Trucking

Updated ELD Mandate Proposed

Editor’s Note: This article contains outdated content, but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the Factor Finders blog section to find our more recent content. The FMCSA has updated a proposed mandate for interstate carriers to have on-board electronic logging devices installed in their units. This proposal improves on a…

Electronic Logging Device Mandate Moves Forward

Editor’s note: This article contains outdated content but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the EZ Invoice Factoring blog section to find our more recent content. Like it or not, the electronic logging device mandate continues moving forward. The trucking elog mandate cleared the White House’s Office of Management and Budget on…

Anti-Toll Lobbying Group Protests Interstate Tolls

As states look for new ways to fund highway and infrastructure upkeep, the potential for new tolls on existing interstates has led to the creation of a new anti-toll lobbying group. The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates (ATFI) was launched Friday as a joint effort between the major trucking industry associations and other businesses such as…

Rule on the Electronic Logging Device by February 27

Editor’s note: This article contains outdated content but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the EZ Invoice Factoring blog section to find our more recent content. A new date for publication of an Electronic Logging Device (ELD, or Electronic Onboard Recorders) mandate has been announced by the Department of Transportation. The rule,…

FMCSA Revokes Santa Inc.’s Freight Authority

This page has outdated content. We have kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Breaking reports from Overdrive and CCJ have uncovered an ongoing investigation into the authority of freight hauler Santa, Inc., run by single owner-operator Kris Kringle. This revocation occurred mere hours before Kringle began his…

ATA Plans to Undo Hours Rule and Enforce E-logs in 2014

As the end of this year is quickly approaching, the American Trucking Association has many key items on its agenda for next year.  Undoing the current hours-of-service rules, enforcing an electronic log mandate, and making changes to improve driver respect are some of the key components the ATA plans to focus on in 2014, according…

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Why Should Truckers Use Social Media?

Truckers should use social media because it’s becoming a huge part of modern life. Drivers can use platforms like Facebook, Instagram or Twitter to keep in touch with the world while they’re out on the road. If you’re a trucker, consider signing up on social media platforms for these reasons: Social media keeps you in…

This Thanksgiving, Thank a Trucker

Thanksgiving week is upon us, and in these relatively quiet days of gratitude and reflection we want to send a heartfelt thank you to truckers around the country. Truckers’ sacrifices often go unheeded, but there are so many reasons to be thankful for truckers this season. Thank a Trucker Most importantly, truckers deliver what you…

Final Ruling on Pilot Flying J Settlement Expected

Editor’s Note: This article contains outdated content, but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the Factor Finders blog section to find our more recent content. Four months after receiving preliminary approval, the Pilot Flying J’s proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit is scheduled for a final ruling today in the…

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Are HOS Requirements Impacting Truck Driver Pay?

Editor’s Note: This article contains outdated content, but has been left up for anyone searching for this information. Check the Factor Finders blog section to find our more recent content. A recent study revealed that the new hours of service requirements are taking a toll on truck driver pay.  According to the findings, over 50…

Carriers Report Hours-of-Service Regulations As Top Concern

This page has outdated content. We have kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Final rules from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) detailing changes to hours-of-service regulations have frustrated many carriers, leading to an exodus of qualified drivers from the industry and making it the number…

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New Bill May Overturn Trucking HOS Regulations

This page has outdated content. We have kept it for informational purposes only. Please refer to our blog for updated content. Good news for truckers may be on the horizon courtesy of a new bill that could potentially overturn the new hours-of-service regulations enacted on the trucking industry. Backed by bi-partisan support, the new bill…

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