There's a good chance the gas price will soon be $3 a gallon. Concerns that President Donald Trump is about to impose new sanctions on Iran have sent oil prices climbing, and gas prices are coming along for the ride.   The national average price is up to $2.81 a gallon according to AAA, an increase of 3 cents in the last week .... Read More

Nikola Motors, which is a Utah-based company working on electric vehicles and a battery-hydrogen semi-trucks, filed a lawsuit against Tesla claiming that they patented the design of their truck for the Tesla Semi.   The company is s as much as $2 billion from Tesla in what appears to be a clear case of patent trolling.   In th .... Read More

More truck drivers were killed on the job than any other profession in America in 2016, according to a recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.   The report is called the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, December 19th.   The agency uses different state .... Read More

There is an increase in trucking costs for manufacturers and retailers, but for many shippers, the problem continues to worsen in booking big rigs point to more turmoil ahead.   Rates on the spot market, where companies book last-minute transportation, have come down from record highs hit last month amid a nationwide shortage of availabl .... Read More

Although everyone complains about the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, a now-suspended effort is to establish national speed limit caps for commercial trucks, a growing shortage of truck parking spaces, collapsing highway infrastructure, and a host of other issues too numerous to name. We tend to forget just how advanced our national transp .... Read More

The ringing in of a new year is a time for celebration. It represents a fresh start as a rule everywhere. People make resolutions and vow to make changes starting from January 1st. Not surprisingly, December 31st is typically the last effort of sorts, as the public prepares to say goodbye to past behaviors. Like other holidays, on New Year’s Eve, .... Read More

Trucking companies are bumping up orders for new big rigs, as they foresee that 2018 will be a banner year for shipping demand.   Trucking fleets ordered 32,900 Class 8 trucks, the kind used on long-haul routes, in November, which compiles industry statistics. That was up about 70% from a year earlier. The last two months were also the s .... Read More

It is not a secret that Black Friday is one of the busiest days for retailers and the best shopping day of the year -- and a traditional time to kick off the holiday sales.   Small and big retailers will be taking advantage of these days to drive sales with special offers and discounts with billions of dollars spent both online and offli .... Read More

  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — A day after a gunman massacred parishioner in a small Texas church on Sunday, the Air Force admitted Monday that it had failed to enter the man’s domestic violence court-martial into a federal database that could have prevented him to buy the rifle that he used to kill 26 people in the church.   .... Read More

There are many Snowbirds who need car transport services in every spring and fall since they relocated to better climates. The current blog will help snowbirds and provide them with useful car shipping information by answering their frequently asked questions as well as concerns. Retirees who wish to avoid the snow and cold temperatures of winter .... Read More