Tag Archive for ‘drivers’

E-logs – Early Adoption Has its Benefits

By 2014, truck drivers will be required to use electronic log books (e-logs) under a federal mandate by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA). As expected, the transition to e-logs is likely to cause both an operational and cultural shift for drivers, carriers and shippers — after all, paper-based logs have been used in [...]

The (HOS) Plot Thickens

Just when you thought FMCSA could finally begin the process of putting together a final ruling on the proposed changes to truck drivers’ hours-of-service (HOS) rules, the Administration announced that it is reopening the comment period yet again. The reason they’re doing this so late in the game? Four newly discovered fatigue studies — research [...]

Guest blogger NTSB Chairman Debbie Hersman: Hitting the Road with Professional Women Drivers

This blog post by National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Debbie Hersman, originally appeared in  “NTSB Safety Compass” on March 31st. Late on Wednesday, I hit the road on a two-day, four-state journey from Washington, D.C. My final destination is Louisville, Kentucky, and the 2011 Mid-America Trucking Show, the world’s largest forum for the heavy trucking [...]

Weathering the Capacity Shortage Storm

The driver shortage affecting the truckload industry is certainly no surprise to anyone who’s paying attention. Freight volumes are starting to come back, slow but sure, which is a good thing … but it’s getting tougher and tougher to find the drivers to move it. How did we get here? Well, a combination of events [...]