ATA Applauds DOL Employment Insurance Proposal
A Department of Labor proposed rule that would “expand the opportunity” to offer employment-based health insurance to small businesses through Small Business Health Plans, also known as Association Health Plans, is being lauded by the American Trucking Associations.
FMCSA Cuts UCR Fees for Motor Carriers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule that reduces annual registration fees collected the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement for the 2018, 2019, and subsequent registration years.
Blockchain: Chance to speak to a shared language
Blockchain systems could form a backbone for a lot of what happens in the supply chain, says Chris Burruss, president of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance. He believes standardizing systems now will grease the skids for companies being able to benef…
Blockchain: Better tools to fight detention abuse, with added utility for driver, carrier credentials
Using geofencing and other location data, a blockchain system might document detention time with a high degree of accuracy. If the system is part of a “smart contract,” a driver would receive detention pay quickly. Drivers/carriers, meanwhile, might use private keys to take control of their business data.
Blockchain: Uncertain future for factors, brokers with less reliance on building relationships, more trust in verified data
Blockchains have been called “trustless,” which isn’t intended to be as negative as it sounds. Rather, the term refers to the trust created by the structure of information contained in a blockchain, which could virtually eliminate the necessity of the personal touch that traditionally has been required to build trust in business relationships
The coming of blockchain
Carriers, manufacturers and other trucking players are flocking to an emerging ‘distributed ledger’ approach to online business. Here’s how it could affect owner-operators.
Snap-on Pro-Link Ultra Diagnostic System for Hino Engines
The new Snap-on EEHD866025 Pro-Link Ultra Diagnostic System software is designed specifically to support the diagnosis and calibration of Hino engines. This v.1.0 version software supports both Hino 600 Series Conventional (2005 to 2016) and Hino 300 Series Cab-Over (2012 to 2016) vehicles.
First Class Services’ 2017 Peterbilt 389
First Class Services driver Keith Hastings drives this 2017 Peterbilt 389, hauling food grade and chemical products throughout the lower 48 states and Canada.
Closing the gap
AMTA and Trucking HR Canada partner to bridge the gap in industry’s labor market
Consolidated Fastfrate hires John Oss
WOODBRIDGE, Ont. — John Oss has been named the new director yield management for Consolidated Fastfrate. The new position is national, and he will be responsible for all pricing and assessment of margin requirements for the company. Oss has spent…