impaired driving Alcohol, Speeding and Distractions Cause Most Trucking Fatalities With 2015 vehicle fatalities up from 2014, commercial fleet owners need to determine and resolve potential safety issues within the…Truck WritersJanuary 5, 2016
trucking coverages Don’t Let Downtime Issues Get You Down If you are an owner operator, downtime is your worst enemy. When your truck is parked in your driveway you…Truck WritersDecember 22, 2015
Trucking Insurance Know Your Drivers: Employees or Owner Operators? High-visibility suits in recent weeks against FedEx Ground and Amazon underscore the importance of properly classifying drivers as owner operators…Truck WritersDecember 10, 2015
transportation news ‘SmartPark’ Expansion Could Mean Savings for Carriers Pilot “SmartPark” programs in Tennessee and Michigan that give truckers real-time information about parking availability could be expanded if the…Truck WritersNovember 23, 2015
trucking news Wireless Roadside Inspections Promise Productivity Gains for Carriers Carriers could achieve substantial productivity gains and fuel savings if all goes as hoped in a long-awaited field test of…Truck WritersNovember 13, 2015
trucking news Why You Need to Protect Your Business Against Commercial Fleet Theft Two-thirds of business owners who have commercial auto fleets say they don’t install car alarms in all of their vehicles.…Truck WritersNovember 2, 2015
Trucking Insurance Owner Operators Or Employees Do You Know The Difference? Do you staff your trucking company with owner operators or employees? If you think that you use owner operators, you…Truck WritersOctober 21, 2015
trucking news Retirement of Drivers Points Toward Supply Chain Disruptions The need to replace retiring drivers is the largest factor driving a shortage of drivers that could become so serious…Truck WritersOctober 8, 2015
transportation news The Promise of Autonomous Trucks Nevada’s Department of Motor Vehicles has cleared Daimler Trucks North America to operate the first licensed autonomous commercial truck on…Truck WritersSeptember 28, 2015
trucking news Transportation Hiring Practices: Driver Shortages and Female Operators In August, the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent—the lowest since April 2008—when employers added 173,000 jobs. However, that…Truck WritersSeptember 18, 2015