People think of fresh fruit and veggies as essential summertime staples. The freight industry does a lot of behind the scenes work to bring the crops from the farm to…
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Drivers, Mark Your Calendars
By erika deblasicarriers, logistics, news, transportationInspection Dates Hawkeye These inspection dates will be here before you know it. The biggest dates for big-rig professionals are coming up fast. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has…
Is Peak Season Dead?
By erika deblasicarriers, drivers, logistics, news, transportation2022 has been anything but normal. Record high inflation and soaring fuel costs have all impacted the ‘normal’ business cycles. As a result, logistics companies are seeing less of a…
Hurricane Season 2022: Expect the Unexpected
By erika deblasicarriers, drivers, freight, logistics, safety, transportationAs summer trucks on, every day brings us further into hurricane season. Keeping our carriers safe before, during, and after a hurricane is at the forefront of our minds, and…
2022 Mid-Year Industry Insights
By erika deblasicarriers, drivers, freight, logistics, supply chain, transport, transportationWhat’s going on with missing underride guard labels? Many in the trucking industry are struggling to understand the lack of enforcement policy infractions. Specifically, for rear underride guards on trailers…
What You Need to Know About ELDT in 2022
By erika deblasicarriers, drivers, ELDT, logistics, transportationThe ELDT was created in an attempt to standardize Commercial Vehicle Driver training. The “entry-level driver training” (ELDT) regulations are intended to make sure drivers entering the industry can operate…
Shippers Looking to Logistics Providers to Help Ease Supply Chain Disruptions
By erika deblasilogistics, shippers, supply chain, transportationAs the summer comes to an end, the logistics industry is still facing major supply chain disruptions. While transportation bottlenecks caused shipping delays early on during the pandemic, most recently…