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Opinion: ID Theft Takes a Toll on Drivers, Carriers
A top box-office movie this winter was Identity Thief, a lightweight comedy about a guy chasing a woman across the country after she stole his identity. The movies message was simple: Getting your identity stolen can be funny.
February 25, 2013
Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.
Opinion: Always Track Fleet Maintenance Costs
Theres no real mystery as to why otherwise intelligent fleet operators so often negotiate full-service leases using only big, round numbers. Reason No. 1 is that they simply dont know their actual, detailed maintenance costs.
February 18, 2013Opinion: Standard Forms Are Risky Business
As transportation and logistics businesses expand their services and customer bases in the rapidly evolving third-party logistics environment, many firms unknowingly expose themselves to legal risks by using a single, standard form of terms and conditions for all customer arrangements.
February 11, 2013Opinion: Managing Paperless Documents
The case for going paperless is compelling, but how to get there is not evident. If youre ready to eliminate the mounds of overwhelming paperwork in your office, you need to select a document-management solution.
January 28, 2013Opinion: A Hesitant Look at an Uncertain 2013
As we close the book on 2012, I think most economists and trucking executives would agree that while growth is preferable to the alternative, the relatively anemic growth we saw last year is certainly nothing to get excited about.
January 14, 2013Opinion: Timing Your Equipment Financing
Given todays growing equipment demand and ongoing economic uncertainty, many businesses are finding noncash equipment financing to be a key acquisition strategy.
January 7, 2013Opinion: Natural Gas Proceed, But With Caution
Americas natural-gas boom has the potential to be another big win if we work together to do it the right way. But if we dont get it right, substituting natural gas for diesel in our longhaul trucking fleet could just as easily become a losing proposition for everyone concerned.
December 24, 2012Opinion: Supply Chain Accountability
Over the past several years, government regulation that should be directed at every link of the supply chain has become increasingly focused on the trucking industrys portion. If this continues, it quickly will become toxic to our industry and the economy as a whole.
December 17, 2012Opinion: Selecting the Right Trailers, New or Used
Before adding one, two or several hundred trailers, a fleet manager needs to determine what equipments right for the application and to do it by knowing whats out there, whats right for an operation, and the most basic choice of all, whether to buy new or used.
December 10, 2012Opinion: 7 Ways to Keep Water Out of Diesel Fuel
Anyone who works with diesel fuel stored or otherwise knows that water comes with the territory.
November 26, 2012