by Highway Driver Leasing | Jun 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Truck drivers have always kept our economy moving. About 80% of all cargo in the United States is transported by trucks, and the trucking industry itself is responsible for roughly 6% of all full-time jobs in the country – employing about 3.5 million professional...
by Highway Driver Leasing | Jun 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
As COVID-19 spread across the country and the number of cases began to spike, some trucking companies and truck dealers made significant operational changes in their maintenance shops to prevent exposure to the virus. Refrigerated carrier Prime Inc. and truck dealer...
by Highway Driver Leasing | May 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the central role local and long haul trucking companies and drivers play in the overall U.S. economy and specifically our public health infrastructure. Now, as states and businesses around the country gradually reopen and truck...
by Highway Driver Leasing | May 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the publication of its long-awaited final rule on changes to the hours of service (HOS) regulations. FMCSA Acting Administrator Jim Mullen broke down the revisions to the HOS rules during a press...
by Highway Driver Leasing | May 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has expanded through June 14 its emergency declaration relaxing hours-of-service and some other rules for drivers transporting “relief” loads for COVID-19. The new emergency declaration explains that a national emergency...
