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In May of 2013 the Federal Motor Carrier Association (FMCSA) issued a notice of proposed rule making entitled “Coercion of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers.” At the time there was a fair amount of confusion surrounding the rule. With the FMCSA set to unveil the final version of its rule in September, has the confusion abated? … Read more
Led by independents and flatbed drivers, owner-operators are had a record year for net income in 2014, according to the largest owner-operator financial services provider. With the industry currently suffering from an employment squeeze, this news couldn’t come at a better time. Let’s take a look at the details and answer why becoming an owner-operator … Read more
Fuel efficiency is the name of the game for today’s advanced trucking fleets. Keeping large trucks fuel efficient becomes even more important in an environment where Congress wants to increase fuel taxes. At some point fuel efficiency becomes a business imperative. Anyone can move goods, but in today’s hypercompetitive trucking industry, getting the goods there … Read more
This week continues the trend of transportation in the news. The Highway Funding Bill has been a bone of contention on Capitol Hill for some time now. With Obama and congress releasing their new budgets for fiscal year 2015, will there be money to keep the nation’s highways safe and well-maintained? Plan Details Part of … Read more
With the truck driver shortage being one of the industry’s hot topics right now, wages have been in the spotlight. This week new research has come out showing what type of wages truck drivers prefer to make and how incentives are evolving. With new technologies making it possible for fleets to accurately measure almost every … Read more
Over the next several weeks here at the QuickTSI Blog, we’re going to take an in-depth look at the history of overland transportation in this country. Our specific area of focus will be on commerce and the cross-country or regional transportation of goods and services. Here is a primer of the topics we will be … Read more
The ongoing driver shortage has been a hot topic lately, as we’ve reported. While everyone from drivers to politicians debate how to handle the numbers problem, the big players are making moves of their own. Pundits project that in the new year over-the-road trucking capacity is projected to squeeze even further, so how exactly are … Read more
We’ve promised continued reporting on new rules and regulations that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is to release this year. Last week we reported on the speed limiter mandate. This week we pivot to the safety determination rule which is tentatively scheduled for June publication. While a speed limiter mandate is a bit … Read more
As a truck driver, health is a serious matter. As with any job that entails large amounts of sedentary time, maintaining our health and fitness should be at the top of our to-do list in the new year. Between being on the road and spending time with our loved ones, it’s not easy to fit … Read more
The environment is back in the news this week as the new Republican majorities in the house and senate seek to undo what they can of President Obama’s environmental agenda. The most recent battleground has been around coal fired power plants. Will the fuel efficiency standard be next? A Complicated Relationship The trucking industry and … Read more