Happy New Year! In case you missed it, the US Department of Transportation announced its final rule on Hours-of-Service (HOS) on December 22. You can read the press release for all the details, and the table below summarizes the changes.
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) immediately… Continue reading
If you want to make an announcement that will be unpopular with many people, there is no better time than right before Christmas, when many people have already taken off on vacation. Minutes ago, the US Department of Transportation announced its final rule on Hours of Service (HOS). Here is an excerpt from the press release:
FMCSA’s new HOS final rule reduces by 12 hours the maximum number of… Continue reading
If you predicted that we would publish a “predictions for 2012” piece today, then congratulations, you are a true visionary! Of course, it was a safe bet to make because we always share what we see in our crystal balls this time of the year (click here and here for our 2011 and 2010 predictions, respectively).
Our predictions don’t always hit the mark, but our main goal… Continue reading
It’s “Pajama Day” at my son’s first grade class. As a reward for doing good work the past few weeks, the students got to choose between having a pizza party, watching a movie, or wearing pajamas to school. After much lobbying and debate, the advocates for pajama day won, and my son proudly walked to school this morning wearing his best SpongeBob SquarePants pajamas.
Sometimes I miss being a… Continue reading
Over the past few weeks I’ve attend TMC’s Interactive Client Forum and Descartes’ Evolution 2011 User Conference (TMC and Descartes are ARC clients). At both conferences, there were speakers focused on regulatory trends in transportation. The Descartes conference featured Annette Sandberg, a former Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). TMC’s conference featured Angie Freeman, C.H. Robinson’s VP of Investor Relations and Public Affairs (TMC is… Continue reading
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