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Coming to an Oilfield Near You
We want to thank our new clients in the oilfield services and drilling industries for your business. We are in West Texas, South Texas, Colorado, and North Dakota monthly performing training and implementation of LoadTrek ELD systems. To schedule a consultation or to...
Real-world tips for correcting problems in your CSA scores
DataQs, the online system for correcting CSA scoring, has the reputation of being cumbersome and unpredictable, but there's a way for safety managers to get what they need from it. Call it the ABCs of DataQs. • Act quickly and consistently to fix incorrect...
Why Trucking Companies Fail
Joe White CEO-CostDown Consulting Increasingly, trucking company owners and CEOs are establishing truck driver pay-for-performance (P4P) programs comprised of defined performance goals and bonus pay when goals are met. However, P4P is part, and only part, of a bigger...
Trucking 101: An Industry Primer
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Get Ready to Say Goodbye to Paper Logs
FMCSA PROPOSES MANDATORY ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICES. April 2014, TruckingInfo.com - Feature By Oliver Patton After 28 years of proposals, studies, drafts, revisions, legal battles and technological innovations – not to mention an Act of Congress – federal regulators...
When Can a Paid Break Become Unpaid?
Many of our clients contract to government entities - which means additional scrutiny from the Department of Labor. If you have drivers that fall under the Service Contract Act, you are required to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act. We have seen increased DOL...
What Should You Do at the Scene of an Accident?
By Steve Hardy, Dallas Fire Department When you are on the road, sooner or later you'll be one of the first to arrive at an accident scene. What should you do? What should you not do? Here is how you can help us, as emergency responders, save lives and minimize...
Fleet Telematics System (FTS) Defined
A Fleet Telematics System (FTS) allows the information exchange between a commercial vehicle fleet and their central authority, i.e., the dispatching office. A FTS typically consists of mobile Vehicle Systems (VS) and a stationary Fleet Communication System (FCS). The...
How Good is Your Mobile Phone Policy?
Coca Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. faces a corporate responsibility challenge after Corpus Christi jury awards in excess of 21 Million Dollars in a cell phone distraction injury case heard in the County Court at Law No. 2 in Nueces County, Case No. 10-61510-2. Two law...
Industry Insights from Jeff Sibio
Trucking Industry Insights