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Trucking Cycle Displays ‘Green Shoot’ Out Of August

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ACT Research has indicated how the trucking cycle of the United States of America is coming towards a turning point. This is indicative of the ACT's For-Hire Trucking Index where all five components show a carrier's perspective during August, all with volumes logging a huge turnaround. The ACT's very own volume index showed at least 12.3 percentage points up to 54.4 upon a seasonally adjusted basis from July to August.…

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Read more about the article Private Fleets Recently Published Data Provides Great Insight
Amazon.com Inc. took the number 2 spot for wholesale and retail private fleet companies.

Private Fleets Recently Published Data Provides Great Insight

Data was recently published with rankings of private fleets, and it displays great information regarding the private motor carrier companies that operate within various industries. It showed the top carriers of each industry type and also showed the growth or shrinking of the fleet sizes and their success rates in the last year. Overall, the data also showed how the private fleet companies are generally flourishing while public corporations struggle…

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Read more about the article Tips for a Safe Summer Barbeque
There are nearly 9,000 fires a year due to grilling accidents!

Tips for a Safe Summer Barbeque

If you are a trucker who finds yourself having some downtime this summer and want to celebrate your time off with a summer barbeque by yourself or with friends and family, then there are ways to do so safely. According to the New York City Fire Department, the summer season around July 4th is the peak barbequing season.  The FDNY announced that approximately 9,000 fires happen in a year from…

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Read more about the article We Honor the Fallen on Memorial Day
Memorial Day 2023 was celebrated on May 29th.

We Honor the Fallen on Memorial Day

The last Monday of May is dedicated to a special holiday. It is a day when many businesses close and people get a three-day weekend. Since it unofficially marks the beginning of summer for many, it is a long weekend many take trips during. A lot of people do know that the day is ultimately a day meant to honor and memorialize veterans, especially those that lost their lives in…

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Read more about the article Lawmakers Make Changes to Truck Driving Apprenticeships
This new bill poses major changes to the trucking industry!

Lawmakers Make Changes to Truck Driving Apprenticeships

A new act, posed by House representatives, Rick Crawford and Henry Cueller, was introduced to the floor last week that will have a much effect on the trucking industry. The DRIVE Safe Integrity Act would remove the requirement from the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot program for drivers 18-20 to also join the US Department of Labor’s registered apprenticeship program. The Department’s requirement had not originally been a part of the…

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Teamsters Deny Yellow Corporation’s Proposal, Once Again

The Yellow Corporation and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have been at ends lately. How specifically? Well because of a COO or Change of Operations. Back to the Drawing Board, I Suppose. That’s the word according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, as Yellow Corporation chooses to disregard and disrupt. This is all evident as the shift “would subvert bargaining” while violating article 7 of the union’s constitution which can…

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Read more about the article MC vs. MCP: the Difference Between These Two Filings
They have similar names, but they serve different purposes.

MC vs. MCP: the Difference Between These Two Filings

Truckers have a ton of regulatory hoops to jump through at all times. The amount of filings that truckers have to complete is huge, and it's hard to keep everything straight. It doesn't help when filings have similar names, either. MC and MCP are a great example of this phenomenon. Because of their very similar names, a lot of truckers mix up these filings or think they're just one filing.…

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Read more about the article How to Ensure You’re Hiring Good Truckers
Follow these tips to get a great fleet of drivers for your company!

How to Ensure You’re Hiring Good Truckers

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Every employer wants to be certain that their employees will work as hard as possible for their company. This may be no truer than in the trucking industry, where an unscrupulous employee can cause hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage with just one careless mistake. Therefore, trucking companies want to hire the safest and most experienced truckers they can. But how can you be sure you're hiring good truckers?…

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Read more about the article California Trucking Permits You May Need
Stay compliant in California with these permits!

California Trucking Permits You May Need

Being a trucker in California can be confusing. California's trucking regulations are a dense bramble of ever-changing and unclear laws. And new laws like the worker classification law AB5 mean that California truckers always need to be on their toes to maintain compliance with the law. At DOT Operating Authority, we've worked with California trucking companies for over a decade to help them get the permits they need. Here are…

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Read more about the article Should the FMCSA Give Every CMV an Electronic ID?
With the new rule, every commercial vehicle in the country would have a unique ID.

Should the FMCSA Give Every CMV an Electronic ID?

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Last week, the FMCSA released a new electronic ID proposal for public comment. The proposal is for a wireless system that would give every interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) a unique electronic ID number. In doing so, police and FMCSA inspection agents would have the power to more quickly access records about specific vehicles. The CVSA requested that the FMCSA consider this plan all the way back in 2015. Though…

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