What are the Freight & Transportation Trends in 2019 for Shippers to know? Why is it more important than ever for shippers to have sound fundamentals when it comes to managing freight. What is a driving the request for adding a final mile/ white glove capability in today Transportation Management System.

FMCSA sets second hour of service listening session for Sept.17, 2019.
The second of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s listening sessions on the proposed hours of service changes will be held Tuesday, Sept. 17, at U.S. DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C. The listening session will be held from 1-3 p.m. and is open to the public.

News_ Employee’s Covered under DOT testing Regulation 49 CFR part 40/ US Department of Transportation . A person who operates (i.e.., drives) a Commercial Motor Vehicle weight rating (gvwr) of 26,001 or more pounds; or is designed to transport 16 or more occupants (to include the driver ); or is of any size and is used in the transport of…[Read more]

New Mexico Department of Transportation- The agency has four main focuses-transit, rail, aviation and highways. New Mexico Communities Award Millions of Dollars for Local Projects.

Proper Transportation of Fuels- When carrying propane or oxygen and acetylene in a rig, it’s important to be sure you are in compliance with transportation laws.

Intermodal transport- is the most difficult cargo to transport like wind turbines that have to be setup months in advance, because of the size of the load. Cargo like wind turbines are setup by detailed route studies, work to obtain local and state transportation permits and undertake dry runs to ensure every last turn and bridge underpass is…[Read more]

Amazon shipping Empire to challenges UPS and FedEx.
Amazon’s recent breaking up with longtime shipping partnerFedEx shows how far the e-commerce giant has come in creating its own delivery network.

Trucking Industry Trends- Load -to-truck ratios fell for van, reefers, and flatbeds, but that trend could reverse as we approach the end of the month.

Block chain Technology- Block chain tech is expected to be increasingly leveraged by stakeholders across logistics and transport to deliver more transparency and accountability in managing and tracking documentation and assets across the supply chain process.

String Theory Transportation Development- String theory is a set of attempts to model the four known fundamental interactions -gravitation, electromagnetism, strong nuclear force, weak, nuclear force-together in one theory. You might hear about string theory in quantum physics, but have you ever heard about it in transportation field. It is a…[Read more]

Stronger Global Positioning System (GPS) Will Change How We Commute-Aside from the fact that they now fulfill the basic functionally of planning a trip, some auto transport companies now use GPS unit to make an adjustment to know when the weather is favorable to travel, to know the traffic condition of every route so as to decide the best route…[Read more]

FMCSA proposes new changes to hours of service regulations-the FMCSA has released its proposed changes to Hours of Service (HOS) regulations that are intended to give drivers more flexibility. The agency issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking , which will be followed by a 45-day comment period, and eventually a final rule will be written.

DAT- Truckload rates remain stable on spot market, with gains and losses largely offsetting each other. Running hot shots is one of the easier ways to start your own company. A lot of owner-operators get into business this way because of the lower cost of equipment. Instead of investing in a big rig, hot shot truckers use sprinter vans,…[Read more]

FMCSA to start charging trucking companies a new fee for every driver they hire or employ starting January 1, 2020.
The FMCSA will offer two types of queries limited (which checks for presence of information about any resolved or unresolved violations in a drivers Clearinghouse record. Drivers consent must be obtained by the carrier for both…[Read more]

USDOT Rulemaking seeks to Limit Page length Of Environmental Reviews.
USDOT finds it necessary to issue interim policy for lengthy NEPA [National Environmental Policy Act] documents, containing extraneous detail and needs data, has resulted in increase in both time and cost to complete environmental reviews.

Complexity of modern transport and logistics.- There s no doubt that the transport and logistics sector is undergoing an important transformation as new technological solutions come into everyday use, driven by market trends.

Economist say the trucking industry can avoid a recession when Trump gets back to the bargaining table with China.
News. Trump talks China and US to sit down for summit and US Dow jumps to New High on the stock market.

Department Of Transportation- DOT submits proposed Rule change for HOS Regulations.
Chance of US Recession rises to 35% among Economist Surveyed.

FMCSA unveils proposed changes to Hour-of Service rules. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on August 14 issued a long- awaited proposal to make changes to its hours-of-service rules that would increase truck drivers ‘ flexibility with their 30 minute rest break and with allocating time in a sleeper berth.

Transportation and Logistics Trends for 2019- Transport and logistics sector is undergoing an important as new technological solutions come into every day use, driven by market trends. As complexity of modern transport and logistics grows, it is more and more difficult to understand what should be the short vs long term focus and what to invest in.