Perspective
Perspective: Improving the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
There are three improvements FMCSA should make to maximize the effectiveness of the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, says Jeremy Reymer of DriverReach.
Perspective: Paving the Way for Health-Ready Technology
The commercial vehicle industry is poised to get even smarter thanks to health-ready components, says Wally Stegall of Morey.
Perspective: Dealing With Specialty Goods When Consumers Expect Overnight Delivery
Given the robust demand for purchasing nonconveyable goods online — items such as exercise equipment and designer furniture — there exists for capable logistics providers a significant market opportunity.
Perspective: ELD Data Can Help Fleets Improve Safety
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will hold its annual Operation Safe Driver Week July 14-20, and this year’s theme is speeding.
Perspective: Putting Safety Above ‘Misclassification’
A recent effort in a state legislature illustrates how trial lawyers’ zeal to preserve rules that limit a carrier’s control over an independent owner-operator — specifically, as it relates to motor carrier deployment of safety technologies — threatens to impede progress in trucking safety.
Perspective: The Movement of Goods Can Be Eased by Technology
Companies must consider tools that can improve control over the distribution process and maximize efforts that contribute to the bottom line, says Brian Hodgson of Descartes Systems Group.
Perspective: When a Buyer Comes Calling, Be Ready
Being prepared when a suitor comes calling can directly affect your ability to either strike a good deal now or position your company for opportunities down the road, says Spencer Tenney of Tenney Group.
Perspective: Repealing the Federal Excise Tax to ‘Modernize the Truck Fleet’
More than 100 commercial truck dealers, trade association executives and trucking industry stakeholders will descend on Washington the week of June 17 to urge members of Congress to co-sponsor the Modern, Clean and Safe Trucks Act of 2019.
Perspective: Best Practices for Fleets’ Contract Security
Contract security breaches can result in severe and high-profile consequences for a business, especially in today’s hyper-connected world. What are some best practices fleets can implement to increase contract security?
Perspective: Diesel Drives Toward Clean Energy Future
The journey to cleaner diesel fuels, particulate filters and near-zero nitrogen oxide engines that took place in the 1990s through today has not been entirely smooth. But, we have witnessed the diesel engine develop into a near-zero emissions technology, says Allen Schaeffer of the Diesel Technology Forum.