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The Operating Ratio Paradigm
by Leo J. Lazarus For 25 years or longer, operating ratio (the ratio of operating expenses to operating revenue) has been a common measure of profitability and efficiency in the truckload transportation industry. Historically, most truckload carriers have established...
How to Effectively Use PSP in Your Fleet
What is PSP? 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...
Hours of Service Hot Button Questions, Part 3
Hours of Service Hot Button Questions, Part 3 - Articles - Safety & Compliance - Articles - TruckingInfo.com.
Hours of Service Hot Button Questions, Part 2
Hours of Service Hot Button Questions, Part 2 - Articles - Drivers - Articles - TruckingInfo.com.
Hours of Service Hot Button Questions, Part 1
Hours of Service Hot Button Questions, Part 1 - Article - TruckingInfo.com.
Staying Safe in Adverse Weather
It's that time of year when we all face increased hazards caused by weather. In addition, many of our clients are in their peak season. Now is the time many of you are operating at full capacity, in the middle of the worst weather of the year. Some proven, basic...
EEOC mandates new rules on background checks
The EEOC’s recent guidance concerning employers’ use of criminal background checks on job applicants comes down to two words: Individual assessment. The bottom line of the agency’s recently released “enforcement guidance”: Blanket policies that automatically reject...
ATRI RELEASES UPDATED OPERATION COSTS OF TRUCKING REPORT
The average marginal cost per mile in 2012 was $1.63, a slight decrease from the $1.71 found in 2011, according to the American Transportation Research Institute's latest update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking. The research, which identifies...
A Summary of the new US Hours of Service Rules Changes – As Approved by the DC Court of Appeals
“On-Duty” definition is changed to exclude any time resting in a parked commercial motor vehicle. This change permits a day-cab driver to take a break in the cab without having to log the time as “on-duty”. If the driver is doing any work, he/she must still log it “on...
New US Hours of Service Regulations are Mostly Upheld by Federal Appeals Court
On August 2 the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld most, but not all, of the new Hours of Service Regulations put into place July 1, 2013. The court upheld the 34 hour restart provision and the 30 minute rest break mandate. The court vacated the 30 minute rest break...