Operation Safe Driver Week: Are Truckers the Primary Target? For the third year in a row, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)’s “Operation Safe Driver Week” traffic enforcement initiative, held in July, has clearly shown that officers’ attention is significantly more focused on the behavior of truck drivers than passenger vehicle drivers. During the […]
The state of the economy remains the biggest concern for the transport industry, according to the 21st annual Top Industry Issues report by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), published on Sunday during the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego. The survey is divided into two sections. The first presents […]
The American trucking industry is running out of steam, not only due to recent Department of Transportation moves (e.g., barring non-citizen drivers from the profession) but also because of an aging workforce. A report issued by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) rings the alarm, suggesting that urgent action is needed to attract new blood […]
