by Wendy MacPherson | Jul 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Operation Safe Driver Week, which focuses on unsafe driving of both trucks and cars, will take place July 14-20, with a focus on speeding. Law enforcement officers during the week will be looking for speeders during the...
by Wendy MacPherson | Jun 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Semi-truck drivers have an incredibly tough job. They spend long hours in isolation, never being able to completely relax due to the miles of road ahead of them. Driving on some of the loneliest roads in the country means they come across some pretty strange...
by Wendy MacPherson | May 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Just about every supply chain uses trucks to move their goods. In fact, 70% of all freight tonnage moved in the U.S. goes on trucks. Until driverless trucks pick up momentum in the marketplace, that means that 70% of all freight tonnage is in the hands of a truck...
by Wendy MacPherson | May 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
In America, nearly 1 of every 15 people in the workforce is employed in the trucking industry, including over 7 million truck drivers on our roads. Due to an unhealthy lifestyle and lack of good nutritional options while traveling, truck drivers are categorically one...
by Wendy MacPherson | May 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
The transportation job situation in April had its best month since January after one month of modest increases and one month of significant losses. The transport sector gained more than 11,000 jobs, as eight of 10 subsectors experienced increases. For the first time...
