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DOT secretary nominee set for Senate committee hearing

Anthony Foxx The Senate's Committee on Commerce will be questioning Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx Wednesday, May 22, as part of the preliminary stages of the required Senate confirmation process for members of the president's Cabinet. President ...

Inclement weather, flooding caused freight volume to drop in April

According to numbers released this week by DAT Network via its North American Freight Index, freight volumes dropped in April month over month and year over year — steering from both seasonal and overall trends ...

Pilot sued again in wake of fraud allegations

Pilot Flying J has been sued for at least a sixth time after federal allegations surfaced in the middle of last month when the FBI and IRS raided the truck stop and fuel provider's headquarters ...

FMCSA wants to ditch zero-defect driver vehicle inspection reports

A proposal from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week would eliminate the requirement of drivers and fleets to submit and retain driver vehicle inspection reports when no defects are indicated if the Department ...

Agency orders Mexican bus company to stop operating in U.S.

Marking the 20th Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration-ordered shutdown this year, Autobuses Zacatecanos has been ordered by the agency to cease its operations in the US. and revoked the company's authority after saying its drivers ...

Live Stream from the CCJ Spring Symposium

Get a peak at the  CCJ Spring Symposium sessions in real-time as we live stream from this year's event.  We will be streaming two sessions including:  "Obamacare's Effect on Carriers" and an executive panel on“The Pitfalls of Independent Contractor Misclassification”.  If you are interested in attending the event in Birmingham, we offer both full registration which includes all sessions, meals, hotel, golf/spa or partial registration without hotel.

GAO says transportation ID card program needs more work

The Transportation Worker Identification Card Program is floundering after millions of investment over more than a decade, a congressional committee stated last week. The program was created in 2002 with the intent to give all personnel ...

Conditions improve, but still down for shippers

Though conditions for shippers improved in March, the overall environment is still negative, says FTR Associates, who produces the monthly Shippers Conditions Index — a compilation of factors that impact shippers transport environment. A reading below ...

Diesel price rises in DOE’s 1,000th week of data

The national retail price for on-highway diesel Diesel prices rose 2.1 cents a gallon during the week ended May 13, halting at 10 weeks the recent string of weekly decreases. According to the U.S. Department ...

Agency tacks on additions to driver medical exam rule

Announced Friday, April 10, via the Federal Register, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing adding a second part to its National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners rule finalized last April. The proposed rule changes ...

Trucking conditions remain ‘solidly favorable’ for trucking companies

The monthly Trucking Conditions Index produced by FTR Associates improved in March upon what FTR has said is an "already favorable environment for trucking." The reading moved to 13.12. Anything above 10, FTR says, shows ...

CSA'S Data Trail

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Risk & Reward, Part 2: CSA data shows independents at risk

Independent wner-operators have a much greater chance of getting inspected and put out of service than owner-operators and company drivers at large ...

Risk & Reward, Part 1: How CSA’s data shows discrimination toward small carriers

Infographic: Small Fleets loom large on inspectors’ radar

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