Near Misses What is a near miss? A near miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury or damage – but had the potential to do so. Only a fortunate break in the chain of events prevented an injury, fatality or damage; in other words, a miss that was nonetheless very near. […]
Once, perhaps, it was easy to see where logistics management and labour stopped and where manufacturing started at assembly plants. Parts were taken from the trucks at the loading dock of the factory and there they became the responsibility of the plant’s manufacturing and production control teams.
AHAA Q1 2014 Newsletter On Wednesday, February 19th, Dee Davis with The National Transportation Consultants, hosted a great webinar on the Safety Measurement System and CSA to the members of AHAA. The webinar was the first in a series of more to come! Click here to see the slides from the meeting.!
It’s been just shy of a year since Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Anne Ferro told members of Congress at a House subcommittee hearing that she expected her agency to publish a proposed rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices (also known as electronic onboard recorders) in six months.
Presented February 2014 by Dee Davis Safety Scores: Â Prevention and Removal
Spot truck demand solidly above seasonal in January. Weather-related disruptions across much of the US and an early Chinese New Year have exacerbated the changing domestic capacity dynamic, which is increasingly constrained given both increased regulatory headwinds and limited carrier fleet growth. Core pricing growth in 2014 across modes (TL, IM and LTL) is expected to […]
Making good on a State of the Union commitment, President Obama on Tuesday directed the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to begin work on a new round of fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
Drivers must begin using doctors from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners May 21, per an update Feb. 12 from Larry Minor, the agency’s Associate Administrator for Policy.
A proposed rule establishing a Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse was announced Feb. 12 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The rule will establish a database of CDL holders that have failed or refused a drug test and require carriers to upload such information and query the database when hiring drivers.
