Come Dec. 16 — less than two months away — motor carriers still running with grandfathered automatic onboard recording devices to track hours-of-service will have to be switched over to devices that are compliant with the electronic logging device mandate that first...
ATA’s latest report on all freight transported by trucking in August showed another decline, but at this point the organization believes it’s unlikely that the economy is slipping into a recession. Source: ATA American Trucking Associations’ latest report on all...
When I was in my mid ‘30s, I realized I needed to make some healthful changes in my life. I was one of those kids who could eat whatever they wanted and never gain a pound. Partly this was just winning the Metabolism Lottery. But a string of entry-level jobs with lots...
With turnover at large truckload fleets at an all-time high, Stay Metrics’ latest report on driver turnover shows that a substantial portion of drivers who leave fleets do so within the first 90 days – and for reasons that may preventable. Stay Metrics’...
Like-for-like replacement tire prices for passenger cars increased 5-10% in calendar-year 2017 compared to 2016. A key reason is the increase in OEM automobile wheel diameters, which has driven up the price of fleet replacement tires, primarily because the larger the...
