The “snapback” in freight markets is going to be hard and fast, driven by tighter capacity as drivers leave the current falling market, according to the chief economist of the leading third-party logistics providers’ (3PLs) trade association.
Fuel Cell Experts Argue for Cleaner Commercial Trucks
The trucking industry needs to continue adopting electric technologies such as fuel cells in order to combat pollution, experts said April 14. A webinar hosted by the California Hydrogen Business Council, along with ACT News, emphasized that the trucking sector needs to be more green and highlighted efforts already taken by companies and the government. […]
Don’t leave home without COVID-19 plan, sick trucker urges
Canadian truck driver Nicole Folz began suspecting she had COVID-19 as she prepared to make her final less-than-truckload delivery in South Carolina last week, some 14 hours from home in Ontario. The sore throat and dry cough she noticed after she crossed into the U.S. had gotten worse. A thermometer she purchased confirmed she had […]
Stormy week may slow down freight flows across the South
The South won’t catch much of a break from potential severe weather this week. After deadly tornadoes on Easter Sunday, followed by additional tornadoes yesterday, severe storms may strike from Texas and Oklahoma to Georgia over the next few days. Shippers and carriers should expect at least minor delays in freight movement as drivers will […]
Pandemic lengthens US truck driver delays, detention
Long waiting and unloading times are becoming more frequent at shipping and receiving sites, creating backups at gates and docks and hampering delivery of essential items during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, motor carriers and logistics executives say. While difficult to quantify, truck drivers and logistics and carrier executives have said detention is worsening […]
FMCSA Expands COVID-19 Waiver to Accommodate CDL Skills Tests
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has expanded its COVID-19 emergency declaration to allow examiners to conduct commercial driver license skills tests without being physically in the truck, using such technologies as in-cab cameras, online testing and cellphones.
Canada to truckers: Wear a mask when you cross the border
Truck drivers must wear a nonmedical mask or face covering when they enter the country from the U.S. under a new rule to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Diesel Sheds 4.1¢ a Gallon to $2.507 as Slide Continues
Diesel fuel prices continued their steady downward slide April 13, according to the Energy Information Administration. Trucking’s main fuel fell 4.1 cents to $2.507 a gallon, and it now is more than 61 cents per gallon below what it cost one year ago.
Coronavirus Watch: Forwarder Sees ‘Big Changes’ in U.S.-Mexico Freight, Morgan Stanley Suggests ‘Peak Disruption’ in Transport
Big changes are coming in the movement of cargo between the U.S. and Mexico as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a freight forwarder and customs broker in that trade.
FMCSA Extends HOS Emergency Declaration Through May 15
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended and expanded its emergency declaration providing regulatory relief to truck drivers who are transporting emergency supplies during the coronavirus outbreak.