2015 should be an active year for federal legislation and regulations.  A highway funding bill is a top legislative priority and with the legislative gridlock of the past two years broken by the Fall election, hopefully a permanent funding bill will be produced.  As always, expect the bill to be used as a vehicle for addressing […]
The Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General released a report Dec. 29 with two key conclusions about the 2011-2014 cross-border pilot program with Mexico: FMCSA’s work on the program complied with Congressional requirements, but the program had so few Mexican carrier participants that the data produced is insufficient.
Is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s work to raise the minimum amount of liability insurance required for carriers warranted?
 Ryder System today announced that it has partnered with telephone interpretation service, Language Select, to provide seamless communications in over 200 different languages for its pre-owned vehicle customers. Customers simply call 1-800-USED-TRK (1-800-873-3875) and Ryder will bring a Language Select interpreter on the line. Customer’s vehicle needs will then be clearly translated to a Ryder sales […]
The price of diesel has collapsed in recent months, putting it at its lowest price in more than four years and with expectations for the price to remain low throughout 2015.
The combination of video and big data, called video intelligence, has already transformed several industries. Commercial transportation could be next.  Fleet owners in this high-risk, low-margin industry see the technology as a way to protect themselves and their drivers from the ever-present threat of litigation.
PeopleNet announced it has updated the 34-hour reset rule in its eDriver logs application to ensure full compliance to driver Hours of Service regulations. The updates were made on Dec. 22, six days after President Obama signed an appropriations bill containing an amendment to suspend enforcement of the 34-hour reset rule enacted in July, 2013.
Is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s work to raise the minimum amount of liability insurance required for carriers warranted?  DAT Solutions’ Don Thornton says no, and in a recent blog post published on DAT’s site
The stress on capacity – caused by a short truck supply and increased freight demand — eased some in recent weeks, according to the latest roundup of industry indicators.  But any uptick in freight could push capacity stress back into a capacity crunch, according to FTR: “While the capacity conditions have moved out of the critical […]
