2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (699+ words) There are two records every fleet that runs its own shop has: what was reported by the truck on the road, and what gets written up by the technician in the bay. An evergreen challenge is that these records don’t…...

15+ hour, 10+ min ago   (826+ words) A question from a Texas truck driver has produced a clear answer from the U.S. Department of Labor: H-2A visa holders who operate commercial motor vehicles are covered by federal English-language proficiency requirements. The trucker, who asked to remain anonymous, contacted FreightWaves…...

22+ hour, 5+ min ago   (356+ words) The weekly diesel price used as the basis for most fuel surcharges dropped this week just as futures and spot physical prices are surging anew. At approximately 11:50 a.m. EDT, ultra low sulfur diesel on the CME commodity exchange was trading at…...

23+ hour, 34+ min ago   (466+ words) Texas and Pennsylvania had the largest number of brick-and-mortar commercial driver training schools affected by the Department of Transportation’s sweeping crackdown on CDL training providers announced Monday. DOT provided a state-by-state breakdown showing 13 schools each in Texas and Pennsylvania, followed…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (684+ words) Outside of Texas, it’s California that has lately generated the most autonomous truck news, despite not hosting the trucks themselves. The primary reason lies in the state’s driverless truck rulemaking process. California until recently had not allowed autonomous truck testing,…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (400+ words) Bot Auto is keeping its remote assistants based exclusively in the U.S., the Houston autonomous trucking company announced Thursday. These remote assistants sit between a driverless truck and whoever walks up to it but perform no part of the actual driving....

1+ week, 28+ min ago   (1433+ words) An owner-operator running two trucks struggled to keep a driver on their payroll. The truck was parked two hours from where he lived. For the driver he hired, it turned into a multi-hour trip to and from the truck. The…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (247+ words) The used truck market is experiencing unprecedented strength! Daimler Trucks’ Chris Backeberg explains why sleeper inventory is below COVID levels, leading to strong pricing and gains for carriers. Discover how OEMs coordinate new truck orders with remarketing strategies, and what…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (432+ words) The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges hit an important milestone this week: it is at its highest level since military action commenced against Iran in early March. That price is now up 39.5 cts/g in the last…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (92+ words) Diesel prices are soaring, but spot rates continue to fall, creating a significant disconnect in the trucking market. This SONAR Market Update dives deep into the factors driving this divergence, from global conflicts impacting refinery output to shifts in intermodal…...