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Loaded and Rolling: Driver pay data highlight earnings gain

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Driver pay data highlight earnings gain
(Source: NTI)

The National Transportation Institute (NTI) rec...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-driver-pay-data-highlight-earnings-gain

Trailer orders plunge 38% in November compared to October

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Trailer orders tanked in November, falling 38% from October accompanied by the lowest production...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trailer-orders-plunge-38-in-november-compared-to-october

Loaded and Rolling: FreightTech 25 announced

FreightTech 25 announced

(Source: FreightWaves)

On Thursday FreightWaves presented the FreightTech 25 awards, which were chosen independently by a panel of CEOs, industry leaders, academics and investors who scored the companies. Chattanooga, Tennessee-based accounting and auditing firm HHM administered the vote. The awards recognize the most innovative and disruptive companies in the freight technology sector. 

Of the companies that were named to the FreightTech 25, 17 were newcomers, while...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-freighttech-25-announced

Moms urge federal regulators to mandate side underride guards

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It’s been 10 years since Marianne Karth — along with daughters AnnaLeah and Mary and son Caleb —...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/moms-urge-federal-regulators-to-mandate-side-underride-guards

Loaded and Rolling: Knight-Swift CEO pans under-21 driver push; falling contract rates shutter North Carolina carrier

Knight-Swift CEO pans under-21 driver push
(Photo: John Gallagher/FreightWaves)

A plan to allow 18-to-20-year-old truck drivers to haul interstate cargo got a sharp rebuttal at the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) conference by Knight-Swift President and CEO David Jackson. The plan was conceived as a way to address the driver shortage and is strongly supported by the Biden administration and the American Trucking Associations (ATA). 

On Monday, Jackson said it was a horrible idea to let...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-knight-swift-ceo-pans-under-21-driver-push-falling-contract-rates-shutter-north-carolina-carrier

Loaded and Rolling: FreightTech 100 nominations, accessing trailer pools with FreightVana

FreightTech 100 nominations end soon
(Source: FreightWaves)

It’s the second most wonderful time of the year behind college football returning. If you or someone you know is innovating or disrupting the freight industry, the nominations for the annual FreightWaves FreightTech 100 are ending on Friday. To submit a nomination, use the link here. 

An external peer group of CEOs, industry leaders, academics and freight-industry investors will then whittle the FreightTech 100 list down to the top 25...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-freighttech-100-nominations-accessing-trailer-pools-with-freightvana

Loaded and Rolling: Costliest year in trucking; truckload drivers’ earnings up

Loaded and Rolling Cover ImageATRI: Costliest year ever in trucking
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

On Wednesday, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released its annual report on the operational costs of trucking. The report, which has been published annually since 2008, is based on motor carrier financial and operations data from 2021. 

Below are some highlights from the report and press release: 

  • Total marginal cost of trucking increased 12.7% in 2021 to $1.855 per mile, the highest on record. Fuel was...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-costliest-year-in-trucking-truckload-drivers-earnings-up

The Log Book: Trucking Cares Foundation donates to Ukraine relief

The Log Book is a weekly rundown of human-interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: Trucking Cares donates to Ukraine relief funds, Bendix supports hospice Pappus House and the UPS Foundation celebrates Women’s History Month.

Trucking Cares Foundation donates to Ukraine relief

The Trucking Cares Foundation (TCF) announced Wednesday it will be donating $42,500 to three different groups to help with humanitarian relief in the Ukraine. 

Working alongside nonprofit group GP...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-log-book-trucking-cares-foundation-donates-to-ukraine-relief

Trucking coalition wants way around looming CARB emissions rule

A diverse coalition of trucking groups is urging the California Air Resources Board to consider alternative solutions to an emissions rule that would require owners that operate in the state to upgrade their aging equipment to include 2010 model year or newer diesel engines by the end of the year.

In the letter to Richard Corey, executive officer of the California Air Resources Board, 26 trucking organizations, including the American Trucking Associations, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucking-coalition-wants-way-around-looming-carb-emissions-rule

Trade group: Exempt cross-border truckers from vaccine mandate

A trucking trade group is urging U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to exempt cross-border truckers from COVID-19 vaccine rules implemented in mid-January.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent letters to Biden and Trudeau  on Monday.

The move comes after the Freedom Convoy entered its second week in Canada’s capital, Ottawa, to protest the country’s rule that took effect on Jan. 15, requiring U.S. truckers entering Canada to be vaccinated. The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trade-group-exempt-cross-border-truckers-from-vaccine-mandate

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