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Business, Safety, Perspective

Perspective: ICHRAs and How They Can Help Small Companies

A relatively new benefits option allows transportation companies to control their expenses by reimbursing drivers for health insurance rather than buying it for them.

Jack Hooper | CEO and Co-Founder, Take Command
November 22, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Perspective

Perspective: Getting Endpoint Security Right

Securing logistics endpoints is no longer just an IT concern — it’s a critical business imperative that demands the same attention as safeguarding physical cargo.

Apu Pavithran | Founder and CEO, Hexnode
November 18, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Perspective

Perspective: Trucking Comes Through in Times of Need

In the worst moments, truckers are among the first to arrive, bringing lifesaving medication, water and food, writes new American Trucking Associations Chairman Dennis Dellinger.

Dennis Dellinger | Chairman, American Trucking Associations
October 23, 2024
Government, Business, Perspective

Perspective: Trucking Is the Driving Force of the Nation

Over the past decade, ATA has seen tremendous change but has navigated it all while successfully advancing a mission to enact a broad-based, pro-trucking agenda built on common sense.

Chris Spear | President and CEO, American Trucking Associations
October 12, 2024
Government, Business, Perspective

Perspective: Get Involved, Because We Can

As a kid who grew up witnessing the grit, hustle and compassion required of my parents to survive (and occasionally thrive) in a trucking business, I often get emotional reflecting on my term as chair of ATA.

Andrew Boyle | Chairman, American Trucking Associations
October 5, 2024
Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, Perspective

Perspective: Cargo Integrity Plan Reduces Risk

Supply chain disruptions are becoming more common, but one factor that often gets overlooked in conversations about intermodal risk management is the importance of cargo integrity.

Jim Heide | Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, Loadsure
September 16, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, Perspective

Perspective: Overcoming the Greatest Hurdle to ZEV Adoption

The greatest hurdle to the widespread adoption of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles is the most difficult to overcome: an underlying lack of trust and faith in ZEVs.

Greg Fulton | President, Colorado Motor Carriers Association
September 3, 2024
Government, Business, Perspective

Perspective: OOIDA Sides With Su on Independent Contractors

Few issues are of greater importance to our industry than the rights of independent truckers. Unfortunately, special interests are fully invested in taking those rights away.

Chris Spear | President and CEO, American Trucking Associations
August 6, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Perspective

Perspective: Make Your Workforce a ‘Human Firewall’

Humans are the greatest asset and vulnerability for logistics companies in today’s cybersecurity landscape. Human error can inadvertently expose organizations to crippling risks.

Apu Pavithran | Founder and CEO, Hexnode
July 29, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Perspective

Perspective: Using Technology to Protect Cargo From Theft

Cargo theft is often a subtle process, making it difficult to prevent. With cargo thieves relying increasingly on subterfuge, the security apparatus on the shop floor must evolve accordingly.

Frank Matarazzo | CEO, Fusion Transport
July 22, 2024