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Commercial Carrier Journal
- Oral fluid drug testing on pause despite June 1 rollout June 1, 2023While oral swab testing has been authorized as of today, it can't be implemented until the Department of Health and Human Services approves two labs – and none have applied.
- Truck driver recruitment starts from within June 1, 2023Brakebush helps employees in other areas of the business, from maintenance to production, become drivers via its Driving Finishing Program, which has had a 100% retention rate so far.
- Once white-hot used truck market continues to cool May 31, 2023Used trucks now selling at a roughy 50% discount from a year ago.
- Lytx data shows fleets improving safe driving behaviors May 30, 2023Overall risky driving behavior among fleets using the Lytx platform decreased in 2022 even as miles driven increased, resulting in a significant drop in collisions per mile traveled in 2022 compared to 2019.
- Trucking groups oppose heavier truck weights May 28, 2023Two trucking groups say any benefits that might come from allowing trucks to run at higher weight are offset by safety and infrastructure concerns.
- Pentesting: a cyber-disaster prevention strategy May 26, 2023Many companies in the trucking industry would be wise to stress their security measures through a process called penetration testing (pentesting).
- U.S. House votes to roll back EPA emission regs May 23, 2023The U.S. House on Tuesday joined its counterparts in the Senate in passing legislation to roll back EPA emission regulations slated to impact heavy-duty tractors in model year 2027.
- C.R. England sees drivers beating autonomy on fuel economy May 22, 2023C.R. England, which recently announced that it's entering two autonomous truck pilots, is betting that its best drivers will beat artificial intelligence when it comes to conserving fuel.