Top 10 Best Podcasts for Truckers
Perhaps you are tired of listening to the same tunes on the radio, and want to listen to something a little more insightful as you drive your big rig from coast to coast. […]
Garrett Hellmann
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Meera Joshi to Become Full-Time FMCSA Administrator
In mid-April, Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Meera Joshi as the administrator to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Does this sound familiar? If the news sounds like a repeat […]
CVSA Operation Safe Driver Week Begins July 11th
Operation Safe Driver Week is once again in sight. Like last year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is putting a hefty focus on speeding, and with all of the data regarding speeding, […]
The First Vaccination Clinic for Truckers
NoticeAfter this article was written, the CDC has declared a pause in the use of the J&J vaccine. The current status of administering vaccines at the Native Pride Travel Plaza, as to whether […]
Trucking Industry Continues to Perform [March 2021]
Frankly, we are running out of terms to describe how well the trucking industry is performing right now. Exploding? Volcanic? The Numbers The fine folks at ACT Research say that the new truck […]
Freight Rates Continue to Roll [March 2021]
While the numbers deviated slightly from the update in the middle of March, the massive jump in rates for all three forms of freight held steady.
Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Plan and Truckers
Last month, the office of Joe Biden released the details for the American Jobs Plan. The entire press release clocks in at almost 12,000 words. Reading it is a time-consuming project, but if […]
Truck Parking Bill, Part 2
2021 is the new 2020. Many bills are getting a second wind with a new Congress and White House. One of these is an attempt to resolve the perpetual problem of truck parking.Jason’s […]
The Cost of a VMT Tax
Currently, fuel taxes of 18.4 cents per gallon of gasoline and 24.4 cents of diesel fuel have been used for the Highway Trust Fund. These numbers, unchanged since 1993, are not enough for […]
Congress Discusses Side Guards for Trailers
Side guards might seem like another costly regulation for truckers, but they can prevent a lot of future headaches. Stop Underrides Act The Stop Underrides Act has gone through Congress twice before, in […]