Perspective

In creating the American Transportation Research Institute nearly 15 years ago, the trucking industry launched a plan to provide credible research focused on the industry’s top priorities.

In January, FMCSA released its Crash Weighting Report. The four-year study was conducted due to pressure from Congress and the trucking industry. The concern is that the Crash Indicator, one of seven scores in the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program patently misrepresents a carrier’s level of responsibility in certain DOT-reportable crashes.

Almost every U.S. company annually conducts a financial audit. But some trucking executives may not be aware that another kind of audit may be just as critical to their company’s financial stability and the public’s safety.

Living in Houston, a person gets accustomed to common topics of conversation. One very hot topic always seems to be the price of oil.

According to recent industry insight from research firm Frost & Sullivan, leasing companies will capture more business in the Class 8 truck market over the next six years.

The keys to success in freight transportation lie in minimization of distance, maximization of payload and adherence to a disciplined business model.

On Feb. 10, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced the list of industry participants for the Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee.

Tire management seems to me to be two words that are an oxymoron. That’s because there is not one fleet I know of that is close to properly managing its tires.

Smart transportation companies, especially multistop carriers, are paying close attention to routing.

Walter O’Brien has the fourth-highest IQ ever recorded, and I recently had the chance to meet him at an entrepreneurial event on the campus of the University of California, San Diego.