Why You Should Start a Brokerage Within an Asset-Based Company
This whitepaper provides a strategic blueprint and resources for asset-based companies to start and grow a brokerage. The opportunities in the market are ripe for companies of any size. Logistics and supply chain research and consulting firm Armstrong & Associates estimates that net revenues for U.S.-based 3PLs grew by five percent in 2017 to hit $77.1 billion, and gross revenues rose 10.5 percent to reach $184.3 million. The firm predicted revenue growth in 2018 would continue at a similar rate.
November 1, 2019DOT IG Outlines FMCSA’s Top Management Challenges for 2020
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is facing challenges in a number of programmatic areas that could play a role in reducing recent increases in fatalities involving large trucks and buses, according to a new report by the Department of Transportation Inspector General.
DOT Announces Audit of FMCSA Oversight on Driver Disqualifications
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General has initiated an audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s oversight of truck driver disqualifications.
FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez to Leave Post
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Ray Martinez will be leaving his position at the end of October.
Training Key for Smooth Transition From AOBRDs to ELDs
SAN DIEGO — As the trucking industry completes its transition from automatic onboard recording devices to federally mandated electronic logging devices, motor carriers should not underestimate the amount of planning and training needed to ensure a smooth rollout, industry experts said at American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 6.
FMCSA: Decision on Adoption of New Item Response Theory Model a Year Away
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials will not make a decision until September 2020 whether to adopt a new, complex statistical model known as the Item Response Theory to better evaluate the safety of motor carriers, according to a new audit released by the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General.
FMCSA Issues $77 Million in Grants Supporting Truck Safety, Driver Training
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced more than $77 million in grants to states and training institutions to improve commercial motor vehicle safety.
Truckers Tell FMCSA of Concerns About Coercion, Flexibility at HOS Listening Session
WASHINGTON — Drivers and trucking industry representatives had another chance to voice comments on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposal to change certain hours-of-service requirements Sept. 17.
FMCSA Proposes 3-Year Delay for States to Comply With Clearinghouse Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to extend the date by which state driver licensing agencies must comply with certain Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rule requirements.
FMCSA Proposes 2020, 2021 Reductions to Commercial Vehicle Registration Fees
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a proposed rule that would continue to reduce commercial vehicle registration fees in 2020 and 2021, the agency said in a Federal Register announcement on Aug. 27.