The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index shows continued improvement in freight volumes, pricing and driver availability. Also: Two more individuals sentenced in New Orleans staged-accident scheme; Frito-Lay recognizes safest drivers.
Sentencings continue in the widespread staged-accident scheme targeting trucking companies and their insurers. Also: Truck tonnage declined in September, erasing recent gains; OOIDA set to host annual Truckers for Troops membership campaign.