The topic of environmental impact and global warming is almost de rigueur by now, but efforts continue to pick up speed. Now the trucking industry is joining the sustainability race with an increasing drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. One key step is top of mind, according to Transport Topics: a turn away from fossil…
After over a year of putting their political heads together — and butting heads — the US, Mexico and Canada recently came to an agreement over trade in North America. Deemed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the settlement is a revision of the 1994 NAFTA treaty. The deal is still waiting to be given final approval…
Kansas City-based logistics provider, SmartWay Transportation Inc., understands that Truck driving is often a stressful and lonely job, which can have effects on drivers mental and physical health. The isolation of being on the road and away from family members for the majority of the year takes an emotional toll on drivers. And the typically…
Improved efficiency is the overall goal of the legislators who proposed the Honest Operators Undertaking Road Safety, or “HOURS,” Act on June 21st. Lawmakers hope to improve highway safety and boost the economy by exempting drivers from hours-of-service regulations within 150 air-miles of their load’s source. This exemption specifically targets drivers who transport fresh produce…
As of April 1, 2018, all commercial motor vehicles have been mandated to be equipped with Electronic Logging Devices (ELD). This ELD mandate requires motor carriers and drivers who currently keep records of duty status (RODS) to switch to electronic logging, according to GeoTab. ELD’s collects data on the vehicles driving time, resting periods, fuel…
As April begins, lawmakers are eager to introduce a new policy that will ensure quality driving for truckers and a more efficient supply chain, according to Supply & Chain Demand Executive. This month also marks the start of National Distracted Driving Month an ideal time to consider solutions to make our roads safer. The proposed…
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) just released its 2018 list of the 100 most congested truck bottlenecks in America, an annual analysis that began in 2002. This year was the third straight year at the top for the Atlanta’s “Spaghetti Junction”, the intersection of Interstates 285 and 85 North. Second place on the…
We’re only a few days into 2018 and the West Coast can’t seem to catch a break from Mother Nature. Southern California, an area plagued by wildfires at the end of 2017 has now suffered yet another natural disaster in the form of deadly mudslides. Needless to say, these disasters are causing disruption for…
The Electronic Logging Mandate (ELD) is officially going into effect this week. If you need a reminder of what exactly the mandate is, it will require commercial truck drivers to use an ELD to record hours of work instead of a paper logbook. According to Joc, this means companies may have to rethink…
More and more, blockchain is becoming a major part of consumer and enterprise applications. This means we’ll likely see the continued, disruption of vital sectors of the global economy. The shipping and logistics industry is most certainly one of those sectors, as it’s expected to command over $15.5 trillion in revenue by 2023. …