The PRO Act of 2021 May Shift Owner-Operators
You might recall last year a bill called the Protecting Right to Organize (PRO) Act made it through the House of Representatives, but died either in the senate or on the president’s desk. […]
Trucking
Trucker Memes
Like with other ways of life, memes can be used to humorously share an experience every trucker has seen or been in.
American Society of Civil Engineers Does not Approve of Roads
It only takes hitting one hole on the road to understand that US roads are an infrastructure investment that nearly everyone supports. But with such bipartisan approval, roads continue to remain in states […]
Trucking Jobs Down Slightly for Slow Season [February 2021]
The winter months after the holiday season are generally the slowest months of the year for the trucking industry, so it may not come as a surprise that the preliminary numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that employment numbers in the industry are down.
Truck Sales Up, Period. [February 2021]
For the month prior, truck sales were either great or bad depending on how you looked at it. With February, truck sales have increased no matter the angle.
Trailer Sales Follow Truck Sales’ Footsteps [January 2021]
It is probably a surprise to nobody that truck sales for any given month has a similar pattern as trailer sales, namely that as truck sales increase, trailer sales tend to increase as […]
CB Codes
CB Radio 10 Codes and What They Actually Mean Citizens Band Radio aka CB Radio was used for long-range communication before the invention of email and cell phones. It is primarily used by […]
Department of Labor Says Yes to Sleeper Berth Pay
Not directly ordered from Joe Biden but instead implemented by people he approved within the Department of Labor, the regulations regarding off-time pay is shifting back to what it was before the Trump […]
Biden Turns Around Trump’s Executive Order 13801
On February 17th, Biden continued changing direction from his predecessor by rescinding Executive Order 13801. As you can imagine from reading about it here, this impacts the trucking industry. Here is what Executive […]
FMCSA Declares Emergency For Extreme Cold
Less than a year ago that the FMCSA declared a regional emergency for the west coast states in response to rampant wildfires in that area. Now it is time for over 30 other […]