A new House bill aims to increase participation in the pilot program for young truckers aged 18-20. The DRIVE Safe Integrity Act will support new developments in the interstate trucking industry while advancing standards for safe driving. This law will be one of those that will help solve the problem of lack of truckers in […]
Read moreForbes released a new study, which named the states with the most dishonest drivers. For the rating, six indicators were used, including distracted driving and driving in a state of alcoholic intoxication: • Number of drunk drivers involved in fatal crashes per 100,000 drivers • Number of drivers who looked at their phone while driving […]
Read moreThe polling of 500 U.S. owner-operators found that the trucking industry experienced increased their satisfaction. According to the report, about two-thirds (65%) of the owner-operators surveyed are now satisfied, and more than half (57%) said they are much more satisfied now than they were 2 years ago. Last year, more than three-quarters (77%) of the […]
Read moreThe short in height trucker went viral on TikTok after sharing his daily truck ride experience. Born in Kenya, Joachim Wangi has been a truck driver since November 2022 with citizenship and a CDL. Sitting on the truck, Vangi began to lead TikTok, where he talks about the problems and successes in the field of […]
Read moreSome state legislators are introducing an online CDL renewal option for truck drivers. One of the first states to adopt the innovation was Idaho. On March 6, the State Department of Transportation announced it was expanding its online process to renew state-issued driver’s licenses. CDL owners will be added to them. State officials say the […]
Read morePre-trip inspection is an integral part of every trucker`s trip. Typically, this is the most disliked and often overlooked part of being a professional truck driver in the trucking industry. Under federal law, a driver must submit a daily vehicle inspection report. In addition to being required by law, pre-trip and post-trip inspections are necessary […]
Read moreThe bipartisan legislation, introduced on Tuesday, aims to address a number of problems in the trucking industry. It’s about driver retention, as well as providing more truck parking space, reducing working hours for livestock carriers, and an emergency policy. U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (RS.D.) and Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced what they both call «a major […]
Read moreThis week, the company that runs the world’s largest wholesale and retail chain, Walmart, announced an expansion of its private fleet and a pilot 12-week CDL program. In an announcement on 18th Jan., Walmart stated the expanding of the Associate-to-Driver program, launched last year in Dover, Delaware, and Sacramento, California. 56 people have already successfully […]
Read moreThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration added a page to its website for those who want to join trucking. On December 22, the FMCSA updated the website of the registry of places providing driving knowledge. The new webpage consists of guidelines that drivers can take when choosing a driving service provider from among those listed […]
Read moreTo provide residents with more opportunities to obtain CDL, Iowa Gov. Kem Reynolds announced a new plan for newbie truckers in her state. “Truck drivers play such a critical role in meeting our supply chain demands – if you got it, a truck driver brought it,” Reynolds said. – “Like the rest of the nation, […]
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