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Brian Work of CloneOps.ai discusses where AI agents fit into today’s supply chain workflows and what they might mean for the future of trucking operations.Â
Robots Are Slashing Wages and Worsening Pay Inequality
Robots have long been maligned for job-snatching. Now you can add depressing wages and promoting inequality to your list of automation-related grievances.
March 28, 2017Capitol Agenda for the Week of March 28: Ports Call for Infrastructure Funding Too
Ports play a key role in freight transportation, delivering U.S. products to markets around the world. And just like bridges and roads, they are in need of infrastructure upgrades. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
March 28, 2017FMCSA Preps Truckers on ELD Malfunctions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As the requirement to transition to electronic logging devices fast approaches, federal trucking regulators explained to truckers the steps to take in the event their devices malfunction.
April 3, 2017Tonnage Down 2.8% in February From Year Ago
Truck tonnage dropped 2.8% in February year-over-year, reversing January’s positive momentum, but American Trucking Associations’ chief economist maintains that freight activity remained strong considering February 2016 was a record-setting month.
March 27, 2017Capitol Agenda for the Week of March 21: Bridges Aren't Making the Grade
The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation's bridges a grade of C+ in its quadrennial report card. ASCE's Tom Smith and ARTBA's Alison Black hope it doesn't take a disaster to get Congress to invest in infrastructure repairs. Watch separate video interviews, part of the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
March 21, 2017Truckload Driver Pay Inches Up in 4th Quarter
Salaries for truckload drivers rose at the low rate of 0.04 point in the fourth quarter year-over-year, according to the latest National Transportation Institute index (or 0.03% on a preliminary basis), the slowest in 2016.
March 20, 2017Letters: Entry-Level Driver Training, Cost Containment
Readers discuss the regulatory side of entry-level driver training and the best way to maximize profit is containing costs.
March 20, 2017Editorial: A Useful Discussion on Safety
Last week, we cheered the apparent demise of a federal regulatory provision regarding hours of service. Now we’d like to salute a positive development: a recent discussion on truck safety before a Senate subcommittee.
March 20, 2017Opinion: Effectively Utilizing Telematics Solutions
The electronic logging device mandate for tracking hours of service has brought a lot of attention to truck telematics, and many experts are providing advice on how to prepare for that transition. But one aspect of telematics that few are addressing is how underutilized most existing systems are. In my estimate, only three in 10 fleets are utilizing their telematics system to the max.
March 20, 2017