Temperatures nationwide are beginning their downward trend and some parts of the country are already seeing snowfall. In extreme temperatures, Petro-Canada Lubricants OEM Technical Liaison Brian Humphrey says lubricants can harden or become too viscous, possibly causing equipment to seize up or fail. “To avoid this situation, fleet managers and owner-operators need to use a lower viscosity oil, one […]
Nearly 40 years ago, mileage replaced weight as the top-used valuation for freight rates after the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 opened the floodgates of competition. The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) no longer granted carriers operating authority for lanes with rate structures based on the poundage or “hundredweight” by freight type.
replaced weight as the top-used valuation for freight rates after the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 opened the floodgates of competition. The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) no longer granted carriers operating authority for lanes with rate structures based on the poundage or “hundredweight” by freight type.
“Nuclear” verdicts by juries in the last decade will cause insurance premiums to go up between 20 and 25 percent when carriers renew their policies in 2020, “even if they are doing an outstanding job,” a speaker told fleets at the CCJ Solutions Summit, Nov. 19 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Insurance companies in the trucking market have been running […]
Evaluating the truck makes and models that best fit a fleet’s operation – and drive the best cost of ownership – can be a long and arduous process, but knowing when to sell or trade that equipment can be just as important. Advancements in new trucks have made studying trade cycle critical for carriers looking to maximize […]
Prime, Inc. and Landstar System, two of the largest contractors of owner-operators in the country, have told their California-based owner-operators they can no longer contract with them unless they move out of state. The fleets are overhauling their California operations to manage the requirements of the state’s Assembly Bill 5 — a restrictive legislative package […]
Ridesharing platforms Uber and Lyft this week began rolling out their plan for trying to convince California lawmakers to exempt them from the state’s new restrictive labor law, colloquially known as A.B. 5. The tech companies hope for relief from a legislative act that could spell disaster for their business model. A.B. 5, just signed by […]
The California Trucking Association and two independent owner-operators based in the state have filed a lawsuit that seeks to derail the state’s test for determining whether a worker should be classified as a company employee or an independent contractor. The so-called ABC test, set in place by the California Supreme Court in April 2018 in […]
