The Mobile Training Lab is heading to Oklahoma next week.  Interested in learning abut the latest transportation technology?  Contact me.

Trucking Industry Economics & Trends Webinar

Arlington, VA – Trucking industry stakeholders are invited to participate in a free webinar to hear senior economic experts share their information and insights on the critical trends that are shaping the trucking industry.  While there have been some promising signs of recovery during the past year, increasing fuel prices, sluggish growth in certain fleet sectors and a shortage of commercial truck drivers have combined to put increasing pressure on the industry.

The webinar will cover current economic indicators such as truck freight volumes, supply and capacity issues, fuel prices, truck and trailer sales, driver employment figures and wages, as well as provide an outlook on the national economy.  The webinar will also include a discussion on the future opportunities and challenges facing the trucking industry.

The webinar will feature:

• Steve Tam, Vice President, Commercial Vehicle Sector, ACT Research
• Tavio Headley, Associate, Equity Research, Jefferies & Company (Invited)

Join us for this important discussion on what motor carriers, shippers and other industry stakeholders can expect in the coming year.

WHAT:            The State of the Economy and Trucking Industry Issues

WHEN:            Thursday, May 10^th, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. EDT (1:30 – 2:30 p.m. CDT)

HOW:              Participants will need access to the internet and a telephone.  For your free registration, please visit the TIMTC website at www.freightmobility.com or click here.  An email with instructions for joining the webinar will be sent to all registrants.

Interested in becoming involved with TIMTC?  Participation is free and provides the latest information and updates on trucking industry initiatives that improve the industry’s safety and mobility.  Send your contact information to TIMTC@trucking.org to receive your free membership. 

Come See Us in Austin, TX and Wisconsin Dells, WI - This Weekend.

Come see LoadTrek at the Texas and Wisconsin NSRMCA meetings - both are this weekend, April 21-22.  

 

Texas Spring Meeting:

Wyndham Garden Hotel

​3401 South I-35 

Austin, TX 78741

 

Wisconsin Spring Meeting:

Wintergreen Resort & Conference Center 

Wisconsin Dells, WI

For more information, contact us. 

Survey: More Carriers Moving Towards CSA Compliance

The 2012 CCJ Spring Symposium

2012 CCJ Spring Symposium 

May 21-23 in Birmingham, AL

Keynote speakers:
-Ari Fleischer, CNN political analyst and former White House press secretary
-Anne Ferro, FMCSA Administrator
-Sergeant Matt Eversmann, American military hero, soldier in "Black Hawk Down" mission in Somalia

Economic panelists:
-William Strauss, senior economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
-Kristine Kubacki, senior research analyst, Avondale Partners

Executive panel for shipper-carrier relations:
-Amy Mielke, carrier relations leader, Owens Corning
-Brent Nussbaum, CEO, Nussbaum Transportation Services
-Lenny Kapiloff, former director of logistics, The Home Depot
-Steven Tapscott, VP of sales and marketing, Miller Transporters

In addition, we'll have breakout educational sessions, presented by executives from the industry's leading fleets, on the following topics:
-Business: Recruiting with social media
-Technology: Improving driver management
-Equipment: Exploring alternative fuels

Life in the Oilfield Brings Riches, Sacrifices

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After a successful tour of the east coast and upper Midwest, the LoadTrek Mobile Lab is heading to Texas. In Texas we will be visiting customers, industry conferences, and fleets interested in discussing transportation technology. You can learn more about the LoadTrek Mobile Lab at

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

OIl & Gas Producer's Land Transportation Safety Recommended Practice

We have the updated copy of the OGP's Land Transportation Recommended Safety Practice.  Contact us for a copy.  

If you are involved in the oilfield, we encourage you to read and implement the components of the RP.  It's a guideline for your company's safety procedures, gives you guidelines to monitor driver's safety practices, and enhances your standing with the companies for which you are working. 

FMCSA Releases Proposed Changes to CSA

FMCSA Releases Proposed Changes to CSA

Earlier this week, FMCSA published a Notice/Request for Comment on changes the agency has proposed for the CSA program. The purpose of the changes, according to the Notice is to “more effectively identify and prioritize high-risk and other unsafe motor carriers for enforcement interventions.” In order to accomplish this, FMCSA proposes to:

• Move cargo/load securement violations from the Cargo-Related BASIC to the Vehicle Maintenance BASIC;
• Rename the Cargo-Related BASIC the Hazardous Materials (HM) BASIC, which will better identify HM-related safety problems and change how HM carriers are classified to allow for increased intervention scrutiny;
• Better aligning SMS with Intermodal Equipment Provider (IEP) regulations;
• Eliminate vehicle violations derived from driver-only inspections and driver violations from vehicle-only inspections;
• Improve the identification of passenger carriers; and
• Modify the SMS website display to change current terminology, including the terms “Insufficient Data” and “Inconclusive,” to fact-based definitions that clarify the carrier’s status in each BASIC and distinguish between crashes with injuries and crashes with fatalities.

The preview of the changes will be available to enforcement and motor carriers for review and comment through July, at which point the changes will also be made available to the public for review. Comments are due May 29th, 2012.

Truck Fleet Innovators Tackle Fuel Economy - Truckinginfo.com

Truck Fleet Innovators Tackle Fuel Economy - Truckinginfo.com