FMCSA’s New Guidance on Personal Conveyance Aims to Keep Drivers Safe
Drivers need to sleep. And use the restroom. And eat. And they need to do it without fear of racking up hours of violations. That’s what personal conveyance guidelines are supposed to address. And on May 31, 2018, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued new guidance regarding personal conveyance that should help to keep truck drivers safer by explaining and expanding the definition of personal conveyance.
Read More»How to Drive Millennials to Trucking Careers
What’s up with Millennials? Why don’t they want trucking jobs and how can we change their minds? These aren’t just questions to be debated over drinks after work, but ones that need to make their way into the office, to be discussed with recruiters, with HR, with marketing—with pretty much everyone at your company.
Read More»How to Keep Shipping Costs Low (the solution may surprise you)
The current shipping problem is on everyone’s radar. Though freight is at near-record volumes, products cost more to ship and take longer to deliver. Factors driving the price hike and delivery slowdown are many. Diesel fuel is at a three-year high. The new Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Rule forces drivers to limit their time behind the wheel.
Read More»Why Aren’t Millennials Interested in Trucking?
If you’re in the transportation business, you’ve heard of the truck driver shortage. Recent articles in the Washington Post have called it a “massive” shortage that’s reached “a crisis level.” According to the American Trucking Association, by the end of 2017, the U.S. needed 51,000 more truck drivers that are currently working, and the numbers are expected to keep rising.
Read More»Truck Platooning: Pros, Cons, and its Probable Future
It’s an old idea made better with new technology. It can cut fuel costs, improve highway safety, and reduce CO2 emissions. It’s platooning, and it may be the wave of the future.
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