Across North America, Fleets operate a wide range of power units. Whether they’re reefers, flatbeds, dry vans, or tractor-trailers – there’s no set bell curve to account for how “large” a fleet may be. So that begs the question, what is truly a large fleet? According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), there were more
Summer is a time that many look forward to all year. It evokes memories of sunny days, vacations, burgers and hot dogs on the grill, time in the pool, and carefree attitudes that make the gray of winter feel galaxies away. When it comes to driving conditions, summer is more associated with clearer skies and
Today, telematics devices are supercharged tech tools that enable carriers to have non-stop insights about trucks, drivers, and shipments. This blog will take a look at several important areas of telematics and how they can help a carrier with profitability. Telematics was once a controversial word for carriers and was synonymous with devices and software
In a matter of days, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will begin its annual International Roadcheck program, a three-day event focused on commercial vehicle inspections and regulatory compliance. The CVSA is a nonprofit organization made up of local and federal regulatory agencies and law enforcement authorities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Inspections will be conducted from May 14-16
Cross-border freight operations, the current freight recession, fraud, and transparency were a few of the many interesting topics addressed at the 2024 TIA Capital Ideas Conference held in Phoenix from April 10-13. The freight market has had to deal with a degree of whiplash over the last few years. The high-demand COVID era of 2020-21
Regulations and laws affecting the transportation industry may be thought of as akin to Texas or heartland weather conditions – wait a minute, and they’ll change, often precipitously. Thankfully for fleet managers and industry executives, regulations and legislation can’t be introduced and enforced immediately like a spring hailstorm. But between the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
On Feb. 29, Transflo attended the Florida Trucking Association’s annual Safety Summit in Tampa at the Renaissance International Plaza Hotel. The single-afternoon conference showcased a variety of transportation experts, including fleet managers, industry consultants, and safety pros over seven, half-hour sessions. Here are five key takeaways from the summit that industry professionals should be apprised
At approximately 1:30 a.m. on March 26, a container ship crashed into a pillar of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Patapasco River, immediately causing the bridge’s collapse. While a crucial mayday call and the time of day the disaster occurred likely prevented countless casualties, six are presumed dead, and our hearts go out
During the last few years, artificial intelligence has gone from a topic espoused as the next big thing by data scientists and tech executives to the present-tense, here-now big thing that affects every major industry in the economy. Conversations about AI run the gamut from practical, day-to-day use cases to optimistic and pessimistic predictions about
As the saying goes, “old habits die hard.” This is especially true when transporting freight, as the economic necessity of taking loads from point to point means that legacy processes can be difficult to phase out or push to the back burner. However, no commodity is quite as precious to the day-to-day operations of trucks