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How Much Does Box Truck Insurance Cost? A Complete Guide for 2025 (Written for Box Truck Owners by NITIC)
Running a box truck business comes with enough moving parts. Insurance shouldn’t be another stressful unknown on your list.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Todd Spencer, CEO of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) and Chris Spear, CEO of the American
Nikola, a newcomer in the trucking industry, rolled out its Nikola Two, a hydrogen-fueled semi, at its Nikola World event
The emerging online and e-commerce market is reshaping the trucking industry, according to recent research by the American Transportation Research
Futures markets, also known as exchanges, are common in American industry. The New York Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of
Uber Freight is going through some new transformations with its latest affiliate: Powerloop. Moving beyond matching carriers to shippers, Powerloop
Though an industry-wide driver shortage gets all the ink, trucking’s biggest problem is inefficiency, according to Convoy CEO Dan Lewis.
Virginia enters into agreement with Cuba on ports
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe recently announced that the Virginia Port Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
Rhode Island DOT identifies potential truck toll locations
Responding to a request from statehouse leaders, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has provided a list of the
FMCSA launches new trucking registration system
Last month, he Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) launched a new, simplified, online registration process that truck and
Trucker teams drive to the rescue of online shipping
Truck-driver teams are emerging as the shipping heroes of the holidays, according to an article in the Wall Street
New federal rules will subject drivers to more monitoring
For his entire career in truck driving, Bryan Spoon has tried to move toward being his own boss. A
Ports, trucking, amid top stories in Long Beach
The year began with the city of Long Beach in the middle of what was shaping up to be
Obama expected to sign highway bill
President Obama was expected to sign a highway bill approved by Congress late last week, marking the end of
Quiet ports a cause for concern
For the first time in at least a decade, imports fell in both September and October at each of
House rejects proposal to let heavier trucks on interstates
A controversial proposal to allow heavier trucks on interstate highways in an effort to save shippers time and money
President Obama signs short-term highway bill
President Obama recently signed yet another bill extending highway funding on a short term basis as Congress tries to
Self-driving trucks will actually be great for truckers, for now
Could autonomous trucks one day replace drivers on long-distance hauls? That’s the question the trucking industry is trying to
Rhode Island truckers propose alternative to tolls
Warning of “potential legal consequences” if lawmakers embrace Governor Raimondo’s trucks-only tolling proposal, the Rhode Island Trucking Association proposed