The Roadcheck is both standard and unusual this time around. Standard, in that the FMCSA has conducted its special safety check each year since 1988. Unusual in that there may be a notable—though temporary—drop in the number of available carriers.

Both as a human interest story of people acting as good Samaritans and from our position as participants in the logistics industry, this peaceful resolution makes us proud.

Today, we’re experiencing not so much a manufacturer-consumer supply-and-demand situation; rather, it’s a reduced number of available drivers to get inventory from point A to point B. Carriers are busy these days.

Swinging Back and (Mostly) Forward. We’ve been closely following the rules and regulations of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate for U.S. carriers. The FMCSA’s major goal throughout this process? Daphne Jefferson, FMCSA Deputy Administrator says, “ELDS will improve the […]

Not Yet Logged Last week we reviewed practical details of Electronic Logging Device legislation for carriers hauling freight, the result of years of congressional efforts to finally implement ELDs throughout our industry. And as of last week, that deadline for […]

Why It All Matters.  Years in the making, the nation’s Electronic Logging Device legislation is scheduled to take full effect on December 18, 2017. As we noted last week, NATCO VP Cori Eckley attended last month’s Capitol Hill Fly-In policy […]

The Lingo of Rolling Down the Road. Though we’re not in the habit of creating book reviews in this space, there’s a book, recently published, that caught our eye and we definitely want to share it with you. The Long […]