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August 29, 2017

Helping After Hurricane Harvey

It’s All About Coordination. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, we’re now seeing unprecedented rain and flooding in southeast Texas. For the people affected—their homes, businesses, schools, and lives—our thoughts go out to them, and we wish them all the […]
August 22, 2017

The Path of Totally Smooth Driving

Easing Traffic Congestion. Damn this traffic jam, how I hate to be late, it hurts my motor to go so slow.  — James Taylor Millions of people experienced Monday’s total solar eclipse, a 70-mile-wide belt from Oregon to South Carolina. […]
August 8, 2017

Freight Transportation Growth

Real Time & Projections Throughout the Industry. Our friends at Truckstop.com maintain a fascinating chart on their home page. Their live feed of postings and rates shows available loads for six types of freight movement, along with total opportunity amounts […]
July 26, 2017

Delaying the ELD Mandate

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 […]