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Ideas in Transit

April 25, 2017

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Carriers

Trucking Compliance, Safety, Accountability

With Emphasis on Accountability The US Department of Transportation established FMCSA—The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration—on January 1, 2000 as a replacement to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Its mandate is to regulate the trucking industry toward reducing large truck and […]

April 18, 2017

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Technology

Terrestrial Transport Concepts

Or: Why We’re Not Changing Our Name to MATCO Anytime Soon. We’ve explored the possibilities and possible implications of new vehicles in this space. Some seem very promising, like the Nikola One hydrogen-powered semi-truck. And some give us eyebrow-raising pause, […]

April 11, 2017

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Technology

Convention Invention

Turning Talk Into Action. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas…unless you happened to be at the TIA Conference last week. Sponsored by a number of innovative companies, this was a record year for attendance, with 1,175 people at the […]

April 4, 2017

April 4, 2017

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Freight Logistics

Alternate Routes

The Fire Next Time. A hornet’s nest of problems arose last week after a fire caused a portion of Interstate 85 in Atlanta to collapse. The fire, now being investigated as possible arson, brought down a section of highway overpass […]

March 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

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Freight Logistics

Freight Logistics Conditions

Roads, Weather, & All That Jazz. In the trucking business or not, we’ve all been there: You want to go from Point A to Point B. You know the most direct route. You have the time, right now. What do […]

March 21, 2017

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Carriers

Starvin Marvin

Our Driver Profile: A NATCO Exclusive. Fifty miles west of Fort Worth, Texas, the city of Mineral Wells (population: 17,000) is a short jog down to I-20 and back over to I-35. All of which gives Marvin Johnson easy access […]

March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017

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General

Transport Lessons Learned

From the Desk of Cori… In honor of our upcoming 24th anniversary, here are 24 things I’ve learned through NATCO: 1. Communication is the key to success. 2. When I see a flatbed on the highway, I usually take a […]