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ATRI LAUNCHES COMPENDIUM OF SUSTAINABLE FREIGHT PRACTICES
Arlington, VA - The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today launched a new compendium of sustainable freight practices on its website, www.atri-online.org. The compendium identifies a number of sustainable practices being used by the trucking industry...
Former Administrator Predicts Temporary Rulemaking Slowdown
Former Administrator Predicts Temporary Rulemaking Slowdown - News - TruckingInfo.com.
LoadTrek Training Webinar Schedule and Topics – Week of 9/8/2014
Webinars will last approximately 30 minutes, with 20-25 minutes of instruction followed by a 5-10 minute Q & A session. Invitations and links to register for the next scheduled webinar will be sent prior to each session. All webinars will be recorded and posted to the...
Electronic Logs Mandate: Outrage & Applause
Electronic Logs Mandate: Outrage & Applause - Articles - Drivers - Articles - TruckingInfo.com.
FMCSA Senior Transportation Specialist Deborah Freund
September 02, 2014 - from TruckingInfo.com A driving force behind trucking safety at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Deborah M. "Debbie" Freund, died Thursday of breast cancer. She was 57. Freund was a senior transportation specialist at the FMCSA for...
Four Core Principles
Boardroom founder Marty Edelston had 4 core principles for business and life success: 1. He outworked everyone. 2. He had insatiable curiosity. 3. He surrounded himself with people smarter than himself whenever and wherever possible. 4. He always thought about what he...
Enhanced CSA Website Now Live
Enhancements to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Compliance, Safety, Accountability public Safety Measurement System website have gone live. The agency said the design changes are intended to provide more intuitive navigation, and user-friendly...
Net Neutrality: It Affects You
In April, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler put forth a proposal that would allow Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to allow "fast lane" privileges for those content providers who are willing to pay for it. ISPs have been pushing for these changes for a long time. Consumer...
Roadside Inspection Requirements: AOBRDs – The Current Electronic Log Rule
With all of the press surrounding the new Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule - it's easy to forget that electronic logs have been around since October of 1988. The rules that apply to paperless, electronic recording of commercial drivers Hours of Service are found...
INDUSTRY ASKED TO RANK TOP CONCERNS
Arlington, VA – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, today launched the 2014 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey, commissioned by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), asks...