13FebIf you ever wondered what roadside inspectors frequently find when they look at drivers and trucks, the answers are conveniently tracked on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) website in its Analysis & Information Online (A&I) section. The FMCSA tracks these numbers because they display what is actually taking
15JanFor any trucking company, the more time saved during a pickup or delivery can easily translate into making more money. But when a carrier is smaller, with a little more than a dozen trucks, time is even more crucial because each truck represents a greater percentage of their total fleet.
18DecPrePass Safety Alliance opens new sites and upgrades others PHOENIX, December 18, 2019 – PrePass-approved trucks are receiving green lights to bypass more weigh stations in a number of new locations. Over the past year, PrePass Safety Alliance’s Board of Directors has approved 47 new bypassing sites in Illinois, Michigan, Montana,
1NovThe nation’s premiere weigh station bypass service, PrePass, continues expanding at a rapid pace, offering more opportunities for trucking companies to save time and money. So, what is fueling this growth? First, PrePass has grown from a truck enrollment of just over 500,000 trucks in 2018 to more than 625,000
25SepIncreasing tensions in the Middle East have led to the average U.S. cost of diesel posting one its biggest weekly hikes in the past several years. Figures released by the Energy Department show an increase of 9.4 cents from the week before to $3.081 per gallon for the week ending
19AugCooperative agreement allows carriers to bypass at PrePass and Weigh2Go locations PHOENIX, August 19, 2019 – PrePass®, the most utilized truck weigh station bypass platform with over 620,000 trucks enrolled, is now expanding into Canada, helping trucking fleets and drivers save more time and money than ever before. A new
22JulWhen a trucking company has drivers who are happy and satisfied, that usually means it also has, depending on how you look at it, a high driver retention rate. Now any smart fleet will tell you this helps them save money, because recruiting and training new drivers isn’t cheap. In
29MarGuest: 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 an on board telematics system in a truck. But how
21MarAsk a motor carrier what it wants from government and the answer would be: reliability. Government can’t control the weather, the carrier would say, but it can provide good roads with sufficient capacity and it can give clear rules on when and why my trucks should be stopped. With reliable
4MarPrePass has rolled out a new, streamlined enrollment process for qualified trucks to bypass select agricultural inspection stations in Florida, including those involved in non-agricultural hauling. These enhancements to the PrePass Agriculture service, the first phase of which took effect on Jan. 1, 2019, allows applicants to sign up for
20FebTrucking companies using weigh station bypass services save more than $8.68 and five minutes each time their truck bypasses a truck weigh station, according to a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration calculation. However, each system operates differently, meaning what works well for one fleet, be it large or small or
2JanPrePass and E-ZPass have similar names and both offer electronic tolling services using transponders. However, the two services are very different. E-ZPass is a group of toll authorities operating primarily in the Midwest and northeastern United States. PrePass offers many services, including PrePass Plus that provides electronic toll payment services
