Several companies are testing a wide range of innovative delivery ideas to gain an edge in growing logistics and transportation space.
April 5, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
An Insider's Look at the Hustle and Bustle of Amazon
Amazon.com conjures up many images in the minds of consumers, shippers and investors. But what makes it all tick are the worker bees who can number in excess of 300,000 during the peak of the Christmas shopping season. I should know, because I was once one of them.
April 4, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
Anthony Foxx to Talk Water Infrastructure at AAPA April 6
Enhancing the flow of freight along infrastructure projects at ports and the surrounding areas will be the focus of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s address to the American Association of Port Authorities conference April 6.
April 4, 2016Letters to the EditorBusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Letters: Platooning, Apnea Studies, Fatigue
A recent letter to Transport Topics noted several concerns regarding truck platooning, linking the recent low-speed Google driverless car crash to potential outcomes with truck platooning. The writer raises some valid points but also has several misconceptions I’d like to address.
April 4, 2016PerspectiveBusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Opinion: Drivers Wanted, But What Do They Want?
The people who constitute the trucking industry are among the best examples of the American work ethic — they come to work every day focused on being a driver for the North American economy. Meeting them has been one of the great joys I’ve experienced while traveling across the United States.
April 4, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafety
STB Proposes to Restore Rail Regulation for Steel, Coke, Stone, Other Commodities
The Surface Transportation Board is asking for comments on a proposal to restore rail regulatory oversight for cement, steel, scrap, coke, crushed stone and gravel shipments, citing a rise in rail market power and rates for that freight.
April 4, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafety
PHMSA’s Final Rule Offers Guidance on Return of Hazmat From Retailers
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has announced its final rule offering guidance for return of hazardous materials from retailers back to manufacturers, suppliers and distribution facilities.
April 4, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafetyTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous
FRA’s Feinberg Urges Law Enforcement, State Agencies to Aid in Reducing Collisions at Rail-Highway Crossings
Federal Railroad Administration officials in recent months have stepped up efforts to reduce what they say are preventable fatalities and injuries from train collisions with trucks and cars at U.S. highway rail-grade crossings.
April 4, 2016TechnologyGovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
E-Logs Improve Business Processes, Fleets Say, as Industry Preps for Mandate
DALLAS — Electronic driver logs can streamline fleets’ business processes and improve hours-of-service compliance, but driver outreach is key for a successful rollout, trucking executives said.
March 28, 2016GovernmentSafety
Universities’ Study Demonstrates Danger of Sleep Apnea For Truckers
Research done by two universities showed that truck drivers with obstructive sleep apnea who don’t stick with a mandated treatment program have five times the risk of a severe crash.
March 22, 2016