by Wendy MacPherson | Mar 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
JOHNSON’S CORNER, Colo. –Sitting in the cab of his blue Volvo big rig, trucker Lee Robertson leafs through the sheaf of papers listing what’s stacked inside the refrigerated trailer hooked up behind him. “Eggs. Cream cheese. Vegetables....
by Wendy MacPherson | Mar 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Infrastructure investment and increased truck parking capacity are among the recommendations listed by freight haulers that participated in the Department of Transportation’s request for information on its National Freight Strategic Plan. Organizations that consider...
by Wendy MacPherson | Mar 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
The current projections for its expansion in the US are only probable, due to continued insufficient worldwide data, but it is most likely to be widespread in the US by mid to late March and April. Here is what I have done and the precautions that I take and will...
by Wendy MacPherson | Mar 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
A shortage of drivers continues to be one of the greatest challenges facing the trucking industry today. Based on a 2019 report by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the industry was short roughly 60,000 drivers in 2018, up nearly 20% from the prior-year...