Gonna get into them later today. I’m running across various cities and towns looking for an empty ‍♂️ Click to expand… One of the crazy things I do as a driver when searching for an empty trailer is when I do finally find one, I make note of any other trailers that are in the...Read More

It was a busy couple weeks to be Bob Costello, chief economist of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), who we will lean on heavily in this week’s segment of Economic Trucking Trends. He was front and center at the ATA’s own management conference in Austin a couple weeks ago, then visited Montreal for Isaac Instruments’...Read More

Virtual Vehicle will allow Kenworth and Peterbilt customers to access a wide range of capabilities to utilize, manage, and deploy digital applications directly from their vehicles. Photo: Platform Science Paccar and Platform Science announced a new collaboration to integrate Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle in Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks. Virtual Vehicle is an open OEM...Read More

And just like that, the 2023-24 IRS Form 2290 deadline is nearly here! It’s super important that you don’t miss the deadline, because you will face penalties and interest from the IRS if you’re late. File today with ExpressTruckTax The quickest, easiest, and most secure solution for filing your Form 2290 is to use ExpressTruckTax!...Read More

The 2023 JOC Inland Distribution Conference took place in Chicago from Sept. 26-28. DAT Freight & Analytics Principal Analyst Dean Croke was among the featured speakers over the annual three-day event, serving as a panelist during the Trucking’s Route to a Rebound keynote session.  Croke was joined on the panel by industry experts Chris Jamroz...Read More

Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023: FMCSA changing Portal account login system In order to improve security and comply with a federal mandate for Multifactor Authentication (MFA), anyone with an FMCSA Portal account needs to take action by Dec. 1 to keep access to their account. Users will now access the FMCSA...Read More

On my thread “Can a bent wheel rim prevent the trailer tandem pins from going in when knob is pulled” the topic of conversation soon became what one should do on a pre-trip inspection. I found this interesting, and I think that the topic of pre-trip inspections is worthy of its own thread. There are...Read More

The Driver Inc. companies are raising their head in Atlantic Canada, warned Chris McKee, executive director of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA). This business model, where trucking employers misclassify employees as independent service providers, “is not good for our industry, illegal, not a level playing field, and detrimental to carriers that go by the...Read More

James Reed Joins Kodiak Robotics as COO from USA Truck, where he spent nearly six years as CEO. Photo: Kodiak Robotics, Inc. Autonomous trucking company Kodiak Robotics announced the appointment of former USA Truck CEO James Reed to the role of chief operating officer. Over the past 25 years, Reed has built his career in...Read More

Today is August 31st, 2023, the last day to File Form 2290 and pay the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax to the IRS. Are you a driver of a vehicle weighing 55,000 pounds or more? Then you need to be aware of this important deadline!  Form 2290 is an IRS tax form that must be filed...Read More