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Running a box truck business comes with enough moving parts. Insurance shouldn’t be another stressful unknown on your list.
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East Coast ports undergoing new infrastructure investments will soon accommodate some of the world’s largest cargo ships moving through the
Two of the largest trucking companies in the U.S are merging in a rare consolidation in the fragmented truckload services
A top FedEx official called for more federal investment in America’s transportation infrastructure in testimony to the Senate Commerce Committee’s
The Shelter Rock Road exit on the Long Island Expressway is among the 100 most congested stretches of highway in
AMES, Iowa – The trucking industry loses billions of dollars and wastes millions of hours each year sitting idle in
Many drivers who have logged extensive road hours as overnight drivers turn to local work for the relief it gives


Ontario looking to mandatory truck training
The Canadian press is reporting that mandatory driver training for new truck drivers is coming to Ontario, although details


Senate confirms Hart as chairman of NTSB
Christopher Hart, a lawyer with a history in aviation and transportation safety, was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate


Commercial Driving and Insulin for Diabetes Control
In 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes. 30.8% of these diabetic Americans used insulin


DOT Physical Forms and CDL Physical Forms
Preparing to go to your DOT Physical Exam or CDL Physical Exam? Below you can download the forms you


Trucking Capacity shortage could get worse, says ATRI
Rebecca Brewster, president and CEO of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), is predicting a capacity shortage for the


ATA asks Congress to stay course on highway funding
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and a coalition of 37 other organizations warned Congress about the dangers of devolving


U.S. and Canada strike deal for border checks
Shipping by highway, rail and water between the U.S. and Canada was enhanced recently when government officials signed a


CDC cites dangers of truck crashes
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says 317,000 crashes involving large trucks were reported to law enforcement in 2012,


Universities say natural gas trucking fleets could benefit economy
A report recently released by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California – Davis and Rice


Tennessee DOT teams with FMCSA on SmartPark study
Truckers with smart phones will soon be able to find parking spaces along Interstate 75 in eastern Tennessee by


EPA taps Southwest Research Institute for emissions, fuel study
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been awarded a five-year, $20.16 million contract by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)


Foxx pushing for long-term transportation plan
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx was speaking to the faithful last week when he urged members of the American






