2018 may have seen tight capacity and the strongest economy on record since the Great Recession, but what will 2019 look like?
Parking is a hot button issue across the transportation industry, but it certainly does not carry the same weight among drivers and those who manage transportation companies.
While 60% did say that ELDs were forcing drivers to stop, rest, and run legally, the other 40% of respondents felt that ELDs decreased driver safety, as well as for others on the road.
The divergence on that issue isn’t the only one: not surprisingly, management and drivers see the driver shortage issue through different lenses.
FMCSA Administrator Martinez and his officials listened to truck drivers and fleet owners as they asked for more flexibility in the hours of service. The usefulness of split sleeping and breaking up the mandatory 30 minute break were brought up most frequently.
A very strong quarter for the 3PL, though a mixed message on the impact of ELD enforcement.
Some highlights from this month’s J.D. Power Valuation Services used truck report. Demand is still outpacing supply in the late-model, low-mileage segment.
Most carriers are satisfied with their ELD providers, but they haven’t yet figured out how to turn compliance into a business advantage by operationalizing their data.
An OOIDA executive took to the airwaves a few days after its ELD exemption request was denied, and he had a few things to get off his chest.
Some fleets will now be able to use KeepTruckin ELDs to take advantage of the greater flexibility AOBRDs offer when it comes to driving mode and how much speed it takes to trigger it.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations addressed the potential for hot button ELD exemptions in the report language of its fiscal year 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) bill, but the issue was not tackled in the bill itself.
Drivers find productivity gains after ELD hard enforcement; Canadian Pacific workers’ strike imminent; Brazilian truckers extract over $2B in govt concessions; Maersk rolls out blockchain-based maritime insurance; WaPo interviews truck drivers on the lifestyle.
The ELD mandate hasn’t created a capacity squeeze but there are other signs of how it has changed driver behavior.
Used truck prices are up sharply; C.H. Robinson isn’t worried about tech startups; CSX cuts costs and grows bottom line by 50%; Hapag-Lloyd bullish despite losses; CA makes pot shippers report to the Feds; the American economy isn’t overheating… yet.
Every new regulatory regime—whether it’s deregulation, the introduction of hours of service, or the ELD mandate—prompts a fresh wave of creative destruction. Some business models thrive, while others go extinct.
The survey includes responses from more than 100 trucking companies of various sizes with the intention of keeping a pulse on the industry.
We have received word that the FMCSA is reportedly deploying military drones to beef up the ‘hard enforcement’ of the ELD mandate beginning April 1.
Rep. Babin introduced a bill that will overhaul the hours of service rules and if it passes it will end up making the industry safer.
The April 1 deadline is a few days away and the ELD compliance rate does not look as good as the surveys make it out to be.
April 1st promises a surge of HOS violations; Uber pulls out of Southeast Asia; China starts trading oil futures; US Customs looks to upgrade their digital tools; Kansas City Southern hit by new tax bills.
