Editorial Standards and Staff

Staff

Ray Castellano covers roadside enforcement and licensing: inspections, out-of-service orders and the state agencies that issue and downgrade CDLs.

June Okafor covers pay and jobs: freight rates, fuel, and how both reach a company driver's paycheck.

Stories credited to the Freight 48 Desk are short updates written and checked by both editors.

Sourcing

Every story links to the primary source when one exists — a Federal Register notice, an FMCSA order, a state agency bulletin, an EIA data release. When we rely on another newsroom's reporting, we name it.

Numbers

We report figures as the source states them and give the date they refer to. If two credible sources disagree, we show both.

Independence

No carrier, broker, school or vendor pays for coverage or reviews stories before publication. When a story links to a company's page, it is because the page illustrates the point, and that link carries no payment.

Corrections

Errors are fixed in place with a dated note. Send them through the tips page.