Normal roadside safety inspections and traffic enforcement will continue By Al Muskewitz The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has postponed this year’s International Roadcheck out of an abundance of caution over COVID-19 and the trucking industry’s importance to…
By Al Muskewitz TLD Logisitics independent contractor Buddy White told Wright Media two weeks ago how breezy his usual bumper-to-bumper morning rush-hour commute into downtown Seattle had become as he delivered during the early stages of…
By Al MuskewitzTruckers moving goods across Iowa the next two days will have access to a box lunch provided in appreciation of their efforts by the Iowa Motor Truck Association, the Governor’s office and Iowa…
By Al Muskewitz In the most ordinary of times, the American economy runs on trucking. But these are extraordinary times and the country is looking towards the industry even more to keep it moving. You know the…
WASHINGTON – The federal government provided relief to the nation’s truckers today by issuing an expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service relief to drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nationwide coronavirus outbreak. The…
By Al Muskewitz While companies across the country are wrestling with ways to keep their businesses going through the challenge of the coronavirus crisis, one Alabama trucking company is reassuring its customers its workforce is there…
By Al Muskewitz Buddy White was on his way to the Pacific Northwest earlier this week with his usual load of meat for a major food processor and he couldn’t help feeling uneasy. WHITE It had…
UPDATED 3/13/20Show officials have announced “with a heavy heart and deep regret” that they have canceled this year’s Mid-America Trucking Show due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19 coronavirus. They vowed to return for next…
By Al Muskewitz Like a lot of trucking companies in the United States, Taggart Transportation is always looking for a few good men (and women) to put behind the wheel of its trucks. And chances are…
By Al Muskewitz TLD Logistics Services prides itself on being a good corporate neighbor and in times like these in Tennessee it has put that commitment in overdrive. In the aftermath of the tornadoes that tore through…