Mary O’Connell and Shay Lynn Dixon chat about carrier sourcing, retention and the intricacies of high-value freight.
Top 10 Carrier Groups’ Share of Global Fleet
Any carrier still running AOBRDs is running the risk of hefty fines and being placed out of service during highway inspections.
There will not be a soft enforcement or grace period for noncompliant carriers.
Automatic onboard recording device users can expect no leniency after Dec. 16.
A few holdouts have yet to make the transition from AOBRDs to ELDs.
The carriers with the fewest trucks are also the least compliant, meaning the carriers with the most to lose are the same carriers that cannot afford to lose it.
Small carriers that do not have the change their hardware in order to make the switch to ELDs need the shortest lead time.
The latest survey results show the highest compliance rates observed so far.
While AOBRDs and ELDs serve a similar function, there are several differences in both rules of operation and using the device itself.
Step inside FreightWaves Market Expert/President of CarrierLists Kevin Hill’s world as we discuss CarrierLists, plus the anthropology behind tribal knowledge, freight, and trade wars. Also, Amazon and how the world’s […]
Digital upstarts have scored a lot of downloads, but their apps still aren’t as sticky as the incumbents.
Basic amenities such as snacks and a bathroom rank high among truck drivers as improvements shippers can implement at their locations to improve the driver experience.
Transportation is increasing its usage of technology in many areas, but apparently relationships still drive the small to mid-size carrier market when it comes to load generation. Freight brokers could also be blind to an untapped resource…until now.
