Pennsylvania Denies DAC Access to Driver Records
Trucking companies that hire Pennsylvanians are having to resort to unusual means to conduct pre-employment screening since the state revoked access to the state’s driver records for background-check provider DAC Services.
IRP Admits Decision Unenforcable
According to a third-party licensing bureau, the International Registration Plan admitted in court papers that it cannot enforce its decision to require trucking companies to have a bona fide place of business in their base states.
Diesel Hits Record High As Crude Surges
Ten-year highs for crude oil propelled diesel fuel prices to the highest on record, surpassing levels established in 1990 during Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.
Mover Competition Riding the Internet
Movers have decided to take action to stem the tide of Internet-based operations taking a slice out of their household goods hauling business.
Cities Try to Muffle Engine Brakes
To truckers, the staccato notes of an engine brake in full throat resonate like music of the road, but to a growing number of people living near truck routes, the melody is anything but harmonious.
Mover Competition Riding the Internet
Movers have decided to take action to stem the tide of Internet-based operations taking a slice out of their household goods hauling business.
Movers Hope for Flexibility In New Hours-of-Service Rules
Moving company drivers do more loading and unloading than the average trucker, and that fact has some in the household goods industry concerned about the federal government’s plans to change hours-of-service regulations.
Communities Try to Muffle the Sound of Engine Brakes
To truckers, the staccato notes of an engine brake in full throat — “braaaackkkk!” — resonate like music of the road, but to a growing number of people living near truck routes, the melody is anything but harmonious.
Movers Association Votes to Separate from ATA
The American Moving and Storage Association is officially out of American Trucking Associations.
DOD's 'Mover Managers' Leave Movers Uneasy About Control
Tensions remain high between household goods haulers and the military as the Department of Defense prepares to launch a new program revamping the way service personnel move.