by Wendy MacPherson | Apr 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
15 million infrastructure jobs created or saved over 10 years, study estimates 2.81 million truck driving jobs created or saved according to report. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Commercial truck driver jobs are forecast to make some of the biggest gains if the...
by Wendy MacPherson | Apr 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
We’ve all seen it: the highway trooper and the trucker at the side of the road. Popular media depicts the encounter as one between adversaries. Passing passenger car drivers assume the truck driver was certainly at fault for something. The truck driver wants to meet...
by Wendy MacPherson | Apr 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Just as the consumer goods boom appeared to be in decline, spending got another boost on the heels of more stimulus and spiking COVID-19 cases, posting an unexpected 12% sequential gain in January over December after the holiday spending had passed. FreightWaves...
by Wendy MacPherson | Mar 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Only those who work in the trucking industry really understand what we mean when we say “driver fatigue.” It isn’t just being tired, or bored from driving the same highways for hours on end. It’s the overwhelming physical and mental exhaustion...
by Wendy MacPherson | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
As profitable a career as trucking is, the risks that come with it are not insignificant. During the first half of 2020 alone, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reported 65,545 crashes, 29,968 injuries, and 1,942 fatalities among drivers of large...
by Wendy MacPherson | Mar 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
With more battery-electric and other zero-emission commercial vehicles getting closer to the mainstream, there is a buzz among fleets about converting their diesel-guzzling trucks into alternative-powered vehicles of the future. But a lot still has to happen before...
