As it sometimes does, winter came hard and fast to the Midwest, covering the ground with a blanket of snow well before the Thanksgiving holiday. And, if last year is any indication, we’re in for the long haul: the winter…
Increased regulatory oversight is generally unpopular in any industry, and the overwhelming response to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) proposal last spring was no different. The proposal to mandate electronic logging devices (ELDs) was met with outrage, skepticism,…
Autonomous vehicles are nothing new—self-driving cars are legal in several states in the U.S., including California, Florida, and Michigan, with Google, Nissan, Audi and Chinese vehicle manufacturer FAW are all developing prototypes. With a smaller audience and larger machinery to…
With the increased oversight associated with reduced hours of service (HOS) and new safety regulations, the industry is seeing a significant shift toward electronic and automatic controls. In some ways, this simplifies the overall process, yet making the transition can…
Everyone depends on trucks, in one way or another. Whether a parent, student, business owner, medical professional, or retiree, trucks deliver life’s essentials across the country, and around the world. But while everyone benefits from the work of truck drivers,…
At the March 2014 meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association, a synapsis was released of an eight-year analysis of TL driver data, giving an accurate snapshot of who’s behind the wheel. Collected by Sylectus, a business unit of Omnitracs Canada…
In January 2014, SupplyChainBrain published an article entitled, “Intermodal Thrives, While Long-haul Trucking Dives.” In the article, the author details how after years of struggle to match the service levels of long-haul trucking, in October 2013 intermodal saw an all-time…
In the transportation industry, there are myriad ways to move freight across the world; still, ships, railroads and trucks are, essentially, the backbone of the industry. The transport of goods and commodities from manufacturers to customers is no small undertaking,…
More than a year and a half after an 8-day strike by clerical workers from a local office of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, and just weeks shy of the first anniversary of the 24-hour Teamster-backed truck driver strike,…
July 1, 2014 ushered in a change in the existing biodiesel mandate—contentious since its 2002 passage—on the percentage present in diesel fuel blends. Approved in an act of the 2014 Minnesota Legislature, many Minnesota diesel users (those in certain industries…
