Managing the monster known as CSA

Max Heine | May 11, 2013

“What hath God wrought!” – The first telegraph message in Morse code, sent by Samuel F.B. Morse The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration doesn’t claim to be God, but its aspirations in creating the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program ...

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These nine factory sectors are hot

Max Heine | May 02, 2013

The Institute for Supply Management's April survey shows that economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded last month for the fifth consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 47th consecutive month. Transportation equipment was stacked among the ...

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Delving into CSA data shows enforcement irregularities

Max Heine | May 01, 2013

Close analysis of inspections, alerts and out-of-service orders under CSA reveals enforcement disparities with positive and/or negative implications for carriers of different sizes, according to RigDig Business Intelligence data analyzed by Overdrive and Commercial ...

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Sonic rises to the occasion in serving truckers

Max Heine | April 25, 2013

You get enough abuse on the road, so it’s always nice when someone goes out of the way to accommodate you. No pie in the sky idea here: This Sonic ordering stall is raised to ...

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Did you bleed for the IRS? Get ready for April 15, 2014

Max Heine | April 19, 2013

Some of you might have gotten a little sticker shock from your forced donation to the IRS this month. If that’s prompted a midyear resolution to cut costs and get better organized, here are some ...

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Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a robot convoy

Max Heine | April 11, 2013

Pig Pen, Rubber Duck and Sodbuster were hardly passive drivers as they gabbed on their CBs and responded to traffic conditions in C.W. McCall’s classic trucking song, “Convoy.” Passive drivers, though, are one element of ...

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Don’t miss these trucking tax breaks

Max Heine | April 04, 2013

Most of you have had your accountant working on your 2012 income tax by now. I hope you’re using someone with trucking experience, for obvious reasons. If not, or if you suspect your trucking number ...

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Is the owner-operator a dying breed?

Max Heine | March 29, 2013

The common wisdom in some circles is that the owner-operator model is dying. There’s some reason for that conclusion. Major rounds of emission technology have added tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of ...

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CSA'S DATA TRAIL

Bypass systems reduce inspection likelihood

Bypass systems work well for carriers with a good safety-performance history to help them avoid the extra scrutiny rolling over the scales gets a truck and its driver.