Raising the Standards of the Trucking Industry
By: Allen Smith Within the last three and a half years, the U. S. trucking industry has seen the most expensive regulatory action in decades, imposing $46 billion in annual costs. Current discussion on mandating EOBR’s on all trucks would … Continue reading
Many in the trucking industry continue to state that according to the cabotage laws, that trucks from Mexico will only be able to deliver their freight from Mexico to the assigned U.S. destination and can only pick up another load … Continue reading
On December 30th, 2010 I discussed what I considered to be the top five trucking issues to be on the lookout for in 2011. As we continue into March, there are strong indications that some are already upon us, while … Continue reading
Breaking News: Thursday, January 6th, 2011 It did not take long for one of the five trucking issues to watch for in 2011 to hit the news. Today, the Obama administration offered a proposal to allow trucks from Mexico to … Continue reading
The new immigration law in Arizona has caused quite a stir across the country, even though nearly 73% of Americans polled say they approve of the new law and would like to see a similar one in their own states. … Continue reading
Opening Mexico’s border under the NAFTA agreement could cost professional truck drivers in the U. S. as many as two million jobs. With an estimated four million active U. S. truck drivers, that would equal cutting half of the work … Continue reading
I’m reaching the point of saturation with political topics. It seems that at every turn there is some battle taking place within America’s politics. So at times, I tell myself . . . no more. Then, another piece of news … Continue reading
By: Jose De Cordoba MEXICO CITY — A Mexican trade association representing more than 4,500 trucking companies is seeking $6 billion in damages from the U.S. government because of Washington’s refusal to allow Mexican trucks to carry cargo over U.S. … Continue reading
Reported by: Jonathan S. Reiskin, Associate News Editor Is the trucking industry as we know it in North America changing? Will trucking careers slide downward and may even eventually become somewhat “obsolete?” Many experts believe it will and are advising … Continue reading
The Highway Information Sharing Analysis Center, funded by the Department of Homeland Security, issued an advisory on Friday warning “drivers and trucking companies that they could be exposed to violence from Mexico’s drug wars.” The warning stated, “Truck drivers carry … Continue reading
Discussing Real Life Trucking
