-institute-breaks-from-tca
Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance
FMCSA Doubles Random Drug-Testing Percentage for 2020

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

https://www.truckinginfo.com/347513/fmcsa-doubles-random-drug-testing-percentage-for-2020
Categories: Drivers
How Can States Help Alleviate the Truck Parking Shortage?

New research from the American Transportation Research Institute sheds some light on the state of truck parking at state-provided rest areas and other...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10239014/how-can-states-help-alleviate-the-truck-parking-shortage
Categories: Drivers
USA Truck Increases Pay for Regional Drivers

USA Truck announced a pay raise for its regional Class A drivers that ups base pay and expands the long-term pay scale.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/313365/usa-truck-increases-pay-for-regional-drivers
Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management
California, Trucking Groups Battle Over Independent Contractor Definition in Court

The California attorney general’s office has fired back at legal challenges to a state Supreme Court ruling that may make it impossible for trucking...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/325003/california-trucking-groups-battle-over-independent-contractor-definition-in-cour
Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Safety & Compliance
FMCSA: A Driver Found Lacking Required ELD May Finish Trip

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has advised how the electronic logging device mandate will be enforced beginning April 1, 2018, when the...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/279182/fmcsa-a-driver-found-lacking-required-eld-may-finish-trip
Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Operations, Small Fleet
House Bill Aims to Clarify Independent Contractor Status

A bill newly proposed in the House would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change the classification of employers and employees. “Currently, it is...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/141559/house-bill-aims-to-clarify-independent-contractor-status
Categories: Drivers
Sysco to Launch Driver Academy

Foodservice distribution giant Sysco is starting its own driver training school in the face of an increasingly challenging labor market.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10149497/sysco-to-launch-driver-academy
Categories: Drivers, Safety & Compliance
Updated Crash Risk Prediction Report Includes Age, Gender

ATRI has released an update to its Crash Predictor Model, which among other things finds that women truck drivers are less likely to be involved in a crash...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/310231/updated-crash-risk-prediction-report-includes-age-and-gender
Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Safety, Safety & Compliance
DOT Changing Drug Testing to Address Opioid Abuse Epidemic

The Department of Transportation plans to add four prescription opioids – hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone and oxycodone – to the existing DOT...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/142991/dot-changing-drug-testing-to-address-opioid-abuse-epidemic
Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance, Safety & Risk Management
U.S. Postal Service Using VR to Train Drivers

The U.S. Postal Service has begun using a virtual reality-based simulator to train drivers in its Brooklyn, New York, and Tampa, Florida, districts,...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/142781/u-s-postal-service-using-vr-to-train-drivers
Categories: Drivers
Truck Leasing Task Force: Congress Should Ban Lease-Purchase Programs

In a damning report, the Truck Leasing Task Force assembled by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recommended that Congress ban motor carrier...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10234871/truck-leasing-task-force-congress-should-ban-lease-purchase-programs
Categories: Drivers
America’s Road Team Captains Take on Weight Loss Challenge

Five of the American Trucking Associations' America’s Road Team Captains have been selected to participate in the Healthy Fleet 10 Pound Challenge to...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/138163/americas-road-team-captains-take-on-weight-loss-challenge
Categories: Drivers
Stay Metrics Finds Top 5 Reasons Drivers Make Referrals

Word of mouth is a powerful tool for recruiting drivers and when a fleet is looking to fill an empty seat, what your current employees say can have a...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/344968/stay-metrics-finds-top-5-reasons-drivers-make-referrals
Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Safety, Safety & Compliance
New Report Sounds Wakeup Call on Dangers of Drowsy Driving

A report issued by the Governors Highway Safety Association on the “extreme danger posed by tired drivers” includes a new NHTSA estimate that pegs the...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/136308/new-report-sounds-wakeup-call-on-dangers-of-drowsy-driving
Categories: Charging, Drivers, Electric Vehicles, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle Research
NATSO, Associations Argue for Private Sector EV Investment

The National Association of Truck Stop Owners, along with a group of like-minded associations, recently asked Congress to promote investment in America’s...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/359812/natso-associations-argue-for-private-sector-ev-investment
Categories: Drivers, Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), Fleet Management, Operations, Safety & Compliance, Small Fleet, Telematics, Telematics & Technology
Telematics Offer Room for Improvement Beyond ELDs, Survey Finds

With the electronic logging device mandate top of mind this year, other potential uses of in-cab telematics may be overlooked, indicates a survey by ELD and...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/312026/telematics-offer-room-for-improvement-beyond-elds-survey-finds
Categories: Drivers
Driver Strike Planned for California Port Truckers

Port truck drivers plan to strike on Oct. 1 to protest the practice of employing truck drivers as independent contractors instead of as full employees at...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/314489/driver-strike-planned-for-california-port-truckers
Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management, Operations, Safety, Safety & Compliance
The Pandemic Highway: Drivers Report in as COVID-19 Rages On

Drivers say life is a strange new mixture of both good and bad as they keep their trucks rolling to move critical freight during the COVID-19 outbreak.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/353692/the-pandemic-highway-drivers-report-in-as-covid-19-rages-on
Categories: Drivers
Celadon Renames Driving School, Adds Simulators

Celadon Trucking has changed the name of its driving school from Quality Drivers School to Celadon Driving Academ and has purchased four TransSimVS driving...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/132472/celadon-renames-driving-school-adds-simulators
Categories: Drivers, Safety, Safety & Compliance, Safety & Risk Management, Small Fleet
Seat Belt Use by Commercial Drivers Hits All-Time High

According to a survey conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 86% truck and bus drivers now regularly use their safety belts while...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/143015/seat-belt-use-by-truck-and-bus-drivers-rises-to-an-all-time-high
Categories: Drivers
ATA Seeks Industry Participation for Driver Compensation Survey

The American Trucking Associations is calling on carriers to provide input on the current state of driver pay in order to update its benchmarking tools.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10159813/ata-seeks-industry-participation-for-driver-compensation-survey
Categories: Drivers, Safety & Compliance
Drug-Fueled Refuse Truck Driver Goes on Wrong-Way Rampage

A Kentucky-licensed truck driver arrested for driving the wrong way on a highway to avoid police while on drugs was declared an imminent hazard by the...

https://www.truckinginfo.com/139886/drug-fueled-refuse-truck-driver-goes-on-wrong-way-rampage
Categories: Drivers, Fleet Management
TMAF Holds Online Poll to Name New Mascot

Advocacy group Trucking Moves America Forward has narrowed thousands of submissions down to five finalists, with the winner to be announced next month.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/141421/tmaf-holds-online-poll-to-name-new-mascot
Categories: Drivers, Operations, Safety, Safety & Compliance
UrgentCare Travel Partners with ERoad on Driver Health

UrgentCareTravel and ERoad have partnered to offer health services to ERoad customers.

https://www.truckinginfo.com/10123966/urgentcare-travel-partners-with-eroad-on-driver-health
Categories: Drivers, Management, Safety & Compliance
Relief Extended for License Delays due to COVID Disruptions

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended its COVID-19 emergency waiver of commercial drivers’ licenses, learners permits, and medical...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10132956/relief-extended-for-license-delays-due-to-covid-disruptions


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