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Viewpoint: Truck parking remains key industry issue
Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Chairman Jim Ward describes our nation’s roads and bridges as a truck driver’s office, and good parking as their home away from home. But with only one truck parking space for every 11 drivers, the trucking industry desperately needs more parking.
Truck drivers consistently rank parking availability as a top concern in annual surveys. When drivers cannot readily find parking, they are forced to park illegally or continue searching, often violating federal...
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Daily Infographic: Parking lot safety
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OOIDA urges Biden administration to bust driver shortage ‘myth’
The Biden administration should reject the notion that there is a shortage of truck drivers and instead focus on why carriers find it difficult to keep drivers in their ranks, according to the largest small-business trucking lobby.
In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association pressed the department’s Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC) to resolve the underlying causes of excessive driver turnover – also known...
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TruckPark, FuelMe joint venture offers truckers fuel delivery while parked
Between time spent just waiting to get to a fueling pump at a busy truck stop and the time spent to actually fuel a Class 8 rig, truck drivers can spend an hour or more of their work time waiting. TruckPark, the truck reservation platform, is teaming up with FuelMe to offer drivers a potential solution.
A joint venture between the two companies announced Tuesday will allow drivers using the TruckPark app to secure on-location fueling while they rest, potentially giving back drivers an hour or...