Trucking

US News Article | Reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out federal regulations that allowed truck drivers to be on the road longer without taking a break, ruling the government failed to consider the impact on drivers’ health.
“We hold that the final rule is arbitrary and capricious because the agency neglected [...]

Now that summer is here and the roads are filled with people driving around. There’s always a lot of cars on the side of the road. It would be a full time job stopping and helping everyone. The problem is that I see people changing drivers on the shoulder. I’ve even seen people picnicking on [...]

Maybe I’m just paranoid and overreacted. My Bad News post bashed Mexican drivers being used in the US by US and Mexican companies. Maybe it will be good for everyone… if CFI isn’t concerned, why should it be a problem for me?

I’ve said it a thousand times; There is only a shortage of drivers that want to drive for the low wages. Recruiting Owner Operators takes the burden and hassle of owning and maintaining equipment and benefits like health and 401k’ from the company and put it onto the owner operator. But they still have to [...]

Yahoo! News - Swift Speeding Up
Carrier pricing power is improving industry-wide, and Swift is ahead of the curve. The company’s ability to raise freight prices was underscored by a 5.2% first-quarter increase in revenue per loaded mile (excluding fuel charges), versus an industry average of only 4.8%
If Swift can raise rates, what’s holding everyone else [...]

This was an extremely good deed that ATS did for this soldier -
Anderson Trucking Service Brings Wounded Soldier Home
5/25/2007

Anderson Trucking Service Inc. (ATS) recently joined efforts with Veterans Airlift Command (VAC) to bring a wounded soldier back home to Minnesota. Earlier this year, Walter L. Fricke, founder of VAC, contacted John Wojack, chief pilot [...]