Trucking Industry Pushes CDC for COVID-19 Vaccines at Truckstops
Organizations representing truck drivers, trucking fleets, and truckstops are calling for the CDC to designate truckstops and travel plazas as vaccination sites for COVID-19 Vaccines. One of the latest efforts was a Feb. 25 letter to the director of the Centers for...
Bill to Allow Younger Interstate Truck Drivers Reintroduced
A group of bipartisan legislators reintroduced the DRIVE-Safe Act to address the growing shortage of professional truck drivers in the U.S. by allowing (younger) certified commercial truck driver’s who are under 21 to cross state lines after completing safety training...
Everything in Fleet Depreciates Except Fleet Manager Expertise
Every fleet asset depreciates over time except fleet intellectual capital, which appreciates in value the more expansive it becomes and the longer it is used. Fleet management is a very complex profession. Fleet Manager Expertise requires a tremendous amount of...
4 Ways to Prevent Truck Wheel-Offs
Bearing failures are less common than fastener-related separations, 26% compared to 65%, say several investigative reports on wheel separations. Photo: Jim Park The causes of wheel separation are well known. They include bearing failures; loose, broken, or missing...