 John Elliott, president and CEO of Load One, presented a breakout session at the CCJ Fall Symposium on Nov. 6 about how to use online technologies to boost driver recruiting and retention. Click here to read coverage of Elliotโs address. |
 During his one-year term as the ATA chairman, Duane Long said he will focus on ways to improve the image of the trucking to attract more drivers, technicians and executives to the industry and to help advance ATAโs safety agenda in Washington, D.C. Click here to read coverage of Longโs address. |
 While many fleets look at the roadside inspections as an unwanted hassle, CVSA head Stephen Keppler defends their use, noting that roadsides work to ensure consistent compliance with both state and federal regulations. He also told attendees a fleetโs safety record has a lot to do with its attitude and culture. Click here to read coverage of Kepplerโs address. |
Meil does not expect a recession in '15, '16 or '17. Things slow sustained growth will continue for awhile. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Meil: We are celebrating an impressive 5-year economic turnaround. But rate of growth has been slower than post WWII yrs.
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Meil: "Truck industry is heating up. Could overheat as early as next year. Unlikely. But possibility." #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Driver shortage is a problem of prosperity, Meil says. Would you rather have not enough freight or not enough drivers? #ccjsymp
โ Aaron Huff (@AaronHuffCCJ) November 7, 2014
Economist Jim Meil predicts freight growth upwards of 4 percent per year through 2020. It's good to be in trucking. #ccjsymp
โ Aaron Huff (@AaronHuffCCJ) November 7, 2014
Sandberg: Carriers are having faulty scores used against them in lawsuits. "Very damning and difficult for the carrier." #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Sandberg: CSA: SMS (scores) under "significant attack" this year. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Sandberg: FCMSA has found it takes fleets 18 to 24 months to successfully implement e-logs. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Sandberg: Look for ELD rule late next year. Remember there will be a 2-yr implementation period afterwards. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Sandberg: DOT wants to eliminate self insurance. Will create massive headaches for large carriers. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Sandberg: Look for an electronic stability control final rule in January of 2015. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Sandberg: New training rules July '15 will make it tougher for fleets w/own driving schools train, test and license out of state drivers.
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Sandberg: Under new Coercion Law, if a shipper violates drivers rights, OSHA will be called into investigate/punish. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Sandberg: Coercion Rule: This rule will allow FCMSA to go after shippers who force drivers to violate ANY rule.
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Sandberg: Entry driver training rule held up because FCMSA cannot assign accurate cost/benefit analysis. "This rule is a long way out."
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Sandberg: Speed limiter regulation is in proposed stage now. It would require use in very truck at a certain level.
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
#ccjsymp Topic now: What's ahead on the regulatory front? Our speaker is Annette Sandberg, CEO, TransSafe Consulting/former FCMSA official
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
The sun is up here in AZ. And CCJ's Fall Symposium is winding down. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 7, 2014
Quast: Drivers are drivers. We can pay them. But they don't like sitting around waiting at dock. They want to drive. We want them to drive.
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
Fire the customer? Kreimer w/Marten: Yes. We have blacklisted a few customers because they were costing us drivers. #CCJSymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
How many hours do your drivers actually drive in a day? Our fleet panelists say 6 โ 7 hours out of 11 is average for them. #CCJSymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
Kreimer w/Marten โ driver pay boosted to $20 an hour earlier this year. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
Justin Kreimer w/ Marten โ Our drivers only actually drive 64% of their available time due to inefficient loading and unloading #CCJSymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
CCJ Fall Symposium rolls on. Now, editor Jeff Crissey hosts fleet exec panel on driver productivity and efficiency pic.twitter.com/ToDbQ0M54k
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
@LoadOneLLC Elliott on driver surveys: one of the best, cheapest things you can do to engage drivers through technology. #CCJSymp
โ Jeff Crissey (@JeffCrisseyCCJ) November 6, 2014
@LoadOneLLC Elliott: Facebook is not something to have and only look at every 3-4 days, it is a 24-7 effort. #CCJSymp
โ Jeff Crissey (@JeffCrisseyCCJ) November 6, 2014
Elliott: Don't recruit on driver forums- you're not there for the right reasons and it makes drivers uncomfortable. #CCJSymp
โ Jeff Crissey (@JeffCrisseyCCJ) November 6, 2014
@LoadOneLLC's John Elliott on recruiting: There are better ways to get drivers. Drivers believe what other drivers tell them. #CCJSymp
โ Jeff Crissey (@JeffCrisseyCCJ) November 6, 2014
Calhoun @truckcentersar "You have to talk to your techs from day 1 about a career path & you have to deliver on what you promise." #CCJSymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
Calhoun: You have to get out and spread your message if you need techs: job fairs, schools, etc. #CCJSymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
Calhoun @truckcentersar An integrated mentoring program has proven crucial for attracting and keeping new technicians. #CCJSymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
By 2020, Calhoun says this country will be short of skilled workers by 14 million. By 2035, we'll 35 million workers who won't be there
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
Ken Calhoun, VP, customer relations, @truckcentersar speaking now on "Critical Mass" and our industry's technician crisis. #CCJSymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
ATA Chairman Long: We can all be ambassadors for #trucking, share our stories; make sure everyone knows how important trucking is. #CCJSymp
โ Kevin Jones (@KevinJonesTBB) November 6, 2014
ATA Chairman Long: #Trucking needs to pay #truckdrivers more; make it easier for #veterans, young people to become drivers. #CCJSymp
โ Kevin Jones (@KevinJonesTBB) November 6, 2014
ATA's Long: Are poor infrastructure impedes America's ability to compete on the global stage. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
ATA's Long: Since 1993, our elected officials have been unable to summon the courage we need to raise the fuel tax and fund our roads.
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
ATA Chairman Long: Public officials need to quit kicking the can down the road on rasing fuel tax for highway programs. #CCJSymp
โ Kevin Jones (@KevinJonesTBB) November 6, 2014
ATA Chairman Long: #FMCSA has made the highways less safe because of #HoursOfService restart changes. #CCJSymp
โ Kevin Jones (@KevinJonesTBB) November 6, 2014
ATA's Long: Sen. Collins of Maine proposed studies we are confident will show the restart rule actually hurts safety on the road. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
ATA Chairman Long: #Trucking has invested $7 billion in #safety. #CCJSymp
โ Kevin Jones (@KevinJonesTBB) November 6, 2014
ATA Chairman Long: Improving image of #trucking at core of @TRUCKINGdotORG mission โ and it's working. #CCJSymp
โ Kevin Jones (@KevinJonesTBB) November 6, 2014
ATA's Long: ATA is not trying to roll back the HOS rule. We support many aspects of the law. We do oppose limiting the use of the restart.
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
ATA's Long: "I could double the size of my fleet tomorrow if I could find enough qualified drivers."
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
The luncheon speaker at CCJ Symposium today is incoming ATA Director Duane Long, chairman of Longistics out of Raleigh, NC. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
Keppler: @CVSA to send letter to #FMCSA regarding concerns over #trucking co. CSA scores being posted publicly. #CCJSymp
โ Kevin Jones (@KevinJonesTBB) November 6, 2014
Keppler w/CVSA: Working to get/enforce tougher regs on shippers that delay/detain/coerce drivers for too long. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
FMCSA is looking at sleep apnea testing. CVSA has raised concerns that a rule making is needed first, Keppler says. #ccjsymp
โ Aaron Huff (@AaronHuffCCJ) November 6, 2014
Keppler w/CVSA: Just because driver is in compliance with Hours of Service regs doesn't mean he's well-rested. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
Keppler: CVSA pushing congress for 10 yrs for tax credits for fleets using collision avoidance systems like those from @Meritor #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
Keppler w. CVSA: New enforcement tools: DOT number/license plate scanners, infrared cameras being used to see hot and cold brakes #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
In 2013, 13% of drivers put out of service for HOS violations. Better enforcement tools needed, says CVSA's Keppler #ccjsymp
โ Aaron Huff (@AaronHuffCCJ) November 6, 2014
"Safety needs to be viewed as an investment not a cost," CVSA's Keppler says. "Enforcement works." #ccjsymp
โ Aaron Huff (@AaronHuffCCJ) November 6, 2014
Keppler W/ CVSA: 1/4 off all truck crashes are single vehicle. Rest involve multiple vehicles. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
Keppler w/ CVSA: If a driver has been in a crash. He's 88% more likely to be in another crash. #ccjsymp
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
Pre-trip inspections to avoid OOS violations. Brakes, coupling devices, exhaust systems, frames, fuel systems, cargo, etc. Keppler #ccjsymp
โ Aaron Huff (@AaronHuffCCJ) November 6, 2014
Brakes, lights, tires, seat belts, English language defficiency, HOS violations among top violations Keppler says #ccjsymp
โ Aaron Huff (@AaronHuffCCJ) November 6, 2014
Keppler "We understand why drivers don't want to wear seat belts. But it's inexcusable. Single most important safety device in the vehicle."
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
Keppler at #ccjsymp โ Roadside inspections not a "gotcha." The goal is to get unsafe carriers off the road.
โ Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts) November 6, 2014
Steve Keppler, CVSA director, is talking about ways to improve truck inspections. Stay tuned for tips. pic.twitter.com/twP5SOcprc
โ Aaron Huff (@AaronHuffCCJ) November 6, 2014
