Welcome back and thanks for reading The Bottom Line! Today I wanted to share some interesting statistics on our industry. We’re growing and it’s great! Recently I’ve read several articles talking about trucking industry growth. I’ve copied and pasted two of them below. The first – Trucking Industry Points to Strong Economic Growth by Dirk [...]

Welcome back and thanks for reading The Bottom Line! Today I wanted to pass along another regulation change.  As you may recall, a while back I did a series on PUCO regulations. As you might expect…regulations are still changing! I’ve copied and pasted the text from the release below and here is a link directly [...]

Welcome back and thanks for reading The Bottom Line! Today I wanted to make sure I passed around new info on the FMCSA’s Cell Phone Ban…this is an important note and I hope you read below.  …Special Thanks to David Bartosic from the Ohio Trucking Association for sharing…  “It probably comes as no surprise that [...]

Welcome back and thanks for reading The Bottom Line! Today the US DOT released the new Hours of Service changes we’ve all been expecting…there are some surprises, so take a look… I’ve copied and pasted selected sections of the text from the press release below and here is a link directly to the full article: [...]

Welcome back and thanks for reading The Bottom Line! Here is all you need to know about what you can use and not use with the new cell phone ban.  It goes into effect 01/03/12.  Those of you who are INTRASTATE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CARRIERS-please see highlighted area Hand-Held Mobile Phones Now Less Mobile Beginning January [...]

Welcome back and thanks for reading The Bottom Line! Today I wanted to pass along an article that discusses some changes in the weight restrictions Congress is thinking about. Apparently 80,000 lbs may not be enough!  For now I’m reserving judgment on this initiative. I think increasing weight limits from 80,000lbs to 100,000lbs has some [...]

Welcome back and thanks for reading The Bottom Line! Today I want to talk about the hidden winter driving hazard – Deer – and why this year marks a change. I recently did a “Winter Driving Hazards” safety meeting with one of my clients and we covered the typical, standard winter safe driving tips…give extra [...]

Welcome back and thanks for reading The Bottom Line! Today I want to talk about the way the public perceives your CSA scores and how you can protect yourself. Recently I saw a news story that really got me fuming. I may be an insurance agent but I consider myself a member of the transportation [...]

Welcome back and thanks for reading The Bottom Line! Today I want to mention a few things about what the state’s doing to reduce excessive regulation…and I’d really like your feedback… Special thanks to Mike Baach of the Philpott Rubber company for his commitment to the state and to small business. I’ve copied an email [...]

Welcome back and thanks for reading The Bottom Line! Today I want to talk about the CSA’s “You Talked, We Listened” updates and how they affect you! In late July the folks from the FMCSA sent out a “You Talked, We Listened” email noting some changes they’ve made to their system that make it more [...]