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The Truck Driver Shortage | Trucking Driver Shortage | JOC Truck drivers are the basic unit of transportation capacity and the glue that holds supply chains together. No container or straight truck or trailer moves without, at some point, a truck driver. Even so, trucking companies...

JOC Staff | Feb 14, 2013 2:16PM EST Index Shows Trucking Capacity Tightened in December | JOC FTR Associates’ Shippers Condition Index recorded a reading of -4.9 in December, reflecting tightening capacity, which is expected to get “significantly worse” by mid-2013. The SCI...

Bloomington, IN (February 8, 2013) FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for December as reported in the February 2013Trucking Update came in with a reading of 8.38 reflective of the current good environment for truckers. By mid-2013 the TCI is expected to rise significantly, caused by market...

New Medical Certification Requirements: A Guide for Commercial Driver Starting January 30, 2012 and no later than January 30, 2014, all CDL holders must provide information to their SDLA regarding the type of commercial motor vehicle operation they drive in or expect to drive in with their...

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Happy truckers are healthy truckers, but getting big rig drivers to brake regularly for exercise, healthy meals and much-needed down time is often easier said than done. That’s why the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is shifting gears to raise...

You knew the Hours of Service rule change was coming, and now it’s almost here. The new Hours of Service rules take effect on February 27, 2013, and the compliance date of selected provisions is July 1, 2013. Even though trucking groups have petitioned the agency to hold off on implementing...

The other day I pulled into this Walmart and they had the usual roving security car we used to seeing these days...for some reason I dunno...I pulled up along side him and introduced myself...and asked if parking for a few days maybe would be fine....No problem he said...just stay away from the...

With indications that factories in Asia will begin closing in early February and remain shut for as long as three weeks, for the Lunar New Years. OR...maybe things will pick up because of it as suppliers look to more local inventories?.....

Being President of the United States certainly doesn't make someone a flawless human being. People are human, and they all make mistakes—even if they are the leader of the free world...... You can make mistakes, too. Remember the load opportunities that we talked about the other day? Maybe you...

It doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." Now this is a tale we've all heard before, and so many variations have been made on this very theme…....Something about a tortoise and hare comes to mind. Confucius was on to something when he penned this quote. Slow and...

When most people think about March coming in like a lion and out like a lamb, they equate it with the weather. But there's another meaning to the saying that isn't weather-related... "In like a lion, out like a lamb" also relates to the constellations Leo and Aries (a lion and a ram), and...

This is important: You need to lighten up on yourself when you falter. Don’t let one slip up kill your dream of being an expeditor professional. It’s impossible to be perfect, and that’s true no matter what you’re doing. If you’re always berating yourself for falling short of your...

Kansas seems to have money to spare.... Kansas announces $1.1B in highway projects | CJOnline.com

great, now they are naming winter storms!! Brutus

Looks like expediters row at the Detroiter like in the old days.....they seem to have a change of policy....and letting us park in the east lot again....:)

Moose brought this up... Over the years costs to operate a truck stop increase....everything goes up for them as well....employee wages, taxes, products.....I think we are somewhat irritated when we "seem" to feel the pinch.....as we are literally hauling loads for the same rates or lower...

another one bits the dust... Federal Regulators Close Steak-Hauling Trucker | Journal of Commerce According to data on the FMCSA’s Web site, the 62-truck carrier had been involved in 12 tow-away accidents since 2010, seven of which involved injuries. In 2009, HP Distribution received a...

Beginning Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Transportation will begin to patch a 20-mile stretch of Interstate 75 in Monroe County.The work zone will stretch from the state line north to Interstate 275, with motorists encountering single lane closures during the week and double lane...

Blizzard brought up a valid point in this message.... some questions to ask should be their dispatch schedule...some shutdown at night and some days of the weekend as in not looking for loads and have just their cells for breakdowns and emergencies.....

yet another buyout by Jacobs.... XPO Logistics Aims at $500 Million Target | Journal of Commerce