Don’t let good safety practices slip amid freight recession

With trucking companies bearing the brunt of the freight recession, the question on every carrier’s mind is how to generate more revenue despite low freight rates and weak demand. Brian Runnels, vice president of safety at Reliance Partners, a trucking insurance agency and safety consultancy, has observed carriers’ efforts to grow margins in action. Recently,…

Alaskan trucking fleets promise $150K driver salaries amid drilling boom

As more drilling and mining projects are approved in Alaska, local trucking fleets are planning to hire drivers around the United States to haul equipment, chemicals and other loads — particularly on its fearsome Dalton Highway, a remote, 414-mile road that connects Fairbanks to oil fields near the Arctic Ocean. The developments, particularly ConocoPhillips Alaska’s…