If you fill up your car with gas, thank a truck driver. If you buy groceries, thank a truck driver. If you buy a car, thank a truck driver. If you own or live in a house, thank a truck driver. Truth is, without truck drivers our entire economy would screech to a sudden […]
Heartland Express Earnings Miss A few days ago, JB Hunt missed their earnings estimates and now so has Heartland Express. Is this just a bump in the road or a sign of things to come? Heartland blames part of their earnings miss on a recent acquisition, but when you look at the numbers you can […]
There are a lot of good things about the transportation industry that the general public tends to ignore. This is largely due to lawyers continually demonizing the industry and the frustration we all feel when we get behind a slow semi trying to make it up an incline. Yes, even though we are in the […]
Knight and Swift Reach Settlement After more than a decade of a class action lawsuit, Knight and Swift have agreed to settle a lawsuit involving more than 20,000 drivers. According to transportationattorneys.net the $100 million dollar settlement had already been fully reserved and is not expected to impact future financial results. The lawsuit started in […]
United States Supreme Court Rule Independent Contractors are Exempt from Arbitration Clauses in Trucking Company Contracts. The US Supreme court has ruled in favor of an Independent Contractor that brought suit against a trucking company which was compelling the Owner Operator to settle a wage dispute through arbitration. The owner operator had brought a class […]
What is Better Mileage or Percentage Pay? So you are a truck driver or perhaps a freight transportation engineer and are curious whether you should find a trucking job that pays mileage or percentage. It does not matter if you are an owner operator or a company driver, this is still a valid question. We […]
What do the New Tax Laws Mean for Owner Operators I am sure everyone has heard about the new tax laws by now. The question is how will it affect company drivers and owner operators. Right? I know that is what the people on our site want to know. It is important before you place […]
Electronic Logging Mandate Confusion Here we are over two months into the electronic logging device mandate and guess what? Utter confusion and uncertainty. Is anyone really surprised? Analysts are struggling to determine what effect ELD exemptions will have on the industry. The government and transportation executives are all trying to determine what freight needs to […]
Transportation Industry Parking Crisis Parking has been an issue in the transportation industry for years as more trucks are one the road and states are cracking down on where trucks can park. The biggest change that has occurred is the electronic logging device mandate. Because of the electronic logging device mandate, drivers have much less […]
Are Shippers Taking Advantage of the Electronic Logging Mandate? It is no secret that some unscrupulous shippers and consignees have taken advantage of the transportation industry by charging exorbitant fees, fines and charges when a driver misses a delivery appointment. Of course, this only flows one way. If a driver has an appointment at 1pm […]
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