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Supply chain experts advising the Biden administration want the U.S. Department of Commerce to lead a multiagency effort to address a truck driver shortage they warn has "likely reached an all-time high." The International Trade Administration's Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (...

Coinciding with Brake Safety Awareness Month, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has slated Brake Safety Week for Aug. 22-28, meaning drivers and carriers have just a few more days to tighten up on brake safety. Over the seven-day period, inspectors will conduct North American Standard...

The U.S. Senate approved a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Tuesday that mandates several requirements for trucking previously approved by the U.S. House and will likely make it into a final bill. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was approved by a vote of 69-30 that was presided...

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Freight markets have entered the second year of peaklike conditions, and there aren't many signs on the horizon of a material letup in the current dynamics: supply chain dislocation, equipment shortages, labor challenges, astronomical freight rates and an ongoing need for materials and inventory...

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking to Kargo founder and CEO Sam Lurye about how the company is getting drivers moving faster by using control towers to instantly scan freight as it's unloaded into your warehouse. DHL Supply Chain's driver recruiting center manager Nicole Heron...

A comparison of the just-released results from International Roadcheck Week shows that hours-of-service (HOS) violations in both the U.S. and Canada rose as a percentage of all violations between 2020 and 2021.  The data from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance shows most trends and percentages...

Three additional states have implemented 30-day waivers of the federal hours-of-service rules, citing tight supplies of drivers as a reason. The steps by Minnesota, Wyoming, and Iowa to declare a state of emergency as the basis for the waiver follow a recent decision by South Dakota to also...

The logistics industry is full of unpredictability, and safety is no exception. It is impossible to predict exactly when an incident will occur on the road. It is possible, however, to have a predictable system for processing safety issues and handling corrective training, driving down the odds...

Several trucking and logistics companies are collectively owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after a 101-year-old specialty glass fabricator and its subsidiaries ceased operations and filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in mid-July. The managing entity, Consolidated Glass Holdings Inc., lists the assets...

Step inside the tribe on FreightWaves Insiders, the show that covers the career journeys and brand stories of the people who make freight happen. On this episode, Dooner catches up with FreightPlus CEO Stephen Aborn. Aborn started his career in supply chain management with Amazon and is a...

Trucking companies outbidding each other for drivers using salary and per-mile wage increases are leaving themselves vulnerable when the next economic downturn hits, the American Trucking Association's chief economist warns. Bob Costello told the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC),...

How can drivers determine if dark clouds on the horizon may signal severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, hail or powerful winds? Detecting severe storms often requires sophisticated equipment, but truckers can use their senses to make a close prediction while on the road. Cloud...

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Five or 10 years ago, a truckload carrier would have looked askance at acquiring an LTL carrier. Truckload carriers were comfortable shipping directly from the shipper to the consignee at a minimal fixed cost, a model that runs counter to the multistop terminal networks of LTL carriers. The...