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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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The Teamsters and OOIDA are challenging a federal decision to allow Mexican motor carriers to haul loads past the border
Last month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) closed an investigation into blowouts involving certain Michelin tires after determining
Highway off and on-ramps, many of them of antiquated design, are proving to be danger zones for truck drivers, according
Nevada-based On the Move Systems (OMVS) is developing a new program designed to save time and money on trucking by
U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-Arkansas) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) recently introduced legislation that would allow the Department of Transportation
The Canadian press is reporting that mandatory driver training for new truck drivers is coming to Ontario, although details are
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