One of the trucking industry’s constant missions is the reduction of crashes. In order to reduce crashes, we in safety must always try to understand why they occur. With any crash there can be a variety of potential root causes including equipment-related issues, environmental conditions, other motorist’s actions, etc. However, there is one common denominator […]
California “seems to be the breeder†of regulations, said Bob Massman, vice president of Dependable Highway Express and president of the California Trucking Association.
As the driver of a large, heavy truck, you have a lot of responsibility as you drive down the road. The biggest concern is safety. That brings us to the main reason for the hours-of-service regulations – to keep fatigued drivers off the public roadways. These regulations put limits in place for when and how […]
Some 20,000 cars are reported stranded at the Argentine port of Zárate because they lack an import licence. Port Terminal Zárate is having to bear the brunt of the problem because it is responsible for 90% of Argentina’s finished vehicle import-export business.
As Europe’s car industry slides deeper into recession the list of priorities in the finished vehicle sector has become an unfortunately simple one: there is only one and it is survival.
[Internet Truckstop – May 29, 2013] After deregulation, every motor carrier was granted nationwide interstate authority. In order to provide service to its customer, carriers large or small, need to be able to put wheels on the ground on 24 hours notice at any origin in the U.S. and to provide truckload service to any […]
Ford is ending production after 88 years, but it’s not going away. Rather, it will become a full importer. Officials say it costs four times as much to build a car in Australia as it does in Asia, and twice as much as in Europe.
Revered Apple analyst Benedict Evans of Enders Analysis is giving a presentation May 29 at the BookExpo America convention in New York. It’s on the rise of mobile and what it means for the industry. It’s full of great charts like the one on the right about Microsoft.
Domestic freight trends improving into May following a sluggish April. Though trends in recent weeks have been described as “choppy” by some of our private contacts, domestic freight trends have generally firmed into May following sluggish trends in April, a result of 2013’s cold spring that muted retail demand and delayed produce/beverage shipping season. We believe […]
