News & Reports
CSA SMS Website Updated
The CSA Safety Measurement System (SMS) Website has been updated with the February 26, 2016 snapshot. Section 5223 (c) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) of 2015 requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to keep...
Monitoring Speeding with Posted Speed Limits
Speeding has a direct and adverse effect on safety. Higher overspeed incident count and time overspeed are predictors of a higher accident rate. Can tools for Posted Speed Limit monitoring and speeding violation reporting contribute to improvements in safety? ......
ATRI SOLICITING TRUCKING INDUSTRY CRASH COST DATA FOR NEW RESEARCH
Arlington, VA - The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry's not-for-profit research organization, today launched a new data collection initiative to create a database of motor carrier crash costs by crash type and severity....
Auditing Hours-Of-Service
Source: Hours-Of-Service Audit - Article - TruckingInfo.com
What is an “Absolute Measure” in the new CSA BASIC Status?
By Dennis McGee - Dennis McGee and Associates An explanation of the term "Absolute Measure" means in the new BASiC status; The numbers circled in red are the percentiles which we were used to seeing. These percentages will no longer be seen to the public The number...
The Vehicle Technology Explosion
Originally published in Public Works Magazine Finding the right telematics partner is like hiring contractors with their own tools and equipment. Here’s how to establish a mutually beneficial relationship. By Joel Beal Thirty years ago, specifying onboard vehicle...
USPS Contracting Changes
By John Sheehy; President, NSRMCA Postal suppliers who have been around for a few years know that the changes occurring around the Postal Service has definitely increased the number of service change requests. The stability the industry once enjoyed has been replaced...
ELD Mandate -What to Do Now?
By Bob Keller, LoadTrek Software. Read the entire article from Well Servicing Magazine here...
Telematics Investment Requires Due Diligence
By Jim Griffin - Chief Technology Officer, Fleet Advantage Transportation and fleet managers have wrestled for years with the cost versus benefit of incorporating telematics on their trucks. The term telematics derives from the combination of telecommunications and...
USPS Dynamic Routing Optimization
The United State Post Office is rolling out the Dynamic Routing Optimization (DRO) contracts in select cities in the US. The DRO contracts are cost-saving measures designed to minimize the total mileage and equipment requirements for the area-wide deliveries to postal...