Planmark Financial Group, Inc. Fredrick Livingston, CFP, AIF
Planmark Financial Group, Inc. Fredrick Livingston, CFP, AIF
Though there appears to be a statistical correlation between SMS scores in certain categories and crash risk, as well as the total number of alerts assigned and crash risk, the information can often be unreliable and inaccurate. While there is a general relationship between scores and crash risk in four measurement categories, in at least […]
Sales of imported vehicles in Saudi Arabia are set to increase by another 15% in 2014, led by Toyota and Hyundai, but major carmakers including Chrysler, Ford, GM and Jaguar Land Rover are looking at the potential of domestic production
Dan Akerson is stepping down as chairman and CEO of General Motors in January next year and will be replaced in the CEO role by Mary Barra, currently executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain (pictured). The responsibilities of chairman will be taken up by Theodore Solso, former chairman and CEO of […]
Trucking continues to question the accuracy and application of data at the heart of the federal government’s regulatory program, and a powerful political voice for the industry has issued a white paper that spells out the points of contention in a way that customers – and maybe even Congress – can understand.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has sued the California Air Resources Board over the agency’s requirement that 2006 year-model and older trucks be retrofitted with a particulate matter filter to run in the state, alleging the regulation is unfairly costly, not beneficial and unconstitutional.
On August 23, 2013, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued its final rule establishing the Unified Registration System (URS), which replaces certain existing registration and information requirements with a single, online federal system. Under the URS, regulated entities will be required to register with the FMCSA and provide biennial update information via its […]
In the next decade, the trucking industry must add 239,000 drivers, per year, to keep up with freight demand and replace the 37 percent today’s drivers that will retire. A panel of fleet executives discussed solutions to this pending crisis, Dec. 4, at the CCJ Fall Symposium in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Trucking faces the largest concentration of regulatory changes in its history beginning next year, economist Eric Starks said Wednesday.