Regulations Impacting Less-than-Truckload
October 11, 2023
Sometimes it feels like the only regulatory certainty is the uncertainty for the less-than-truckload (LTL) industry. The first workshop in the fourth series of SMC3’s LTL Online Education focused on all things regulatory, and Washington D.C. insiders and transportation regulation experts explored today's landscape impacting LTL and the next steps to prepare for potential regulatory impacts.
A Look at Green Freight and Logistics
January 13, 2021
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Jason Mathers, Director, Vehicles & Freight Strategy, Environmental Defense Fund.
A Look at Green Freight and Logistics
January 13, 2021
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Jason Mathers, Director, Vehicles & Freight Strategy, Environmental Defense Fund.
UPS Freight President Rich McArdle Discusses LTL Pricing, Regulations, Transportation Infrastructure
March 5, 2019
Logistics Management's Jeff Berman recently caught up with UPS Freight President Rich McArdle on a wide variety of topics, including LTL pricing, regulations, and what needs to happen to improve transportation infrastructure.
Transportation Regulators Are Off The Rails, Again
November 8, 2016
Shippers argue consolidation within the industry make it tough to force the kind of deal-making that leads to lower prices due to four railroads carrying 90 percent of America’s freight traffic.
James Burnley, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, on FAST Act
December 15, 2015
To get a better sense of some of the FAST Act's highlights, Logistics Management's Jeff Berman recently caught up with James H. Burnley, a partner at Washington, D.C.-based law firm Venable LLP and former Secretary of Transportation under the late President Ronald Reagan.
Coalition for Transportation Productivity Asks Congress to Take Closer Look at Truck Size & Weight
July 8, 2015
The case against increasing truck size and weight has been built on the premise to keep bigger and heavier trucks off the road and apply existing federal truck size and weight limits to the entire National Highway System, rather than interstate highways, which is the case today.
Two Months Is Too Little When It Comes To Transportation Infrastructure Funding
May 18, 2015
What is a little more waiting going to matter, when one considers we have been waiting for a new multi-year surface transportation reauthorization for more than six years?
What to Expect in Latest Transportation Regulations
June 3, 2014
We could be entering a period of noisy calm on the regulatory front, where a number of discussions are taking place, but no actual change is likely to occur within 12 to 18 months.
Hours of Service Whitepaper
August 27, 2013
Changes have arrived to the U.S. federal hours-of-service (HOS) rules. Beginning July 1, 2013, most commercial truck drivers will need to comply with new requirements for periodic rest breaks and new restrictions on use of the 34-hour "restart" option.
Transportation Regulatory Update
August 27, 2013
Congress leaves Washington during the month of August and this provides a great opportunity to review the transportation regulatory agenda. Here is a brief update on a few hot topics.