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Running a box truck business comes with enough moving parts. Insurance shouldn’t be another stressful unknown on your list. Understanding


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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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will host three public listening sessions to
LOS ANGELES—One of Southern California’s largest port trucking companies has filed for bankruptcy after losing several legal battles with independent-contractor
Cargo theft in the United States may be worrisome, with an average of more than two incidents per day nationally,
OKLAHOMA CITY —Low oil prices are taking a toll on Oklahoma trucking companies, according to a report on television station
UPS recently announced plans to build an additional 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 380 new CNG
BlackBerry Limited recently unveiled BlackBerry Radar™, a new end-to-end asset tracking system for trucking companies and private fleet operators, according


Convoy CEO says inefficiency is trucking’s biggest problem
Though an industry-wide driver shortage gets all the ink, trucking’s biggest problem is inefficiency, according to Convoy CEO Dan


Trucking industry opposes tolls on Virginia’s I-81
A preliminary plan to improve Interstate 81 between Bristol and Winchester and use truck tolls to pay for it


Trucking industry revenues up in first quarter
The first quarter of 2018 was a good one for leased and independent owner-operators, according to data from American


Trucking hires dropped in April amid modest growth rebound
The pace of hiring improved slightly in April as the unemployment rate fell below 4% for the first time


Electric semis hope to clean up industry
Growing up in a family business with a fleet of heavy-duty trucks, Dakota Semler saw the business face a


Why millennials should start considering truck driving
Commercial truck driving has a reputation for grueling hours, weeks away from home, and a burly machismo that isn’t


Trucking startup Convoy making inroads
Seattle-based trucking startup Convoy is making inroads into the trucking industry. Convoy now has 100,000 truckers signed up in


ATA calls on Congress to invest in infrastructure
American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear told a Senate panel in December that the federal government needs


How Hurricane Maria Compounded Puerto Rico’s Infrastructure Woes
The damage to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria has been described, in a word, as “apocalyptic.”


Uber Freight Load Matching Service
Trying to find an efficient way to get more loads? Sick of spending time filling out your schedule? Uber


Healthy Living on the Road
The challenges truckers face every day are well known, from limited physical activity for hours on end to coping


ATA data points to continued trucking growth
American trucking is in the midst of a strong growth trend, according to an article in logisticsmgmt.com. The rosy







