The Trucker Chronicles

Tank truck carriers are outpacing the rest of the trucking industry, according to Bob Costello, chief economist for the American Trucking Associations. He delivered that optimistic economic assessment May 23 during the National Tank Truck Carriers 63rd Annual Conference in Baltimore MD. In fact, tank truck activity is up around 20%, and the sector is [...]

Angela Greiling Keane Bloomberg News WASHINGTON – Trucking companies accustomed to letting drivers haul goods all night may face federal restrictions that would curb the practice and might add almost $2 billion to the industry’s annual operating costs. The rules, which a Transportation Department agency proposed Dec. 23, may cut an hour of driving time [...]

WASHINGTON — With Hours of Service, EOBRs and CSA 2010, among other issues, getting the majority of the attention among trucking industry stakeholders, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with little notice sent the proposed rulemaking that would ban texting by commercial vehicle operators to the office of Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood some two [...]

New Schneider Logistics’ Service Delivers Long-Awaited Domestic and International Supply Chain Synchronization for Shippers Shippers Able to Eliminate Up to Seven Days In-Transit and Millions in Hidden Costs  GREEN BAY, Wis.  – An innovative Inland Logistics Management service launched recently by Schneider Logistics, a leading global logistics provider and part of the Schneider National enterprise, [...]

William B. Cassidy The Journal of Commerce Online – News Story Bill sets environmental, safety goals for freight industries, creates funding programs A national multimodal freight transportation plan is the goal of a bill introduced today in the U.S. Senate. Three Democratic senators are sponsoring legislation that would require the federal government to stake out [...]