Trucking Industry News

Placing an emphasis on truck driving safety, the National Transportation Safety Board recently announced it plans to hold a forum on March 27 discussing the importance of attentive driving.

A recent opportunity for trucking professionals with CDL training took place in Knoxville, Tennessee, which played host to a free, one-day career fair and workshop for truckers, reported Knoxville CBS affiliate WVLT.

A CDL training provider recently teamed up with Washington-Holmes Technical Center in Chipley, Florida, to offer free commercial driver training courses to those seeking work in Leon, Gadsden or Wakulla counties, reported Business Matters.

According to Minneapolis CBS affiliate WCCO, the economy is compelling many more people to enter the relatively healthy trucking industry from other construction jobs, making CDL training even more important across the United States.

According to Austin, Minnesota, ABC affiliate KAAL, an expected shortage of truckers of up to 400,000 in the United States is driving the trucking industry to call out for more workers.

New regulations for truck driving hours will be put into effect on February 27, which will limit the amount of time truck drivers can spend on the road on a given day.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently proposed a set of guidelines to automobile makers that would decrease the number of distracted drivers across the country.

A recently proposed Amendment to the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 might jeopardize thousands of jobs at businesses that line the nation's highways, including truck stops.

According to The Associated Press, an Ohio House of Representatives committee recently passed legislation that would increase the speed limit for cars and trucks on the state's Interstate highways from 65 to 70 miles per hour.

YRC Worldwide is planning to move 120 jobs by the end of the year from its facility in Akron, Ohio, to Overland Park, Kansas, which is opening up more opportunities for truckers in the area who have the necessary CDL training.