Poll: Brokers, Price Gouging, And Regulating Fees
Stories of brokers taking commissions on loads as high as 65%, plummeting spot rates, and truckers losing money on brokered loads of emergency supplies are making the rounds.…
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Truck Crashes That Weren’t Preventable Won’t Count Against Your Safety Score, But What’s “Preventable” May Surprise You
Regulators have announced that truck crashes that are deemed to have been non-preventable will no longer count against a carrier’s safety rating. Even some non-preventable crashes that have…
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Infamous Arrow Trucking CEO Released From Prison Early
Former CEO of Arrow Trucking Co, James Douglas “Doug” Pielsticker, is free from federal prison after serving just over half his sentence. While his appeal for “compassionate release”…
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Trump Pressures Republicans To Get On Board With Infrastructure Funding
President Donald Trump has renewed his call for a massive infrastructure program. Both the President and Congressional Democrats are hoping to use an infrastructure program to help the…
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Head Of Broker Group Says Truckers Can Blame Themselves For Low Rates, Not Brokers
As freight rates have been plummeting in many sectors of the trucking industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, some truckers and carriers have been blaming brokers. On Wednesday, the…
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FMCSA To Hand Out 1 Million Masks To Truckers
To help keep truckers safe, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is planning to distribute 1 million masks to drivers nationwide. Unfortunately, between limited supplies and limited…
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