A few days ago, this week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that drivers hauling livestock and insects are free to run on paper logs instead of Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) until further notice.
As required by law, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration adjusts fine amounts each year based on current inflation level.
US manufacturer General Motors (GM) will cut 15% of its employees and stop production next year at 7 plants. The goal is to cut $ 6 billion from costs by the end of 2020. The company will drive more investment to the development of electric and autonomous vehicles.
Expect a spike in cargo thefts during upcoming Thanksgiving holiday is the warning from the cargo theft recording companies CargoNet and SensiGuard.
Less than 6% of long-haul drivers are women, and that number is rising due to the truck driver shortage around the country! We think that female truck drivers are fantastic truck drivers and we want to encourage them to continue doing what they like! If you are one of the women who have chosen this rewarding, freeing and important career, we think you can benefit from these great tips that we managed to gather from different women truck drivers.
