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Tomatoes wait for no man. Neither do lambs, bees, or hay. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) understands that timing is everything on farms and ranches, and so instituted several exemptions for trucks hauling agricultural products. And with the recent Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate, the Administration felt the need to clarify the 150 […]
You’re late for an important meeting. The freeway is jammed—you’ll never make it on time. If you could just get off the freeway, maybe you could take the side streets…Then you see a space between two semis, just enough to get into the right lane for that off-ramp just ahead.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Things happen—unexpected storms, traffic accidents, human error—and those things can inadvertently damage goods during transport. If they do, as a shipper or consignee, you can mitigate the loss by filing a cargo claim. Also known as a transportation claim, or loss and damage claim, this legal document asks the transportation provider (carrier or broker) to […]
If you build it, they will come. That’s what the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) hopes: if alternative fuels are readily available on connected highways and interstates, more people will use “clean” personal and commercial vehicles. The FHWA literally said so in its Winter 2018 publication, Refueling America: “For stakeholders waiting for alternative fuel vehicles to […]
Not sure about the difference between a freight broker and a 3PL (third-party logistics) provider? You’re not alone—and the transportation industry doesn’t make it any easier by using the two terms interchangeably. Plus, there are a lot of similarities between the two. Both freight brokers and 3PLs act as intermediaries between shippers and carriers, arranging […]