Donald Broughton, principal and managing partner of Broughton Capital, most notable for predicting in 2007 that an economic recession was just around the corner, has said at the Commercial Carrier Journal’s Solutions Summit in Arizona that the supply shortages holding back the trucking industry are the only thing between it and an economic boom. A […]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has updated its employment numbers for NAICS 484, the trucking industry. The numbers reflect there is an influx in trucking jobs. NOVEMBER 2021 NUMBERS The numbers posted for November 2021 are: 1,521,300 for the initial preliminary count of November 2021. 1,515,700 for the revised preliminary employment count of October 2021, […]
Recently the FMCSA has announced that rear impact trailer guardrails have been added as a requirement for annual FMCSA inspections. More Information The change is to the FMCSA’s 396 section, which deals with all things inspection and maintenance. Failure to have properly approved rear guardrails on a trailer will not result in an out-of-service declaration […]