Supply chain challenges plagued the country throughout 2021 and 2022 due to consumer demand increases, labor shortages, containers in the wrong places and port inefficiencies. “It is still questionable in terms […]
01-24-2022
黑料社区on Aug. 30 urged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety (FMCSA) to include fuel haulers in its COVID-19 emergency declaration to minimize the effect that the pandemic has on fuel supply and mitigate the driver shortage. This would provide much-needed hours of service (HOS) flexibility that would mitigate supply disruptions and lower the prices at the pump.
08-31-2021 Representatives Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and Trey Hollingsworth (R-Ind.), with support from the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) and the American Trucking Associations (ATA), recently introduced legislation that would allow commercial drivers aged between 18 and 21 to engage in interstate trucking.
03-28-2018 Bob Costello, chief economist at the American Trucking Associations, has valuable insights into the economy and the trucking industry that can help truckstop and travel plaza operators prepare for the […]
01-01-2018 The successes and challenges the trucking industry experiences have a significant effect on the nation’s truckstops and travel plazas, which means staying current on trucking trends is crucial for businesses […]
05-01-2016 The five-year, $305 billion highway bill signed into Dec. 4 by President Obama titled Fixing America鈥檚 Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) contained several important provisions that stand to affect the trucking industry and the truckstops that also operate commercial vehicles. Below is a brief overview of those issues.
12-10-2015