{"id":2507,"date":"2020-09-17T00:53:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T00:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quicktransportsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=2507"},"modified":"2020-09-17T00:53:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T00:53:55","slug":"a-new-proposal-and-the-supply-chain-during-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quicktransportsolutions.com\/blog\/a-new-proposal-and-the-supply-chain-during-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Proposal and the Supply Chain During COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We have a few \u201clatest updates\u201d for you from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, plus a look at some new COVID-centric trucking updates that will impact the industry. First up, a pilot program the FMCSA is asking for public comment on. This particular program is in relation to an hours-of-service proposal that did not make it into a final updated rule they released earlier this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">                   <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7475595057439740\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- QTSTrkBlogRsp -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7475595057439740\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9546273301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>        <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what\u2019s the change? Essentially, the FMCSA wants the\npublic to provide comment on allowing trick drivers to pause their on-duty\ndriving period with one off-duty driving period for up to three hours. And\nthere is a good reason for this. Truck drivers keep the supply chain moving,\ncarrying essential goods that save lives, especially during a global pandemic.\nThe FMCSA wants to know if providing additional flexibility for truckers as\nthey transport goods during the pandemic would be worth it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is the Program?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pilot program would allow truck drivers one off-duty\nbreak of at least 30 minutes, but nor more than three hours, which would pause\nthe 14-hour driving window the truck driver is normally held to. The one catch\nis that the truck driver must take 10 consecutive hours of off-duty time at the\nend of their work shift. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An example of how this would work in real life would be a\ntruck driver taking a three-hour break to wait out rush hour without it having\na negative impact on their maximum on-duty time. Fortunately, this is not a new\ndevelopment. This rule change was initially proposed in August of 2019 when the\nFMCSA was reformatting hours of service. But it did not make it into the final\nrule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, the FMCSA explained that the split sleeper\nberth provision provided the same thing. They argued, if anything, it would\nprovide even more flexibility than a separate rule. Truck drivers could simply\nuse the split sleeper berth rule to get that same three-hour break. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, why the change? Well, in the final rule, the FMCSA noted\nthat truck drivers might be pressured by fleets, shippers, or receivers to use\nthe split sleeper berth rule to cover detention time, which would mean truck\ndrivers would not be able to get proper rest. That is the genesis behind this\nnew pilot program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participation in the FMCSA\u2019s pilot program would be limited\nto a specific number of CDL holders who meet the criteria they have outlined\nfor participating and will run for three years or less, according to the\nagency. Over that time, it aims to gather statistically reliable evidence that\nwill allow it to analyze the safety and feasibility of such modification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To comment, once the notice is published in the Federal\nRegister, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/\">click or tap on this link<\/a>\nand search for Docket No. FMCSA-2020-0098. Comments must be received within 60\ndays after publication of the notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How Supply Chains Adapt to COVID<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up in our series on how trucking deals with these\nchanges is the supply chain in the age of COVID. Consider that the best minds\nin global medicine are trying to find a way to treat or vaccinate for COVID-19,\nbut there is still work to be done. This is especially true for those working\nin the transportations supply chain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trucking sector moves life-saving materials every day. It\nis critical, especially during a national pandemic, that these products and\nservices are moved expeditiously. Medical supplies and pharmaceuticals must be\nmoved with even greater care. Why? Because temperature poses a huge risk to the\nefficacy of certain treatments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider that over fifteen billion in product losses happen\neach year because of temperature problems with pharmaceutical products. That\nnumber more than doubles when you factor in replacement and other ancillary\ncosts related to those losses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One survey of pharma executives discovered that ten percent\nof those surveyed found that there were temperature fluctuations of more than\nfifteen percent in pharma shipments that were highly temperature sensitive.\nAnother fifth had no idea if there had been any problems during shipment. This\nmeans who knows how many doses of a test or potential lifesaving product were\nlost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, according to stats released by the World Health\nOrganization:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A full quarter of all vaccines degrade during\nshipment.<\/li><li>A third of lost pharma products are due to\nlogistics problems. <\/li><li>A fifth of time-sensitive medical products are\nlost during transit. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These are not small numbers. And when you are dealing with a\npublic health emergency on the scale that the United States currently is, these\nnumbers should worry anyone. But these numbers don\u2019t even tell the full story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More on Terminology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider the word \u201cdegraded\u201d above. When a pharmaceutical product degrades, it means it loses efficacy. This would be the same as getting a vaccine you were under the impression would be fully effective and in fact it is only half effective. Now imagine this happens because of a preventable issue like temperature range fluctuations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">                   <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7475595057439740\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- QTSTrkBlogRsp -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7475595057439740\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9546273301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>        <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some do not think that the global supply chain is adequately\nprepared to deliver a COVID-19 vaccine. Goods shipped around the world on\nships, planes and trucks are subject to a ton of variations during travel. Many\ncompanies who work in the supply chain readily admit that they are not prepared\nto handle the logistical problems associated with shipping a vaccine to\nbillions of people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another term to consider is technology. Fortunately, we are\nin the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century and there are technologies that could fix the\nbottleneck. Data will need to be used in innovative ways to harden the supply\nchain against problems like spoilage or degradation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies across the globe are working on ways to create a\nbroad technology offering that helps spot vulnerabilities in the supply chain\nthat could spoil live-saving medicines. There is an emphasis on chains of\ncustody, and simple deployment across systems. Interoperability is also a\nstrong focus. There is certainly an open source feel to how organizations are\ntackling the problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What we need to realize is that tracking and monitoring\nlife-saving drugs and vaccines should be done in the same manner that we track\nand monitor said shipments today. Organs must be routinely delivered to one\nplace or another. How is that done without creating problems for the\nindividuals who need those organs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trucking companies must focus closely on monitoring the\nstatus of the temperature in their trailers as well as other factors, such as\nhumidity, to prevent critical medicines from being negatively impacted. And\nthis should all start from the point of origin all the way to the customer\u2019s\ndoor, hospital, or place of business. Chain of custody will be incredibly\nimportant. But the other question is: What exactly will the technologies be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Technology to the Rescue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transportation and medical companies will be looking at\nspecific technologies to help them meet these critical goals. The first of\nthese will be global asset tracking and monitoring devices. Right now, OEMs are\ninvesting in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) solutions that record temperatures.\nToday, companies can obtain these inexpensively, they are quite small, and in\nmost cases disposable. BLE devices can be dropped into a pallet and monitored\nremotely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others are turning to smartphone apps and other remote software\nfor tablets and laptops. Apps like this run passively in the background and\nlisten for the BLE devices to provide any change in status. When a change in\nstatus is found, such a rise or drop in temperature, the GPS location and\ntimestamp are recorded, and the app sends an alert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another area OEMs and trucking companies are integrating\ntechnology into the medical supply chain is through blockchain technology, a\ntopic we have covered before. In this application, logistics parties will use a\nblockchain to append critical data. A centralized blockchain repository of\ninformation provides a current and historical status that all parties can\ntrack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using technologies like these, anyone within the medical transportation supply chain can tune in on the status of a life-critical shipment. Data can be <a href=\"https:\/\/quicktransportsolutions.com\/blog\/using-trucking-related-data-to-enhance-your-fleet-part-i\/\">harvested and analyzed<\/a> by interested parties and failures can be easily spotted and tracked back to the source. The more data points you create, the sturdier the supply chain becomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">                   <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7475595057439740\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- QTSTrkBlogRsp -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7475595057439740\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9546273301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>        <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to trucking companies, medical and pharma\ncompanies, and government agencies, everyone wants information. During a time\nwhen national parties are attempting to coordinate a cohesive response,\nindustries must work together to ensure the supply chain is sturdy and ready to\nhandle the health needs of a large population. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have a few \u201clatest updates\u201d for you from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, plus a look at some new COVID-centric trucking updates that will impact the industry. First up, a pilot program the FMCSA is asking for public comment on. 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