As trucking costs continue to climb, fleets and drivers can turn to tools and services already on the market to help keep expenses in check and maintain profitability. For the second year in a row, trucking costs are rising. In the same period and continuing today, declining freight volumes and excess carrying capacity have compounded […]
Motor carriers using either Falcon ELD or KSK ELD must replace the devices by Nov. 13 . The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has removed Falcon ELD and KSK ELD from its list of registered electronic logging devices. The Revoked ELD are since a spate of removals earlier this year. ELD providers must self-certify […]
Trucking industry data aggregator heightens its expectations for OEM trailer builds next year, attributing its rosier prognosis to a higher-than-expected U.S. gross domestic product and more normalized supply chains. Trailer builders have their work cut out for them, according to industry researchers who project higher demand for 2024, despite July 2023 reflecting the weakest trailer […]
Raising your voice is key to cutting the time it takes to find parking spots for truckers. It’s a mistake to assume lawmakers are aware of how dire the need for parking is. Parking has become the No. 1 issue for professional drivers today, but a fix is available to solve this crisis. Now it is […]
Many in trucking lament what they perceive as regulatory overreach. We will face a continual flow of trucking regulations so long as highway safety deteriorates, so it pays to take safety into one’s own hands. It’s all about control. That’s what you can hear from frustrated fleet managers and their professional drivers—the government is trying […]
Decarbonizing the trucking industry is hard work. We must employ those who view problems through different angels in order to surface solutions. Among those benefits is more creative problem-solving. When people bring different experiences and perspectives to a discussion. The business of decarbonizing the trucking industry is hard work. There are myriad of challenges we […]
Tires account for 2% of a fleet’s total average marginal cost of operation. Truck tires are very valuable and need to be treated with care. One way to show care for truck tires is by monitoring their inflation pressure. A pressure vessel is a closed container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure […]
Evelyn Vincenzo kicked off her driving woman’s career in 1987. Whenever she can, she encourages women to seriously consider a woman’s career in trucking. At age 64, Evelyn Vincenzo is a Westfield, Massachusetts-based warehouse CDL shuttle driver, who brings freight warehoused at A. Duie Pyle facilities to customer accounts in various locations throughout New England. […]
The temperature may be rising enough to melt snow in some parts, but at night, that could freeze again into icy roads. Ensure your drivers are vigilant on icy roads and remember these tips for slippery situations. Anyone daring to drive was greeted by high winds, drifting snow, and plummeting temperatures. For fleets, the conditions […]
DAT load board users can now calculations in trucking the expected profits and losses of loads by entering their business expenses into the application. Company leadership says carriers can work out their daily operating costs in a matter of minutes. The app has launched a Profit Estimator tool designed to help carriers determine how profitable […]
