News & Reports
THE DISCOVERY FALLACY
Doug Marcello The LEAD: Ignoring your data, fearing discovery in litigation, can be fatal to your company. The data is there. Plaintiffs will get it. You must proactively cumulate and analyze it to promote safety and proactively prepare to defend any potential suit....
Roadcheck is May 16 – Download the Inspection Guide
What can you expect duging any roadside inspectin - but especially during the annual Roadcheck blitz? The inspectin guidelines are published and consistently used throughout North America. Download the guide here.
Preparing your drivers for deposition
Doug Marcello Your driver is to be deposed. They are to be thrust into a foreign world for which they have neither any experience nor concept. And out the other side of the process comes their “sworn testimony”, written in cement, as to the accident, training,...
Driver Survey Results
by David Hollis For the typical trucker who is in the driver's seat of their truck for most of their waking hours while on the road, having that seat be as comfortable as possible is a big deal. That's just one of the things we found out in our recent survey of what...
All 3G ELDs Do Not Comply with FMCSA Regs by 12/31/2022
Verizon is the last network to shut down their 3G network, the sunset date is December 31, 2022. The other major networks shut down their 3G earlier this year. If you have an ELD system that relies on 3G to operate, it will no longer be compliant. The carrier has 8...
The Art and Science of Electrical Diagnostics on Trucks
Click here and check out this article by Jim Park.
Preparing your Drivers for Deposition
Doug Marcello, a shareholder with the law firm of Saxton & Stump and chief legal officer of Bluewire, is a trucking defense attorney with a CDL. He had represented trucking clients across the country, having been specially admitted for cases in 35 states. Doug...
Heavy Duty Trucking’s Top Green Fleets
Congratulations to all of HDT magazin's top green fleets. Our friends AJR Trucking and Matheson Trucking are noth on this year's list.
10 laws that changed how trucking works
A look back at some of the top labor issues in the freight-hauling industry since deregulation in the 1980s—and even before—as well as the notable impacts of ongoing worker and driver challenges. FleetOwner Staff Although the federal government doesn’t regulate labor...
How to Better Manage Change When Implementing New Technologies
Jane Jazrawy New regulations in the trucking industry and rapid innovation have created a flurry of software and hardware offerings for trucks and everything else connected to logistics. These advancements have helped with recruitment, training, routing, safety,...