Making sure your product is transported to its destination in a timely and safe manner is vitally important for your business. But do you really need to take on the burden of doing it all yourself? The more you can focus on your core business, the more strategic you can […]
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Hopefully, we are all doing our part to help during the COVID-19 crisis. For most of us, that means staying at home and social distancing, but some people and some industries are doing so much more. This statement really became clear to me last week when one of our NationaLease […]
One might be forgiven for thinking that adding safety technology and training would lower carrier insurance rates. But the reality is quite different. Carrier insurance rates are expected to increase in 2020 between 20 percent and 30percent for most freight carriers due to an uptick in fatal crashes in recent […]
The good news for job seekers – The unemployment rate is at historic lows. The bad news for employers – The unemployment rate is at historic lows. Recruiting and retaining good, qualified people is always a challenge for HR. But in a time where employees rather than employers hold all […]
Whether you are a manufacturer expecting a shipment of raw materials or a retailer looking for product to place on the shelves, you depend on these materials and products arriving at their final destination on time. Any delay at any point in the supply chain will negatively impact your business. […]
Procrastination is a normal human response. But when it comes to migrating from AOBRDs to ELDs, waiting will only make matters worse. Back in February of 2018, Victoria Kresge, Vice President of Dedicated Services & Logistics for NationaLease, posted a blog warning fleets that they had a very limited time […]
Like most seemingly implacable problems, sometimes you need to think outside the box. There are many challenges facing the trucking industry, from regulations to changes in technology to economic concerns, but the two challenges that seem to be never-ending are the shortages of drivers and technicians. I’ve written many blogs […]
Ensuring you have the drivers and technicians you will need for tomorrow necessitates training for tomorrow’s technology … today! There is no question that technology in every industry is transforming the way today’s workers do their jobs, and the trucking industry is no exception. According to Robert Braswell, TMC’s executive […]
Trying to recruit Millennials to a career as a diesel tech is fine, but if you’re not also going after Gen Z, you may find yourself losing future candidates to your competitors. The two major issues you continually hear from fleet owners and managers concern finding qualified (and younger) drivers […]