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How Do Your Camera Scores Stack Up?

29 October 2024

Carriers that use their cameras to make their trucks and drivers safer also find that operating more safely can bring greater profitability.

TL Break-even Price Currently at $2.72 Per Mile

29 October 2024

An article recently published in CCJ Digital provided an overview of data that demonstrates that the average truckload carrier must be paid $2.72 per mile merely to break even.

What We Have Learned About Trucking After Hurricanes

10 October 2024

Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and now Hurricane Helene in 2024, with Milton bearing down on the Gulf Coast! Major storms, with major disaster areas and the need for emergency supplies, most of which come by truck.

2024 RoadCheck Inspects Nearly 50,000 Trucks

25 September 2024

Commercial enforcement personnel in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 48,761 inspections during this year’s International Roadcheck, which took place May 14-16. The good news is that 77% of commercial trucks and 95.2% of commercial drivers had no out-of-service violations.

Study Shows True Cost and Safety Impacts of Driver Detention

25 September 2024

A new American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) study documents what many of us in trucking already know: that truck drivers unreasonably detained for hours at customer facilities take a hit on their productivity and safety. ATRI has quantified the direct costs for fleets, truck drivers and supply chains in general.