News & Reports
Ranking the Trucking Industry’s Top Concerns
ATRI unveiled its list of the top ten critical issues facing the North American trucking industry at ATA's Management Conference and Exhibition in October. For the third year in a row, the industry ranked the Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules as its top industry concern. ...
ATRI Research Finds Industry’s Operational Costs on the Rise Again
In September ATRI released the findings of its 2015 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking. Using financial data provided directly by motor carriers throughout the country, this research documents and analyzes trucking costs from 2008 through 2014...
Texas to Provide $37.8M in Natural Gas Vehicle Grants
Source: Texas to Provide $37.8M in Natural Gas Vehicle Grants - News - TruckingInfo.com
FMCSA Cuts Random Drug Test Rates in Half – to 25% Annually
For 3 consecutive years the positive rate for controlled substances is less than 1%. The FMCSA has lowered the random drug test rate from 50% to 25% for 2016 - effective January 1. If at any time the rate rises above 1%, the FMCSA will raise the random drug test...
Why Pursue Certified Director of Safety (CDS)?
My father, Austin D. Farrell was a NATMI (North American Transportation Management Institute) instructor back when the organization was known by its former name: The National Committee for Fleet Supervisory Training (I think I got that right). Every autumn, my family...
Analysis, Research, and Technology Forum
Save the Date: Monday, January 11, 2016 In conjunction with the 95th Annual TRB Meeting, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will host its annual Analysis, Research, and Technology Forum on Monday, January 11, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to noon, in Salon...
The ELD Mandate is Here – What Is It?
It's here. Government agencies have been talking about an electronic log mandate since 1999. Electronic logs have been allowed since 1988. It's not new - but is it a big deal? Let's break down the 516 page "pre-publication" rule released this week. Does your...
FMCSA Makes Progress on Safety Fitness Rulemaking
Source: FMCSA Makes Progress on Safety Fitness Rulemaking - News - TruckingInfo.com
OOIDA Hauls FMCSA back into Court Over Electronic Logs
Land Line Magazine Daily News Article Source: OOIDA hauls FMCSA back into court over electronic logs: Land Line Magazine
Organizational Politics – In Trucking?
Everyone wants to succeed and almost everyone, if not everyone, has a personal agenda to accomplish those goals. In the workplace, this is certainly true. Bolander (2011) states that “There is not an organization on earth (or space for that matter) that does not have...