The Heart of the Transport Ecosystem: Growth for Everyone Today’s insights are dedicated to every professional in the transport industry. Whether you are a business owner, a manager, a mechanic, a driver, or part of the loading and unloading crew, our collective growth is the engine that moves us forward. In an industry as dynamic […]
Driving Under Pressure: How Stress Impacts Safety and Performance in the Trucking Industry Professional CDL drivers, particularly those on long-haul routes, are facing unprecedented pressure in today’s logistics landscape. Long working hours, disrupted circadian rhythms, chronic sleep deprivation, and weeks spent away from loved ones have become the norm. When combined with irregular schedules and […]
The Future of Fleet Compliance: Man vs. Machine In the transportation industry, the buzz surrounding Autonomous Vehicles (AV) is reaching a fever pitch. At All About Trucks and Translab, we spend our days helping transport companies navigate the complex maze of DOT compliance. This expertise brings a critical question to the forefront: what language will […]
The Invisible Crisis: Why 6 Million Trucks Park on Highway Ramps Every Year We all know there is a parking problem, but for those behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler, the struggle is personal. It is that familiar, sinking feeling when the Hours of Service (HOS) clock is ticking down, and every rest area or […]
Navigating the Paradox: Higher Costs with Stable Volumes Looking at the transport statistics from the final quarter of last year, a startling paradox emerges: companies are paying significantly more to maintain their operations, yet they are moving almost the same amount of freight. The latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index confirms that the American trucking […]
A Global Perspective: The U.S. vs. The World It often feels like we spend our entire lives stuck in traffic, from dawn until dusk. However, according to the latest TomTom Traffic Index, the United States remains something of an “interstate paradise” compared to the rest of the world. While American drivers like Jay Hosty from […]
Motive AI Report 2025-2026: It’s the Driver, Not the Weather, That Decides Safety The latest Motive AI Road Safety Report for 2025 and the beginning of 2026 makes one thing clear: while road conditions, weather, and route types are important, ultimately, it is the driver’s behavior that determines safety. The Good News: Fatal Accidents are […]
Nuclear Verdicts: The “Cold Shower” for the Trucking Industry In American legal jargon regarding road transport, a Nuclear Verdict is a term for damages awarded by a jury that are drastically high and completely disproportionate to the actual material losses or medical costs incurred. It has happened. What seemed like a nightmare for trucking company […]
Geotab’s 2026 Forecast: An AI-Fueled Boom for Transportation Companies That Adapt The job of truck drivers is at risk—at least in the long term. This is the stark assessment from Neil Cawse, CEO of Geotab, a global leader in telematics and fleet management, as he laid out his predictions for the approaching year 2026 and […]
Winter on American roads isn’t just about black ice and blizzards in Dakota or the Midwest. For us, passenger vehicle drivers navigating the Interstates from San Francisco to Chicago to New York, there is a serious, often-forgotten hazard until we see it with our own eyes: “ice projectiles”—large sheets of ice and compacted snow falling […]
