Thursday is a big day for trucking. The last, best hope to rein in regulatory overreach takes root with a hearing before the House Small Business Committee.  Trucking representatives will detail the dreadful operational impacts of the new hours-of-service rule, along with the broader safety and economic consequences. The industry’s top regulator, in turn, will […]
In leading up to the House hearing set for Thursday — when the House’s Small Business Committee will hear testimony on the impacts of the new hours-of-service rules — CCJ had the exclusive opportunity to speak with Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.), who’s been backing a delay of the new hours rule since July and is the […]
The third-quarter uptick in GDP and stable fuel prices are “good news†stories for trucking, an industry economist says – but an aggressive regulatory agenda will continue to impact profitability more than modest economic gains.
A full 80 percent of carrier respondents to a recent study done on the impact of the July 1 hours-of-service rules say they have seen their productivity decrease since the new rule went into effect.
The U.S. House of Representatives contracting and workforce subcommittee to the Small Business Committee will hear testimony Nov. 21 on the economic and operational impact of the new hours-of-service regulations to small businesses.
Her post is about the difficulties small businesses, including owner-operators, have in trying to compete with large corporations. She lists four “profit-killers†that owner-operators need to be alert to so they can avoid being underpaid or incurring unnecessary costs.
Watching the nation’s roadways these days, it’s obvious that a growing number of tractor-trailers now have aerodynamic devices to help control fuel costs. The science of aerodynamics isn’t new, but given the boost in commercial vehicle efficiency it delivers
A tractor-trailer combo or driver able to improve fuel economy by a mile per gallon gained is huge in savings terms. The difference between 6 and 7 mpg on a power unit operating 120,000 miles annually is nearly $12,000. Multiply that for a fleet with 100 trucks, and the savings come to $1.2 million per […]
Driver shortage remains key concern:Â Fleet executives are optimistic about the next six months, with more than 50 percent of respondents in the September 2013 Randall-Reilly MarketPulse Report saying they anticipate business will be better or much better:
