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Letters: Brokers, Bonds & Bills; Port Rules; HOS Redux
These dunderheads in Washington, D.C., need a check-up from the neck up. How about mandating minimum rates coming out of the ports so the drayage operators can afford to buy newer trucks without federal funds? Thats a good way to save a few million dollars on the deficit, dont you think?
June 27, 2011
Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.
Letters: Broker Bonds Again, Recruitment Revisited, Hours-of-Service
This never-ending hours-of-service regulatory process reminds me of a quip from a John Wayne movie: Were burnin daylight. Trucks continue to roll down our nations highways, with drivers more confused than ever on pending legislation.
June 20, 2011Letters: Broker Surety Bill Redux, Recruitment Claims
Without small brokers serving the industry, independent truckers would be at the mercy of a small, powerful group of large property brokers to secure their loads on the backhaul.
June 6, 2011Letters: Fast-Thinking Trucker, Simple Manners, TSA Fees & Red Tape
Building a culture of safety and respect will raise the bar for all of your employees, both labor and management. Youll be surprised when employees youve already written off come to you for help rising above their own failures because they want to better themselves.
May 23, 2011Letters: Broker Surety Bill, Pallets, Drivers
This is in regard to your April 18 issue, which includes an article about the Transportation Intermediaries Association, American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association all supporting a broker surety bill.
May 16, 2011Letters: Truckings Real Cost, Soaring Fuel Prices, Mexican EOBRs
It is evident to me that the bigger 3PLs are adding trucks to their array of services because there are fewer trucks on the road.
May 2, 2011Letters: Hiring Veterans, EOBRs for Mexico
Thank you for your March 21 cover story, Vets Make Valuable Employees, Several Motor Carriers Report. There is no greater testament to the value that our military veterans bring to our industry than from those carriers with firsthand experience attracting, hiring and supporting them as they develop careers in transportation.
April 18, 2011Letters: EOBRs and Waiting, Load Securement
To improve our scores with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, many of us have worked diligently to put electronic onboard recorders in our trucks.
April 4, 2011Letters: EOBRs for Mexico, HOS & EOBR Subsidy, Bogus Letters
If FMCSA can pay for the Mexican trucks to have EOBRs, why not U.S. trucks? Our government is helping out others and yet not putting or keeping the money here in the good old United States of America.
March 28, 2011Letters: EOBR Bombshell, Megaloads, Detention Times
Just so I can get this straight, now: We are allowing Mexican trucks to come into the United States as cross-border operations almost a done deal. Then, FMCSA is going to pay for EOBRs to be placed in those Mexican trucks to do business in the United States, while requiring U.S. fleets to purchase EOBRs with company money?
March 21, 2011