Owning your own trucking authority sounds like freedom—being your own boss, choosing your loads, and controlling your income. But here’s the part most people don’t talk about: behind that freedom are hidden costs that quietly eat away at your profits. Introduction Running your own trucking authority is a lot like owning a house instead of […]
The trucking industry is experiencing the shortage of drivers that is causing trucking companies to hire drivers with little experience. This shortage has led to a driver retention issue. In the last few years, the trucking industry has seen an increase in driver pay and the introduction of new driver-friendly equipment like trucks with sleeper […]
Landstar Earnings Down Landstar reported earnings this week and to no surprise their earnings were down just as JB Hunt and other transportation companies are reporting reduced earnings amid a difficult transportation market place. Landstar President and Chief Executive Officer, Jim B. Gattoni, stated that both truckload volume and revenue per load were affected by […]
FMCSA Postpones Drug & Alcohol Clearing house requirement Beginning in January, all employers trying to hire new truck drivers were to be required to do background checks in the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse; the problem is in typical government fashion the website doesn’t work! Now, after a week of frustration and delays in being able […]
FMCSA has decided to raise the Random Drug Testing rate to 50% The previous required testing rate was 25%, now the industry must comply with the new 50% testing rate rule. Yes, this will effectively double the required testing rate and will cost the trucking industry over $50 million a year, even as 2019 saw […]
Trucking Shutdown in 2019? There was an article that came out on www.cdllife.com back in December talking about a potential shut down by truck drivers in 2019. The primary reason noted for the shutdown was ELD’s, hours of service (HOS) reforms and other trucking related regulations being considered by the Federal Motor Carrier Associate (FMCSA). […]
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