Many trucking and third-party logistics companies still write checks to pay their invoices, but efforts are underway to transition from pen and paper to point-and-click e-payments. If successful, it would shift decades-old business patterns ingrained in the industry.
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Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Ā
Editorial: Saving the Planet? Itās on Us
While President Donald Trump is calling for reversals of some environmental regulations, itās important to note what isnāt changing. And that is the commitment that freight carriers, truck makers and even some shippers, such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are making to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
April 24, 2017Opinion: Solutions to Help Eliminate Late Payments
There is nothing fun about not getting paid for the loads you have hauled. But unfortunately, every small trucking company and owner-operator will encounter clients who sometimes take 45 to 60 days ā or longer ā to pay.
April 24, 2017Will Uber Replace Freight Brokers? āAbsolutely Not,ā Tech Expert Insists
ORLANDO, Fla. ā The emergence of Uber-style transactions in the freight industry will not replace brokers, experts in the segment said while acknowledging a surge in both the number of new motor carriers and mobile apps to locate freight.
April 24, 2017Opinion: American Trucking Industry Depends on Drivers
The American trucking industry depends on drivers: a simple statement but one that bears repeating. As president of American Trucking Associations, I have the great privilege of representing 3.5 million professional truck drivers, working on their behalf in Washington to make our industry better, to make their jobs easier.
April 10, 2017Kevin Burch: Taking the Story of Trucking to the White House
I love trucks. As I travel the country as chairman of American Trucking Associations, I wear a simple button with a simple message: āI Love Trucks.ā I even wear it in my official ATA chairmanās portrait. Itās a button I encourage everyone I meet to wear. It starts conversations about this great industry and gives me a chance to tell our story.
April 5, 2017Trucking Executives Discuss How Millennials Are Shifting Industryās Workforce Dynamics
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ā As baby boomers retire, more companies are hiring millennials to be truck drivers, presenting new challenges to address the differences between the generations in how they view life and work.
April 3, 2017Bipartisan Support for Road Funds, Tax Reform Likely, ATA Exec Says
ALEXANDRIA, Va. ā Advancing an infrastructure funding measure alongside a tax reform package in the coming weeks is likely to garner bipartisan backing from policymakers and support from the freight industry, officials representing trucking executives and statesā transportation directors said last week.
April 3, 2017NTSB Encourages Fleets to Root Out Bad Drivers
ALEXANDRIA, Va. ā A top National Transportation Safety Board official called on motor carriers to do a better job of identifying drivers in their employ with bad driving habits.
April 3, 2017Execs Offer Mixed Assessment of Freight Market Since January
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ā At the end of the first quarter, there are signs of optimism in the economy but also caution about the sustainability of the momentum, according to economic analysts and trucking executives at the 2017 Truckload Carriers Association conference.
April 3, 2017