The current truck driver shortage problem in the US is causing widespread logistics problems and trucking rates to soar. Online freight forwarder iContainers' VP of Sales and Operations Klaus Lysdal warns that the worst is yet to come and has some tips for importers and exporters on how to avoid the worsening problem.

THE Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has taken a first step toward a new pilot programme to allow commercial drivers under the age of 21 to operate in interstate commerce, reports the American Journal of Transportation

THE AIR cargo industry cannot escape the consequences coming from the lack of drivers in the road haulage industry, according to European Shippers' Council chairman Denis Choumert, who is calling for all supply chain partners to work together to overcome this challenge and for TIACA to take a leading role

US domestic truck tonnage was down 0

AFTER two months of sequential declines, the US domestic truck tonnage rebounded in April, according to the latest reading of the American Trucking Associations' (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index

THE electronic logging device (ELD) mandate that went into effect a year ago in an effort to enforce safety regulations for drivers, as well as make it easier to track, manage and share records of duty status data has had a negative impact on not just trucking but also on air and ocean freight

TRUCKING jobs in the US in December decreased after seven months of employment growth in for-hire trucking as unadjusted payroll numbers fell despite strong reported freight demand

THE Brazilian truckers' strike forced LATAM Airlines Brazil to cancel 151 domestic flights between May 25 and 30, out of a scheduled total of 3,422, and prevented the airlift of 1,500 tons of cargo

WOMEN truck drivers were 83

YUSEN Terminals appointment system, developed with the cooperation of LA-Long Beach truckers, will be incorporated into the Los Angeles Port Optimizer to speed the flow of trucks through container terminals