December 5, 2023
All shippers know the importance of having the right shipping protection to safeguard their packages against any threats they might encounter en route to their destination. However, an all too common scenario arises where they rely on their carrier’s insurance policies &mdash, aka carrier liability &mdash, to pay them out when their shipments are lost or damaged.
December 3, 2023
For companies that see transportation as a by-product of their core business — or even as a necessary evil &mdash, moving to a dedicated contract carrier (DCC) may be a good option.
November 28, 2023
Although December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, being on the lookout for impaired drivers is a year round necessity. Unfortunately, the prevalence of such run-ins appears to be increasing. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that 13,384 people died in drunk driving crashes in 2021, a 14% increase compared to 2020.
November 27, 2023
Although artificial intelligence has placed rapid content creation at our fingertips, content alone does not change performance. The words learning, education, training, and content are often used interchangeably, but they are not synonymous. If you’re unclear about the differences when choosing a vendor in the education space, you could be stuck with a ton of content and a partner that doesn’t align with your goals.
November 27, 2023
Picture Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington sitting in their favorite Philadelphia pub, discussing whether or not the government should be able to enact regulations mandating seatbelts in cars, rear underride guards on trailers, positive train control on trains and emissions systems on diesel engines. This vision does not require the suspension of disbelief. The fact that none of this technology existed in 1788 when the Constitution was ratified is irrelevant. The basis of our government is that original Constitution, enacted long before our modern technology world.
November 20, 2023
When Kim Richardson, president of KRTS Transportation Specialists, and his wife, CFO of the company, would talk shop around the dinner table, his young kids would get involved and ask questions. Now those kids have leadership roles within his company with plans in place for them to one day take over.
November 13, 2023
Bob Perry, a health advocate for truck drivers, said his father, who drove a truck for a living for 45 years, retired with what he calls the professional truck driver health care package: high blood pressure, sleep apnea and diabetes. The trucking industry loses over 300,000 drivers each year due to poor health, whether that be from the worst-case scenario of death or the more common cause of losing their health card because they failed their DOT physical.
November 13, 2023
“It also sucks driving truck is slowly killing me physically,” one driver commented on CCJ’s What Drivers Want survey.
Bob Perry, a health advocate for truck drivers, said just like many carriers proactively address the health of equipment with preventative maintenance, they should do the same with driver health. That includes mental health.
November 9, 2023
Driver safety is top of mind for fleet managers, carriers, and logistics providers across the U.S.—and for good reason. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have concluded that vehicle (light and heavy) crashes are the leading cause of work-related fatalities, resulting in more than 17,000 worker deaths from 2011 to 2020.
November 8, 2023
In today’s global economy and market connectivity, the trucking and transportation fleet industries are essential to the movement of goods across the country and throughout each community. Successful organizations with transportation fleets understand that their impact goes well beyond the highways and byways they travel. This understanding also extends beyond supply chains and operational bottom lines.