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Two approaches dominate autonomous trucking: Keep working toward a flawless system that replaces the human driver with a robot. Or market what works today and keep striving for driverless operation. All developers of high-autonomy Level 4 commercial trucks run real-world miles. Many haul freight...

A review board that advises federal regulators on medical standards for truck drivers recommends stricter standards for drivers with vision loss than originally proposed. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Medical Review Board (MRB), a five-member panel of physicians that provides...

The ante for new drivers has been upped. Cowan Systems plans to pay sign-on bonuses as high as $20,000 to regional drivers willing to join the company. The nearly 100-year-old Baltimore-based carrier said the incentive program is set up to guarantee at least a $15,000 bonus to all new driver hires...

In a 2020 report, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) found that fleets of over 1,000 power units reported insurance costs of 5.3 cents per mile, whereas those with fewer than 26 power units were paying over 15 cents per mile.  ATRI found that these smaller fleets had lower...

The simple truth is that the low retention rates prevalent in the trucking industry are nothing more than a business challenge gone unchecked. Being in the trucking industry exaggerates this challenge by being capital intensive and having very few restrictions to enter the industry, other than...

Trucking's age-old problem has been just that — the age of its drivers.  The median age of a truck driver is 46, which is five years older than the national average for all workers. As more and more drivers — especially those in their 60s and 70s, of whom there are many on the road today —...

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to Tive CEO Krenar Komoni about how the company is working with customers to ensure critical, lifesaving, time-sensitive shipments are on time and in full. Find out how organs for transplant go missing and how tech aims to prevent it....

Ryder System, Inc. will provide maintenance for Waymo Via as the Google-backed autonomous driving software developer begins revenue-generating freight runs in Texas from a new transfer hub that Ryder helped design. Miami-based Ryder (NYSE: R) also is working with Waymo Via rival TuSimple (NASDAQ:...

Werner Enterprises is banking on a commercial learner's permit (CPL) exemption not only to boost operational productivity but to help the company get its drivers employed faster. In an application filed with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in July, the Omaha, Nebraska-based...

In a recent Workhound study, 16.2% of drivers' negative comments were based on training and safety concerns at their current trucking company.  The study found companies that focused on creating healthy communication for these concerns, such as consistent feedback on drivers' skills, stood a...

Welcome back to Truck Talk. This week, we look behind the numbers at recent SPAC financial reports, including a potentially long wait for some Nikola fuel cell truck customers. Also, who reigns supreme in engine-making, Xos mobile energy refueling and more. Behind The Numbers As young companies...

Right Turn Recruiting CEO Doug Drier joined this week's episode of Taking the Hire Road to discuss the third-party solution to driver recruiting with host Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach. "My passion is in recruiting truck drivers. I love it; I breathe it," Drier said. "Right...

The phrase "driver shortage" gets tossed around a lot these days, but should the focus be turned to keeping drivers happy and driving? Lack of retention and inadequate training are two factors that are leading drivers to quit their jobs altogether, even if they are happy with day-to-day work.  So...

The list of states creating hours-of-service (HOS) waivers for a variety of reasons is growing. Several states have seen their governors sign executive orders granting trucker HOS waivers for 30 days, which is allowed by law.  In Colorado, the flooding that hit various burn scars and the...