Guest: Mike Roeth, executive director, North American Council for Freight Efficiency Freight rates and demand for trucking services continue to struggle due to the COVID-19 outbreak. To make up the gap in earnings, truck operators must find ways to improve…
Guest: William Cassidy, Senior Trucking Editor, Journal of Commerce While the trucking industry is dealing with the most adverse business conditions in decades following the COVID-19 outbreak, there may be some reasons for optimism. Listen to this episode of the…
Guest: Chip Warterfield, Upstaging Lighting and Transport Listen to how one trucking company came back from the brink after losing most all of its business, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in the U.S. In this episode of the “Eyes…
Guest: Kelly Frey with PrePass While the coronavirus is having a massive impact on trucking, the industry continues moving along, delivering needed supplies. This means there are still big issues that both drivers and fleets face. Listen to this episode…
Guest: Rich Bren, vice president of insurance, PFA Transportation Insurance and Surety Services Both owner-operator truckers and trucking fleets of all sizes are contending with ever escalating insurance rates. This cuts into profits and even forces some carriers to shut…
Guest: Warren Hoemann, former FMCSA deputy administrator While 2020 has just gotten underway, it’s shaping up to be one of the busiest years in quite a while when it comes to new trucking regulations taking effect as well as those…
Guest: Lewie Pugh, executive vice president, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) Being a truck driver is tough, but becoming a successful owner-operator is even tougher. That’s because so many different skills are required far beyond just safely driving a truck…
Guest: Andrew Johnson with PrePass There are two different types of systems you can choose from when it comes to truck weigh station bypass technologies. One uses a transponder. The other is an app on either a mobile device or…
Guest: Doug Marcello, trucking defense attorney, Marcello & Kivisto LLC Each year there are more than 450,000 reported truck crashes in the United States, involving the newest of drivers to the most seasoned veterans. Often these crashes are not the…
Guest: Dave Osiecki, President of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting Few would argue that requiring the use of electronic logging devices wasn’t a game changer for the business of trucking. And as electronics become more prevalent on big-rigs, some believe the next…
