June 20, 2017

Moving Congressionally

NATCO on Capitol Hill NATCO was honored to attend last week’s Capitol Hill Fly-In, an annual event sponsored by the Transportation Intermediaries Association. Represented by our VP of Operations Cori Eckley, the 3PL Policy Forum is, according to TIA’s description, […]
April 18, 2017

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, […]
January 18, 2017

Transporting Hydrogen’s History

Yes, It’s Been Around a While. We recently spotlighted a promising innovation in hydrogen-powered electric semi-trucks with a profile of the Nikola One by Nikola Motors. Still in development, it reportedly has a range of some 1,200 miles on each […]
December 6, 2016

Hydrogen Powered Semi-Trucks

Considering Zero Emissions. Chemistry lesson: Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical element in the Universe. End of chemistry lesson. Regular readers of The NATCO Blog know that we’re largely skeptical of companies introducing technology for technology’s sake. One example that’s […]
November 29, 2016

Topical Follow-up

Monitoring NATCO-Related Issues. The ELD Rule The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate went into effect on February 16th of this year and has a compliance date of December 18, 2017. This requires the installation of automatic onboard recording devices on […]