Expect more advanced levels of technology and fuel efficiency on used heavy-duty trucks in 2021, while prices stabilize after plunging in 2020, according to Daimler Trucks North America. Used-truck prices were coming down from a peak in early 2019 even before the...
A Department of Labor rule clarifying the definition of independent contractor and a pilot program to study younger truck drivers are among the “midnight regulations”, trucking rules, that may not take effect after President-Elect Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20. It’s...
Truck drivers likely will not be in the next wave of people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, although that will vary by state. A panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Dec. 20 to recommend that people age 75 and older be in the next wave,...
The standard mileage reimbursement rate for 2021 will decrease 1.5 cents to 56 cents on Jan. 1, 2021, after declining the same amount in 2020, the Internal Revenue Service announced. For 2021, the agency also decreased the rate for medical or moving purposes for...
Heavy Duty Trucking’s most popular articles of 2020, as determined by web analytics from Truckinginfo.com, run the gamut from hot current issues to evergreen how-to tips. 1. Tips for Cleaning and Sanitizing Truck Cabs When we wrote this online feature in March,...
2020’s Top Trucking News Stories on Truckinginfo.com were, unsurprisingly, mostly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. But there were a few other hot issues that made our top-10 list, as well. 1. FMCSA Gives Commercial Drivers Extension on Expiring CDLs, Medical...
