Should the Driving Age for Truckers Be Lowered?
Would young interstate commercial truck drivers breathe new life into the trucking industry, or would they endanger lives on the road?
Read More»Highway Heroes – Truckers Saving Lives
Truckers save lives every day, with mission-critical delivery of medical and emergency supplies. But some do more than just deliver vital goods. Some volunteer to deliver relief to victims of wildfires and floods. Some, like Next Exit’s drivers, navigate rising waters in order to deliver emergency generators to towns hit hard by hurricanes. Some are the eyes and ears of the highway, like trucker Kevin Kimmel, whose sharp eyes and quick thinking saved a young sex trafficking victim who was being held against her will at a Virginia truck stop. And some truckers perform daring rescues that save people’s lives, sometimes at the risk of their own.
Read More»Urban Supply Chain Logistics – Trouble Ahead?
Consider these facts:
- In 2015, 81.6% of Americans lived in cities or urban areas.
- More than 80% of all U.S. goods begin or end their trips in the United States’ 100 largest metro areas.
- Just 10% of U.S. corridors move 79% of goods.
- In 2016 truckers experienced almost 1.2 billion hours of delays as a result of traffic congestion. According to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) that’s equivalent to 425,533 drivers sitting idle for a year.
Will Robots Solve the Last-Mile Logistics Issue?
From autonomous trucks to smart warehouses, robots are powering up the logistics industry. They’re also tackling one of the industry’s toughest issues: last-mile delivery.
Read More»4 Simple Steps That Take the Hassle Out of Unassigned Driving Time
Until recently, unassigned driving time wasn’t an issue. Drivers filled out their paper logs and that was that. Even carriers who used electronic logs didn’t worry too much about unassigned driving events. The time spent was usually not much, and just seen as part of the cost of business.
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