The writing on the wall
Forgive me if I’ve got Europe on the brain these days. I’ll be spending a good portion of this month in Germany, “on assignment,” as the big-shot network journalists like to say. So it’s inevitable, ...
Owner-operator walk-and-talk with Anne Ferro
Owner-operator Scott Grenerth was one of several operators who took the opportunity the Trucking Solutions Group's health walk at MATS represented to walk-and-talk issues with FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro. The Trucking Solutions Group Health Awareness ...
‘One Continental’ offers more than truck tires
Continental Tire’s strategy for 2013 and beyond, said Executive Vice President Paul Williams, will be “focused on the whole vehicle, not just the tires.” Speaking to press and others at a Wednesday, March 20, briefing ...
Dear American people: ‘You are about to be tracked 24/7′
Many owner-operators object to a vehicle-miles-traveled tax, for various reasons including privacy concerns. Jason Haggard, an owner-operator I've talked to in past about his custom-spreadsheet solution in lieu of purchase of an owner-operator software package, ...
The smell of an EOBR by any other name
It's official -- the public-use name-change game is on among supporters of the electronic-log mandate written into last year's highway bill. A back-and-forth between National Association of Small Trucking Companies President David Owen and American ...
Landstar moving toward electronic logs
According to Landstar's Joe Beacom, the Qualcomm MCP50 onboard computing / communications module has proved most popular among Landstar operators making the switch to eLogs. Known widely as the nation's largest all-owner-operator fleet, Landstar System ...
Coffee, costs, photos, repairing CSA: Reader roundup
Loading strong This amazing shot of a 2011 Kenworth tank hauler was sent in by reader Don Christner, and we quote: "Getting ready to go trucking. At the loading rack in Cheyenne, Wyo." Find more of ...
Reasons for the rise in truck-occupant crash deaths
Following statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration we reported on Dec. 11, which showed highway deaths overall had fallen to levels not seen since the 1940s but were concurrent with a sharp rise ...
CSA'S DATA TRAIL
Crashes and interventions: CSA’s crash flaw
Independent owner-operators have the lowest rate of truck-involved crashes but are far more likely to be put out of service than drivers for carriers with 500 or more trucks, which have a higher crash rate.
Staying ahead of the inspectors
Bypass systems reduce inspection likelihood
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Yesterday's hours hearing in the House saw reps wondering over FMCSA's one-size-fits-all hours approach: http://t.co/p06h1lhuHM
