Roadcheck 2024: What You Need to Know

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

A Look at Notable Topics from TIA 2024, Including Cross-Border Operations

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

4 Regulatory Developments Discussed at Truckload 2024 That Are Impacting Carriers

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

5 Key Takeaways from the FTA Safety Summit

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

What Drivers and Carriers Should Be Aware of Following the Baltimore Bridge Collapse

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

AI Adoption in Logistics: Revolution or Recalibration?

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

The Telematics Transformation: From Compliance Mandate to Productivity Must-Have

Remember when ELDs arrived in transportation? At first, many people thought they were just about ticking regulatory boxes. Dive into our article to explore how they’ve transformed from compliance tools to the driving force of fleet management. Remember when Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) were mandated by the FMCSA in 2017? Initially, they were met with skepticism and