The truck driver shortage is a real and pressing concern for the US economy. According to Statista, we’re currently in need of 80,500 more truck drivers than we have, and by 2030, it’s projected that we’ll be short a whopping 162,000 drivers. Many blame high turnover and low retention rates for this shortage, and on…

On Dec. 22, 2021, TuSimple completed the first-ever fully autonomous semi-truck trip on open roads without any human intervention. While the 80-mile run from Tucson to Phoenix Arizona only lasted 80 minutes, it marked a major milestone for the trucking industry, especially considering the current truck driver shortage. The Harvard Business Review found that there…

Truck drivers are known for, well, driving trucks, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to a trucker’s duties. When you operate a trucking company of your own, you are simultaneously a freight broker, a business manager, a hiring manager, an accountant, a decision maker, and of course, a truck driver….

Even if you own your own vehicle, you can’t just call it a trucking business and begin hauling freight. In order to legally get paid for your trucking endeavors, you have to have operating authority: government permission to work for hire in interstate commerce. Owner operator authority is granted as a Motor Carrier (MC) number,…

Driving while drowsy, even if you fall asleep at the wheel, surprisingly isn’t illegal, but it does present a huge issue. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety stated that an estimated 21% of fatal crashes involved a drowsy driver, and the CDC predicts that up to 6,000 fatal crashes each year may be caused by…

Truck drivers are essential to the American way of life, as even the simplest of goods may travel for thousands of miles before they reach our stores, mailboxes, and doorsteps. Truckers are tasked with transporting these goods from one place to another, and often, that requires crossing state lines… which presents an issue. A large…