Set your fleet up for a smooth transition to electronic logging devices by watching a recording of our webinar, Transitioning Your Fleet to ELDs. Learn tips and best practices on how to assess your fleet’s needs, evalute a solution provider, and create an action plan.
With the ELD mandate deadline nine months away, it’s easy to think you have plenty of time to look into solutions and providers. Yet, as with most things in life, the sooner your fleet implements an ELD solution, the better. Learn more as we list the reasons why your fleet shouldn’t wait to get an ELD.
In charge of choosing an electronic logging device (ELD) for your fleet and you’re not sure where to start? Watch the recording of our webinar, A Fleet Manager’s Guide to ELDs, to learn more about ELDs, the mandate, and get answers to common questions fleet managers have about ELDs.
With the ELD mandate deadline less than one year away, it’s no surprise that electronic logging devices (ELDs) are going to be the hot topic of 2017. Here’s a breakdown of the top 6 things you need to know about the mandate and how it’s going to impact your fleet.
Sitting down: it’s one thing truckers do more than virtually anybody else. When you’re spending as much as 11 hours of your day driving, it’s easy to see why so little time is spent on a physical activity.
And that’s cause for concern, since several recent studies have shown that sitting for extended periods of time can lead to cardiovascular problems, weight gain, depression, diabetes, some forms of cancer, and even premature death. Researchers behind one recent study concluded that “higher amounts of daily total sitting time are associated with greater risk of all-cause mortality and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity appears to attenuate [lessen] the hazardous association.”
Read More »Sitting’s the New Smoking: What Does That Mean For Truckers?
A new report predicts that 2015 will be the United States freight industry’s best year since 2007. Should the prediction prove accurate, it could bode very well for carriers but not quite so well for others.
The report, which is now available through auditing company Cass Information Systems, comes from industry expert Rosayln Wilson. Wilson, who writes the annual “State of Logistics Report,” predicts that both volumes and carrier revenues will “grow steadily” this year, giving many commercial transportation firms bigger profit margins than they’ve seen in nearly a decade.
Read More »Carrier Revenues to “Grow Steadily” in 2015, Report Says
Truckers in the great state of Iowa are joining in the fight against human trafficking. A Cedar Rapids-based group is now working with the Iowa Department of Transportation and local truck drivers to identify this kind of criminal activity.
Human trafficking is the trade of human beings, often for sexual slavery or forced labor. Those targeted by traffickers are often shipped thousands of miles from home to engage in illicit activities. In essence, victims of human trafficking are slaves.
Read More »Truck Drivers Join Fight Against Human Trafficking
The United States Department of Transportation has announced that Mexican truckers are now eligible to carry out lengthy journeys through the U.S. The decision is expected to garner criticism from American truckers who have fought the measure since the completion of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) more than two decades ago.
Read More »Obama Administration Opens Border to Mexican Truck Drivers
With gas prices plummeting across North America, it’s been a great start to 2015 for those of us who drive a gas-powered car or truck. But the drop in diesel prices has been far less significant — a fact that has left many people in the trucking industry frustrated.
