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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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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator Anne Ferro will step down from the federal agency to become president and
The U.S. Justice Department has indicted shipping giant FedEx for delivering prescription drugs and other controlled substances to illegal Internet
An American proposal to hike the fees Canadian truckers pay for agricultural inspections when they cross the U.S. border violates
A 2013 bridge collapse in Washington State has prompted the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to urge state transportation agencies
Pilot Flying J owners Jimmy and Bill Haslam have agreed to pay $92M in fines for cheating customers out of
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking input on the proposed mandatory use of Electronic Logging Devices (ELD)
FMCSA establishes advisory committee on truck training
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced the formation of a 26-member advisory
ASA lobbies Congress for additional weight capacity
The American Soybean Association (ASA) wants Congress to increase truck weight limits on U.S. highways, according to an association
Safety groups endorse electronic collision devices
Four highway safety groups have petitioned the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) to require large trucks and buses to
DOE lowers diesel price forecast for 2015
In its most recent forecast, the Department of Energy lowered its forecast for 2015 U.S. diesel prices by two
Driver turnover rate up slightly in third quarter, says ATA
The turnover rate at large truckload carriers rose one percentage point to an annualized rate of 97 percent in
Port disputes on West Coast impacting U.S. supply chain
Work slowdowns and a looming strike at West Coast ports is now having a ripple effect on the entire
OSHA cites freight firm in August explosion in St. Louis
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has found Saia Motor Freight Line guilty of one
Wisconsin governor favors bonds over a gas tax increase
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he would rather rely on $1.3 billion in bond revenue to fund transportation improvements
New York clears the way for LNG refueling stations
New York’s State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has finalized regulations that will allow construction of liquefied natural gas
Safety advocate asks mayors to help slow it down
Road Safe America founder Steve Owings recently asked a committee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors to support a
Shuster says freight corridors a priority this year
Rep. Bud Shuster (R-PA), a key member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, says this is the year
ATA disappointed in President’s State of Union message
Leaders of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) expressed disappointment with President Obama’s recent State of the Union speech for