Dear Member:In a podcast conversation with Kevin Rutherford recently, we discussed the pros and cons of communication through emails, blogs, and texts versus real conversation in person or via the telephone. In business today I feel there are many misinterpretations and misunderstandings directly resulting from...
Court Blocks FMCSA Rule Targeting Non-Domiciled CDL DriversLast week, a federal court blocked the FMCSA’s new rule that aimed to phase out non-domiciled CDL holders — many of whom operate with unverifiable drivingrecords. The rule was designed to improve safety and accountability across the industry.NASTC...
I’m the last person in the world to have any credibility in an argument about uber-technological advances, unbelievable artificial intelligent capabilities, cloning, robotics, or getting to Mars. I’m the last person in the world to not have a cell phone. I own the majority interest...
A recent headline in Overdrive caught my attention:“Carrier lease-purchase programs ‘meaningful’ for at least half of lessee operators”In reading the article and the related comments from drivers about both good and bad outcomes from lease-purchase agreements, I decided to comment on this issue and FMCSA’s...
https://www.ccjdigital.com/perspectives/article/15744018/challenging-a-misinformation-campaignApr 25, 2025 | Updated May 7, 2025An article that appeared in the April 8 edition of CCJ in the Business, Workforce Development section entitled “Study Reveals Driver Fatigue and Mental Health Struggles” caught my attention and angered me almost to a stroke level.CCJ needs...
“As of 2023, only 0.3% of all registered heavy-duty vehicles in the U.S. were zero emissions models according to the International Council of Clean Transportation.”The Advanced Clean Fleets rule put forth by CARB (California Air Resource Board) would have mandated California’s truck fleet to move...
Regulatory over-reach has once again shown that “one-size-fits-all” approaches from our federal central planning quagmire (i.e., Washington, D.C.) results in unenforceable, unrealistic, uneconomical, and sometime comical plans and programs that Draconically shackle the marketplace (particularly, small businesses). Below are samplings from the Small Business Administration’s...
According to Transport Topics issue of January 6th, 2025, there was a single truck” crash” and fire on August 19 of 2024 involving a 2024 Tesla Semi that “burned to the ground after it veered off Interstate 80 and slammed into a tree in the...
We are just off the heels of the 2024 NASTC Conference, and if you didn’t make it, you truly missed “The Best Three Days in Trucking”. This year’s event brought together the industry’s brightest minds to address challenges, share innovative solutions, and celebrate trucking excellence. The...
For those of you who did not get the opportunity to experience the NASTC conference this year, I wanted to take a minute to recap some of the highlights from an insurance perspective. Jeff Davis with Fleet Safety Services, LLC, and I had the pleasure...