The Federal Aid Highway Act was signed by President Eisenhower in 1956. Before that time, the transportation industry got by on a mish-mash of state highways and local streets. Needless to say, it was cumbersome. It was also far pricier than it should have been to ship goods from one state to another (and it more »
First of all, “Driverless trucks” still need drivers, with CDL licenses, to maneuver the truck off the highway, on city streets and in and out of loading docks and delivery destinations. Uber’s trucking line, OTTO, on October 26, 2016, tested one of their self-driving trucks in Colorado. The truck drove itself through 125 miles of more »
Every industry has its trade publications and the trucking industry has its share of very active voices in trucking blogs and on social media. Here are the 10 Best Trucking Blogs (in no particular order): Their names are linked to their respective Twitter accounts. American Trucking Association – We wrote about them in this post more »
This is the time for predictions and forecasts on trends for 2017 and the trucking industry has their fair share. Mostly with new technology. What’s Coming for Truckers in 2017? Check out these trends as found in FleetOwner …. Additional computerization covering: collision prevention, diagnostics, “telematics” (enabling/disabling certain driver behaviors), real-time reporting to fleet managers more »
Besides the individuals states and federal Departments of Transportation (USDOT), who else has their finger on the pulse of the Trucking Industry? Trucking depends on our country’s infrastructure, thus several organizations and associations exist to monitor and oversee the trucking industry and the government entities that regulate it. The USDOT oversees everything having to do more »
If it wasn’t for the trucking industry, you probably wouldn’t have the choices you have at the supermarket. If for whatever reason, trucking stops, well, imagine you having to grow your own food in your back yard (if you have one!). We all know that food doesn’t grow in the supermarket. Truckers deliver the seed, fertilizer more »
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