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Don’t Let Downtime Issues Get You Down

If you are an owner operator, downtime is your worst enemy. When your truck is parked in your driveway you aren’t earning any money. And if your vehicle is in

Know Your Drivers: Employees or Owner Operators?

High-visibility suits in recent weeks against FedEx Ground and Amazon underscore the importance of properly classifying drivers as owner operators or employees. With more than 30 states now toughening their

‘SmartPark’ Expansion Could Mean Savings for Carriers

Pilot “SmartPark” programs in Tennessee and Michigan that give truckers real-time information about parking availability could be expanded if the U.S. House and Senate finally reach agreement on a long-term

Wireless Roadside Inspections Promise Productivity Gains for Carriers

Carriers could achieve substantial productivity gains and fuel savings if all goes as hoped in a long-awaited field test of a wireless roadside inspection (WRI) system to be conducted in

Why You Need to Protect Your Business Against Commercial Fleet Theft

Two-thirds of business owners who have commercial auto fleets say they don’t install car alarms in all of their vehicles. Reasons for this range from the fact that the risk

Owner Operators Or Employees Do You Know The Difference?

Do you staff your trucking company with owner operators or employees? If you think that you use owner operators, you may be incorrect. Companies across the US are misclassifying their

Retirement of Drivers Points Toward Supply Chain Disruptions

The need to replace retiring drivers is the largest factor driving a shortage of drivers that could become so serious by 2024 that it causes “severe supply chain disruptions,” the

The Promise of Autonomous Trucks

Nevada’s Department of Motor Vehicles has cleared Daimler Trucks North America to operate the first licensed autonomous commercial truck on a U.S. public highway. Heralding a new era of reduced

Transportation Hiring Practices: Driver Shortages and Female Operators

In August, the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent—the lowest since April 2008—when employers added 173,000 jobs. However, that percentage could be even lower. Today, there are many, albeit

Fuel Efficiency Best Practices for Transportation Professionals

There are many ways to achieve improved fuel efficiency, as an individual driver, and as an organization. Here are some of our top tips to help you get started: Clean

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