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In a previous posting, we discussed driving regulations (hours logged), today we see the White House announcing policies which are designed to allow us, the citizens; the taxpayers, to monitor the progress of various government projects. Politicians (on both sides of the aisle) are very good at crafting messages that sound good. And, actually, it is a […]

…Or so the saying goes. The reason why people argue on that subject, is that on the one hand, you can create rules or laws that set a certain standard. And enforce those rules. But on the other hand, even while attaining compliance, the rule-makers have not necessarily changed the beliefs of the population they

In an effort to improve highway safety, a law was put into place that, “…truck operators would again have to include two 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. periods in any use of a 34-hour restart and be limited to using the restart just once a week…” While that sounds all well and good, after all

Intermodal transport is gaining in popularity among shippers despite “suboptimal” service and an admission that, “We’ve got a long way to go.” The CEO of an intermodal transport company sugar-coated one problem, “We need to do anything we can to accelerate turn time at [terminals].”  Put more plainly, “Terminals can’t be used as parking lots,” said

Probably…at least to an extent. The unasked question is what will these systems cost? Keep in mind, when technology costs rise, so do drivers’ rates and thus does the prices you pass on to your customers