Operation Safe Driver Week, an annual enforcement spree put on by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, is set this year for July 15-21. During the weeklong blitz, enforcers will be focusing on traffic violations, seat belt enforcement, driver roadside inspections and driver regulatory compliance. CVSA says driver behavior is the cause of more than 88 percent of […]
Guy Young has replaced Bill Schroeder as general manager of the Auto Haulers Association of America (AHAA). The association represents the interests of finished vehicle carriers in the US and currently has more than 85 car carrier members (with almost 9,000 trucks between them) and around 35 suppliers. Young has a trucking and association leadership […]
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual International Roadcheck, a three-day ramp up of truck and bus enforcement across North America, is scheduled for June 5-7. The year’s focus will be on hours-of-service compliance, says CVSA, due in part to the implementation of the U.S. DOT’s electronic logging device mandate.
Are younger drivers, especially “Millennials†born in the 1980s, more likely to change jobs early on than middle-age drivers? The answer, according to new research by Stay Metrics, may not fit with pre-conceived notions. Stay Metrics is a provider of evidence-based driver feedback, engagement, training, and retention solutions for the transportation industry. Its new study comes as […]
With driver turnover rates bumping 90 percent last year, shippers could find only one available truck for every 12 outbound loads — the lowest ratio in 13 years, according to DAT Solutions. As carriers fight for enough humans to keep trucks moving, the evolution of automation has put truck driving in an interesting place. How much […]
August 07 – 08, 2018 Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore The 5th annual Finished Vehicle Logistics Import Export summit will return to Baltimore on August 7th – 8th 2018. Set at the spectacular Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, the conference will include presentations by leading vehicle-makers, infrastructure operators, logistics providers and thought-leaders on the hottest topics relevant to the outbound supply […]
The House’s Appropriations Committee on Tuesday unveiled a bill that would exempt livestock haulers from compliance with the electronic logging device mandate at least through September 2019. The bill is also being used as yet another avenue to pass the so-called Denham Amendment, a provision in Congress that would block states from enforcing laws requiring […]
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