Truckers ask for coronavirus phase-four aid to help boost shipping rates

May 10, 2020 at 07:52 AM CST
The trucking industry is asking for more government regulation to help increase transparency about pricing as shipping rates plummet, putting more companies at risk of failing during the coronavirus pandemic. Following a demonstration on Capitol Hill over the weekend, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association penned a letter to Congress this week, accusing brokers – who set up transactions between drivers and shippers – of skirting regulations CORONAVIRUS-INDUCED LOW SHIPPING RATES A 'ONE-WAY TICKET OUT OF BUSIN

May 10, 2020 at 07:52 AM CST

The trucking industry is asking for more government regulation to help increase transparency about pricing as shipping rates plummet, putting more companies at risk of failing during the coronavirus pandemic. Following a demonstration on Capitol Hill over the weekend, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association penned a letter to Congress this week, accusing brokers – who set up transactions between drivers and shippers – of skirting regulations CORONAVIRUS-INDUCED LOW SHIPPING RATES A 'ONE-WAY TICKET OUT OF BUSIN