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This is the second of a two-part series that looks at commercial truck insurance and how carriers can influence their insurability and affect their rates. Part 1, “Rise in truck crashes, large payouts, expected to boost insurance renewal rates this year,” can be found here: https://www.ccjdigital.com/rise-in-truck-crashes-large-payouts-expected-to-boost-insurance-renewal-rates-this-year/
A practice that first arose more than half a century ago as a way for big-city administrators to punish parking-ticket scofflaws has come to truck parking. Truckers increasingly have reported the use of wheel boots, windshield barnacles and in some cases tow trucks to enforce parking prohibitions on private property.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is eyeing new federal regulations to further tighten heavy-duty truck emissions and to create a so-called “50-state program” that harmonizes emissions standards nationally.
A California-based federal judge on New Year’s Eve issued a temporary stay of enforcement on the new California law that mostly bars motor carriers from contracting with owner-operator drivers. The decision came just a day before the law was set to take effect.
California instituted major hurdles for fleets contracting with owner-operators. In a sweeping legislative package passed in September, California set into state law an effective prohibition of fleets contracting with owner-operator drivers. The law has spurred fleets of all sizes who operate in California to move away from the traditional owner-operator set-up, in which drivers who own their own rig lease their truck to a larger carrier and operate under their authority.
Celadon Group, the largest provider of international truckload services in North America, became the latest trucking company to shutter operations after announcing it filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, falling victim to a trend sweeping across the industry at a rapid pace in 2019.
Hundreds of thousands of people are in Las Vegas to view the latest in everything from televisions and robots to autonomous and electric vehicles. Each January, CES provides a glimpse into how our everyday lives may change in the coming years.
Despite new maritime diesel regs taking effect next year, on-highway diesel prices are expected to remain flat, a continuation of the stagnant pricing seen over much of the last two years. However, experts say outside factors like the presidential election, impeachment votes and other geopolitical factors could put upward pressure on pricing.
Last year was a challenging one in the trucking industry – with hundreds of companies failing throughout the year – and experts are mixed about what's in store in 2020.
