The current headlines about Walmart paying bribes in Mexico to obtain building permits has overshadowed (and tarnished) an important announcement the company made last week: the release of its 2012 Global Responsibility Report. The scope of the report is so broad — including initiatives related to the environment, diversity, associates, global supply chain, health and safety, and corporate giving — that it’s impossible to summarize it all… Continue reading

Guest Commentary: Transportation Compliance Doesn’t Cost, It Pays
Traditional thinking is that government transportation compliance programs, such as hours of service (HOS) regulations, cost companies money. If the focus of your compliance efforts is solely to meet the regulation, then I concur. But, that approach is a lost opportunity to reduce operational costs through better driver and vehicle performance. Instead of just meeting the regulations, fleet operators need to look beyond to the benefits of telematics and advanced… Continue reading
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