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Business
Dash cams capture more good than bad
Dash camera footage cannot always help a motor carrier with respect to liability, but it can fleets from having to pay excessive damages.
February 17, 2021
Most commercial motor vehicle drivers are good drivers, and it is very rare that a motor vehicle collision involving a truck is solely the fault of the truck driver.
Regulations
Truckers' CDL, med cert COVID waivers extended through May
FMCSA has extended its waiver that allows states to permit drivers to operate with recently-expired CDLs and CLPs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also: DTNA names new president and CEO; and Bridgestone announces tire price increase.
February 17, 2021
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Economic trends
Carrier failures mounted in '20, but so did new entrant carriers
Lack of load availability last spring -- and the cheap rates on the loads that were available -- were the prime contributing factor in the spike in carrier failures last year. But a hot spot market also drew a surge in new entrant motor carriers.
February 16, 2021
Lack of load availability last spring -- and the cheap rates on the loads that were available -- were the prime contributing factor in the spike in carrier failures last year, said Donald Broughton, principal and managing partner of Broughton Capital.
Business
Top 5 strategies for bidding contract freight
What if you could find a better way to participate in RFP and rate analysis to win contract freight?
February 15, 2021
The first quarter bid season of 2021 comes during a hot freight market, giving motor carriers a unique opportunity to lock down freight ahead of the next recessionary cycle.
Regulations
Hours of service waiver extended for COVID relief haulers
FMCSA issued an extension to its hours of service waiver for carriers and drivers hauling certain COVID relief supplies. Here's when the new extension expires.
February 15, 2021
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Business
Intermodal giant RoadOne expands with Florida acquisition
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announced it will acquire JZ Expedited Truckingto expand its intermodal operations in Florida. Also: Axele TMS and DAT have partnered to integrate their two services.
February 12, 2021
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Business
Truck accident video prompts Florida to change law
A recent victory in Florida civil law will allow trial judges to weigh compelling video evidence to issue summary judgements.
February 10, 2021
Fleets and insurers are using compelling evidence from video event recorders to minimize litigation expenses.
Business
Rush Enterprises partners with Locomation on autonomous truck maintenance
Autonomous trucking firm Locomation is partnering with Rush Enterprises, which will become a primary install and provide maintenance for Locomation’s autonomous tech. Also: Fleet owner sentenced for falsifying ELDs; large fleet starts minimum weekly pay.
February 10, 2021
Locomation partnered with Rush Enterprises, which will provide installation and maintenance services for Locomation systems.
Business
Diesel prices surge back to pre-pandemic levels
Fuel prices have increased for 14 consecutive weeks, rising back to pre-pandemic levels during that time. And other news: Indiana's oversize/overweight permitting system is back online this week.
February 9, 2021
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Business
Trucking industry a landing spot for Big Tech talent
Technology startups and long-standing trucking and logistics companies are benefitting from a flow of capital, labor and ideas from Big Tech.
February 8, 2021
Chris Lankford, senior vice president of software engineering at NEXT Trucking, said that business leaders from tech behemoths may not have the right skills for startups in trucking and logistics.
Business
Test drive: Western Star’s all-new 49X
Western Star's all-new 49X heavy-duty durability with added driver comfort and ergonomics. Check out all the vocational truck has to offer right here.
November 12, 2020
The 49X was engineered to be a bruiser. Its heavy-duty vocational frame was designed for severe service applications, but weighs in about 350 pounds lighter than the current 4900.
Business
Trucking employment dipped in January – a first since April
The Department of Labor reports jobs at for-hire trucking companies fell from December to January, which is the first drop in jobs since April 2020. Also: Goodyear announces investment in TuSimple; and TA now offering Spireon trailer telematics installs.
February 8, 2021
Trucking Stock
Regulations
Carriers increasingly under remote scrutiny by investigators
As with many other pandemic-driven aspects of the world that developed in 2020, the U.S. DOT and its state enforcement partners turned to remote options to conduct safety audits of trucking companies.
February 8, 2021
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Technology
8 basis steps in choosing tech solutions
Once you have identified your goals, you can begin determining if technology even is the right solution; is this something that can, or should be, solved with technology?
February 5, 2021
Once you have identified your goals, you can begin determining if technology even is the right solution; is this something that can, or should be, solved with technology?
Business
Daimler spinning off truck business
Daimler AG announced this week it will split its commercial vehicle business from its luxury car operation later this year. Also: Cummins and Isuzu are partnering on a mid-range diesel powertrain. Volvo and Mack Financial are piloting insurtech services.
February 5, 2021
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Business
Owning versus leasing an asset
Truck leasing companies offer a variety of operating lease solutions, bundling in various life-cycle administrative and operating services that deliver meaningful value to a lessee.
February 4, 2021
Leasing is a common financial method for acquiring assets versus purchasing them. There are generally two types of asset leases: operating leases and capital leases.
Business
Band of trucking groups ask House to reject higher insurance minimums
More than 20 state trucking associations and a number of other trucking-related groups penned a letter to members of Congress asking them to reject increases to trucking liability insurance minimums. Also: DOL is proposing to delay its contractor rule.
February 4, 2021
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Business
Margins never realized, UPS turns LTL venture over to another keeper
For a little more than 15 years, UPS attempted to shoehorn a less-than-truckload segment into its parcel delivery monolith. Late last month, it announced it was exiting its UPS Freight business in favor of a new direction.
February 4, 2021
As part of the terms of the deal, the LTL operation under the UPS Freight banner will run independently under existing management, while the truckload division will run under TFI’s truckload group.
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