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Tag Archives: CSA 2010
Toll Increases Hit Pockets of Manufacturers/Carriers, Companies Lash Out
Last June, reports noted the New York State Thruway Authority’s consideration of imposing a 45% toll hike on commercial vehicles, effective as early as September 30th, in an attempt to raise $85 million to repair damage caused by trucks. The … Continue reading
Posted in Published News Articles, Trucking News
Tagged capacity shortage, CSA 2010, E-ZPass, hours of service, New York State Thruway, road scholar transport, toll hike, trucking company, trucking industry, trucking news
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Pharmaceutical Industry Seeks Stricter Regulation of Dry Pharma Products as Medical Device Recalls Surge this Year
Thermal blankets/packaging, polyurethane containers, temperature-controlled trailers…all measures taken by shippers to help ensure the proper transport conditions of temperature-controlled shipments. But, as industry experts explain, “Today, temperature controlled transportation of products using cold chain facility is only ensured for the … Continue reading
Posted in Published News Articles, Trucking News
Tagged CSA 2010, due diligence, medical device, pharmaceutical industry, recall, Safety Measurement System, SMS, temperature controlled transportation, trucking industry, trucking news, US Food and Drug Administration, vicarious liability
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Responsibility No Longer Rests Solely on Carriers-Shippers at Risk of Vicarious Liability
Could you ask your boss for 23 million dollars? In 2004, C.H. Robinson, a third party logistics provider, contracted Dragonfly Express to transport a shipment for one of their customers. The driver, however, was negligent, falsifying logbook entries and driving … Continue reading
Posted in Published News Articles, Trucking News
Tagged 3rd party, broker, carrier, CSA 2010, due diligence, FMCSA, Hazmat, road scholar transport, Safestat, Safety Measurement System, Schramm v. Foster, shipper, SMS, transportation, trucking company, vicarious liability
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FTR Associates Outlook Predicts 5-6% Freight Rate Increase: What Shippers and Carriers Can Expect Within Upcoming Months
Although the number of positions in the trucking industry surged last month, carriers and shippers are still facing struggles with driver shortage and will continue to do so for years. In return, members of the supply chain can expect to … Continue reading
Posted in Published News Articles, Trucking News
Tagged BASICS, Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories, Bureau of Labor Statistics, capacity shortage, carrier, credit markets, CSA 2010, Dart Transit Company, diesel fuel, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, freight rate, FTR Associates, generation-x drivers, healthcare costs, hours of service, perfect storm for capacity shortage, road scholar transport, SafeStat System, truckload
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Brokers/Carriers Losing Business as More Shippers Choose Carriers Based on CSA Scores
CSA 2010’s Safety Measurement System (SMS), which scores carriers and drivers’ safety performance in seven BASIC categories (Unsafe Driving, Fatigued Driving/Hours of Service, Driver Fitness, Controlled Substances/Alcohol, Vehicle Maintenance, Cargo-Related, and Crash-Indicator) placing those considered a risk on “alert” status, … Continue reading
Posted in Published News Articles, Trucking News
Tagged BASIC categories, brokers, carriers, CSA 2010, freight hauling, freight hauling company, freight hauling quotes, ltl company, LTL freight, ltl quotes, ltl trucking, Safety Measurement System, SMS scores, truckload services
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Due Diligence and Brand Equity Among Risks You Could be Facing…..Are You Checking Your Carrier’s CSA Scores?
Danger alert! Every time you ship a product, regardless of its commodity, you are putting your brand equity and finances at risk. Make that shipment one that contains food/beverages, pharmaceuticals, or chemicals and you now have the issue of consumer … Continue reading
30% Wage Bill Increase Expected by 2014 to Accommodate Driver Shortage
As an increase in driver shortage continues to build, trucking companies are expected to pay their employees higher wages to account for capacity shortages. According to FTR Associates’ Noel Perry, carriers are predicted to pay 30% more in wages by … Continue reading
Posted in Published News Articles, Road Scholar Awareness Campaign, Trucking News
Tagged 10 Million Miles to a Cure, American, Autism Speaks, awareness campaign, awareness program, awareness trucks, capacity shortage, cargo, Children’s Craniofacial Foundation, CSA 2010, diesel prices, driver shortage, employment, freight, FTR Associates, hours of service, job, Noel Perry, prostate cancer, road scholar transport, Sterne Agee & Leach Inc, truck driver, trucking company, trucking news, wage bill increase
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Should Stability Control Systems be Mandatory? Some Argue No
Awaiting a proposal that would make stability control systems mandatory on tractors, but not trailers, is stirring a range of opinions among those in the trucking industry. Stability control systems, which became available in 2002, are becoming more and more … Continue reading
Posted in Published News Articles, Trucking News
Tagged American Trucking Associations, ATA, BASICS, Behavior Analysis an Safety Improvement Categories, Bendix, Bendix Commercial Vehicle System, cargo, carrier, Congress, CSA 2010, Electronic Stability Control, ESC, Fred Anersky, manufacturer, Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems, National Transportation Safety Board, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, petroleum, proposal, road scholar transport, Roll Stability Control, RSC, SafeStat System, Safety Measurement System, stability control system, tractor, trailer, truck, WABCO
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Driver Shortage Predicted to Reach 200,000 in 2012
Trucking companies having been turning down load requests due to unavailability. Manufacturers are experiencing backups on their docks and late or canceled appointments due to the hard time they are having finding a trucking company with the capacity to move … Continue reading
Posted in Published News Articles, Road Scholar Awareness Campaign, Trucking News
Tagged 10 Million Miles to a Cure Awareness Campaign, Autism Speaks, awareness program, benefits, Catch-22, Children’s Craniofacial Foundation, CSA 2010, dock, driver shortage, drug test, fleet, follicle drug test, freight, HOS, hours of service, job, manufacturer, occupations, opportunities, prostate cancer, road scholar transport, The Oxford Press, transport, trucking company, U.S. Department of Transportation
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