by - February 6, 2019 4:28 pm
Driver detention has become a $1 billion problem for the trucking industry, and industry executives recently discussed how carriers are coping with the issue and provided some solutions to it….
by - January 29, 2019 2:07 pm
Carriers still expect truck driver pay will rise as freight demand remains strong but not at the level it was at this time in 2018. Trucking companies are offering “innovative…
by - January 23, 2019 6:25 pm
Walmart Inc. runs the third-largest private trucking fleet in the country with 8,000 drivers who travel more than 700 million miles annually delivering merchandise to Walmart and Sam’s Club. The…
by - September 24, 2018 4:32 pm
Flexibility in hours-of-service rules are expected to benefit several large carriers, including Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services, and they could save more than $150 million and almost 2.3 million hours…
by - December 5, 2017 3:48 pm
WorkHound wants people to love their jobs, and with its focus on the trucking industry, it seeks to reduce the driver turnover rate, which is about 95%, said Max Farrell,…
by - March 7, 2017 3:21 pm
Sometimes small changes can lead to “a meaningful impact” when industry and agencies work together, said Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association. Arkansas State Police and the trucking…
by - February 11, 2016 9:30 pm
Ernest and Cheree Shunn of Lowell have been best friends and partners in nearly everything they have done for the past 32 years. The couple worked at APEX Tools in…
