Trucking Company News
Union leaders “don’t blame” truckers for not showing up to “rotten” port trucking system
Union officials are blaming a “rotten to the core” port trucking system for the country’s perceived truck driver shortage. Teamster Union officials held an hour...
Company offers $10,000 to any driver willing to get at least one vaccine dose by mid-January
A Canadian trucking company is offering $10,000 to any driver willing to get at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by mid-January 2021. Fuel...
Upcoming CDL regulations cause concerns for smaller trucking operations
Upcoming federal requirements for new driver training will go into effect early next year, raising concerns about the effects they may have on people...
Drivers want to get paid for waiting, and they’re threatening to strike if they don’t
Drivers from two trucking companies serving the Port of Vancouver are threatening to strike later this week if they aren’t offered better terms of...
Louisiana trucking company owner sentenced on cocaine and marijuana distribution charges
The owner of a New Iberia, Louisiana-based trucking company has been sentenced to more than 5 years in prison and ordered to pay a find after pleading guilty to charges related to drug trafficking.
Acquisitions inspire CFI reorganization
Prominent trucking company CFI is reorganizing their various services into one cohesive brand in order to better serve their customers, the company says. As a...
Driver uses new healthy-living-initiative to show love for our country’s servicemen & women
When truck driver Glen Merrill realized he needed to do something about his health, he didn’t just want to do it for himself, so...
7.9% of trucking companies confirm enforcement of vaccine mandates in a recent poll
73.1% of trucking companies believe that ignoring the vaccine mandate gives them a recruitment edge More than 60% of truck drivers do not know if...
Officials say 1 year and $1M required for repair of bridge damaged by over-height truck
Repair of the Medford bridge damaged by an overheight truck could take as long as one year and cost as much as one million...
Tesla Semi postponed yet again
The Tesla semi truck’s release has been postponed yet again despite a record breaking $1 billion in profits this quarter. Tesla earned $1.14 billion this...
Two safety complaints in two weeks earn trucking company two court summonses & more
A Texas trucking company has been issued two summonses and two “out of service” violations for multiple safety complaints in the span of two...
Kentucky trucking company buys $3M worth of new semi trucks
A trucking company in Bowling Green, Kentucky has announced the purchase of 25 semi trucks - an investment that will expand their business and...