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01/21/2025

01/20/2025

17 groups are urging President-elect Trump to block the speed limiter regulation set to take effect in May. They have come together to ask for either a postponement or repeal.

Groups are urging President-elect Trump to block the speed limiter regulation set to take effect in May. 17 organizations requested a postponement and repeal.

01/16/2025

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the U.S. Department of Transportation promoted domestic energy initiatives and pro-commerce safety programs during his nomination hearing Jan. 15.

Sean Duffy, Trump's choice to head the Dept. of Transportation, promoted domestic energy initiatives and pro-commerce safety programs in his nomination hearing.

01/14/2025

New truck drivers entered the market because of the high rates at the start of the pandemic. We've returned to pre-pandemic conditions, but the record-high number of drivers remained until recently, resulting in rates being pushed down.
Employment stabilized in the last quarter of 2024, with an end to the overcapacity problem on the horizon.

Thousands of trucking jobs were lost in 2024, but employment has stabilized. There were only two months of job losses in the last five months of the year.

01/13/2025

With winter storms still coming, several states have declared states of emergency. These declarations provide regulatory relief for commercial motor vehicles responding to the affected areas in Georgia, Texas, South Carolina, and others.

State emergency orders providing regulatory relief for commercial motor vehicles responding to areas affected by winter weather and storms have been issued.

01/10/2025

U.S. Rep. Hudson of North Carolina introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38), aiming to provide nationwide reciprocity for concealed carry license holders and extend similar rights to residents of Constitutional Carry states.

What percent of drivers do you think carry?

Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act provides nationwide reciprocity for concealed carry license holders to residents of Constitutional Carry states

01/09/2025

His facial expression is so funny! Don't tick off your co-captain 😂😂

https://www.facebook.com/becomeatruckwarrior/videos/1284515496192714

01/08/2025

UPS Inc. has been growing its healthcare business to offset stagnating revenue in its core package delivery business. UPS Healthcare was a $10 billion business at the end of 2023, accounting for one-tenth of total revenue. The company aims to double that number by 2026.

UPS Inc. specialized logistics services have good profit margins. Injectable medicines shipped overnight command a higher shipping cost than things like socks.

01/06/2025

According to the American Transportation Research Institute, traffic congestion on U.S. highways added $108.8 billion in costs to the industry in 2022

According to the American Transportation Research Institute, traffic congestion on U.S. highways added $108.8 billion in costs to the trucking industry in 2022.