News & Reports
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...
US Postal Service Contractors: Hours of Service Exemption
Together with the National Star Route Mail Contractors Association, we are seeking an exemption to some provisions of the Hours of Service regulations for transporting mail under contract with the United States Postal Service. The goal; to allow a single driver to...
Are you a USPS Contractor? You Need to Join Us in San Diego
The National Star Route Mail Contractors Association (NSRMCA) will be holding its annual meeting in San Diego August 24-27. If you are a contractor for the United States Postal Service - you need to be at this meeting. Not a member of the NSRMCA? Attend as a guest and...
What is PSP – and How Does it Benefit Your Fleet? ?
In 2010 the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) launched the Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP). PSP is available online at http://www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov/Pages/default.aspx. Through PSP, enrolled account holders have the ability to search for...
So What Are My New Liabilities With The Hours of Service Regulation?
Legal Defense and Other Hot Button Issues for the Trucking Industry Well, by now we are pretty much well versed on the long battle over the new Hours of Service regulation and the fact that it has been implemented and binds us going forward. So what are we going to do...
The Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
7/28/2014, Joey Slaughter Transport Topics just released their list of the top 100 for-hire carriers. There was nothing really surprising to me on the list, but some people may be surprised to see who's on there and who's not. Due to the nature of a blog, I can't go...
ATRI Releases Study Evaluating the Impact of CMV Enforcement Disparities on Carrier Safety Performance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Murray (651) 641-6162 July 31, 2014 The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, today released its newest study, Evaluating the Impact of Commercial Motor...
FMCSA Announces Enhancements to SMS Website
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces a package of enhancements to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) website. SMS is an automated system that quantifies the on-road safety performance of commercial truck and bus companies that is used to...
Overview of FMCSA’s Safety Measurement System Display Enhancements: Industry Webinar Briefing
Overview of FMCSA’s Safety Measurement System Display Enhancements and New Adjudicated Citations Policy: Industry Webinar Briefing The FMCSA National Training Center (NTC) is pleased to offer this webinar to inform Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)...
LoadTrek Training Webinar Schedule and Topics
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...