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The Last Word – From COVID-19 to equality of opportunity, it is time for trucking to lead

By Mark Colson Truckers are leaders, plain and simple.  All of the 3.5 million individuals working in our business across America know this, and following trucking’s response to COVID-19, Americans are now more aware than ever of the strong and courageous leadership provided by truckers. In hard times and good times, crisis or Christmas, truckers

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Highway Dollars and Sense: Mythbusting and Life Saving on the Essentiality of Open Roads

Mythbusting and Life Saving on the Essentiality of Open Roads Ed. note: In November 2020, Arkansas voters will have the power to decide if the state should keep collecting a half-cent sales tax in order to raise over $205 million annually for state highways and bridges, plus an additional $43 million each for counties and

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The Last Word – The Good, the bad and the ugly . . . today’s commercial insurance market

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently published its 2019 report on “Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry”.  Based on a survey of over 2100 trucking industry stakeholders in North America with 51% of the respondents being motor carriers, this report identifies the top 10 industry issues/concerns. Coming onto the national list in the #9

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