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| Supply Chain Brain | SupplyChainBrain's detailed coverage of leading edge strategies and real-world solutions is the basis for its reputation as the premier publication for executives at the highest levels of supply chain management. Over 200,000 projected readers worldwide. Watch videos from Supply Chain Brain archives. A must see! President Obama, Congress, and all US government would do well to watch! Everybody in the trucking industry might want to as well! Introduction to Enterprise Resilience Dr. Joseph Fiksel Exec. Director Center for Resilience The Ohio State Univ. Enable a company to be agile, responsive to changes in the market place, stay competative, and lean. Business continuity the first step, there's a new normal, and we can't go back to business as usual! Due to global markets everything is happening at accellerated pace, 20th century methods are obsolete, business must be creative, diverse, innovative, and adapt to be competative. Don't worry about something happened in the market place but try to understand how to improve when it does, and adapt in order to get ahead of competition. National Freight Policy, US Dept of Commerce with Joe Holecko We spend $200 billion a year due to traffic congestion, will spend 14% of GDP in 2050. Leveraging the Benefits of Transportation Brokers Robert Voltmann, President & CEO Transportation Intermediaries Association. It's mentioned how bad fraud is in tranpsortation, DOT are hands off, & FBI doesn't have time to deal with it. Mr Voltmann tells us they have actually told the DOT, shown them folders where the DOT has issued 20 or even 30 MC#s to the same address. Growth in the 3PL Sector Evan Armstrong, President, Armstrong Associates Inc Consolidation, assest based trucks, a must see if you are a small 3PL, motor carrier, or freight shipper. Are We Running Out of Transportation Equipment? Tim Sensenig Executive VP Four Soft Is there a shortage of containers, 500 ships sitting in Singapore, containers in Hong Kong, banks demanding enough containers, positive forecast, or they won't release capital to move ships. Used trucks sold overseas have created a shortage in the US. Penske, Ryder are leased out, & trucks won't come back. Shortage of parts, demand for transmissions, brakes, Bendix, we are out of inventory, on allocation to Mercedes, Freight Liner, & Volvo. Driver shortage, experience a factor, & many companies demand three years. CSA2010 will come into play. Chasis, shippers are fed up with charges, & looking for new freight forwarders. Start ups are being created in China which will break into the US market leaving US companies out due to market demands. Equipment availability will be a problem due to a weak economy the first quarter of 2011. Smart shippers will need to make smart decisions! This is the global outlook, first in class, & larges companies, but small to misdsize US freight companies, shippers, brokers, & motor carriers will have tough, creative, wise decisions in order to compete. Watch Growth in the 3PL Sector Then go to: 3PLs Jump Into Valued-Added Services SupplyChainBrain | December 30, 2010 Both sides benefit when a third-party logistics provider takes over processes that don’t fall within the core competency of a manufacturing or distribution customer, says Stephen Sargunaraj, director of global operations support with UTi Worldwide. 3PLs which don't include asset based trucks and value-added service will obviously be the first to go as the world becomes more global. |
| Fed Highway Stats & Facts | Freight Facts and Figures 2007 [PDF 35.2MB] Quality Assurance Statement The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides high-quality information to serve Government, industry, and the public in a manner that promotes public understanding. Standards and policies are used to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of its information. FHWA periodically reviews quality issues and adjusts its programs and processes to ensure continuous quality improvement. Table 3-5. Truck Miles by Products Carried: 2002 In 2002 the US had 29 million deadhead freight miles, 20% of total 145,173 million freight miles were empty trucks. Compare Figure 3-4. Estimated Average Daily Long-Haul Truck Traffic on the National Highway System: 2002 to Figure 3-5. Estimated Average Daily Long-Haul Truck Traffic on the National Highway System: 2035 That 29 million deadhead miles will no doubt be a third again as many if not more if we don't act. |
| US infrastructure falling apart around US, $2.2 trillion needed! | Get on www.infrastructurereportcard.org look up the state of your state. 2009 Grades Aviation D Bridges C Dams D Drinking Water D- Energy D+ Hazardous Waste D Inland Waterways D- Levees D- Public Parks and Recreation C- Rail C- Roads D- Schools D Solid Waste C+ Transit D Wastewater D- America's Infrastructure GPA: D Estimated 5 Year Investment Need: $2.2 Trillion |
| Freight Transportation is the next financial crisis, too big to fail, & health care reform. | Americans spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic at a cost of $78.2 billion a year--$710 per motorist. Roadway conditions are a significant factor in about one-third of traffic fatalities. Poor road conditions cost U.S. motorists $67 billion a year in repairs and operating costs--$333 per motorist; 33% of America's major roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 36% of the nation's major urban highways are congested. 1 The current spending level of $70.3 billion for highway capital improvements 2 is well below the estimated $186 billion needed annually to substantially improve the nation's highways. 3 Conditions Our nation’s economy and our quality of life require a highway and roadway system that provides a safe, reliable, efficient, and comfortable driving environment. Although highway fatalities and traffic-related injuries declined in 2007, the drop is most likely attributable to people driving less. Still, in 2007, 41,059 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes and 2,491,000 were injured. 4 Motor vehicle crashes cost the U.S. $230 billion per year--$819 for each resident in medical costs, lost productivity, travel delays, workplace costs, insurance costs, and legal costs.1 These findings are clearly unacceptable. Next to safety, congestion has become the most critical challenge facing our highway system. Congestion continues to worsen to the point at which Americans spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic at a cost of $78.2 billion a year in wasted time and fuel costs--$710 per motorist. 1 The average daily percentage of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) under congested conditions rose from 25.9% in 1995 to 31.6% in 2004, congestion in large urban areas exceeding 40%. 2 And as a result of increased congestion, total fuel wasted climbed from 1.7 billion gallons in 1995 to 2.9 billion gallons in 2005. 5 Resilience The Interstate Highway System was constructed as part of the nation’s strategic homeland defense, illustrating the important role of transportation in mitigation, defense and recovery. The ability of our transportation system to withstand threats from hazards of all types, both natural and human-caused, and to restore service promptly following such events, is known as resilience. Resilience includes a variety of such interconnected aspects as structural robustness, system redundancy, security posture, emergency response capabilities, recovery measures, business continuity alternatives, long-term mitigation strategies, cross-sector interdependencies, regional impacts, and supply chain disruptions. Building disaster-resistant roads and highways reduces hazard mitigation costs, limits exposure, and maintains operational continuity. A multihazard approach utilizing next-generation codes, standards, and practices is necessary to minimize the extent of a disaster. Conclusion The challenges imposed by our highway infrastructure require a large increase in capital investment on the part of all levels of government and other sources as well. The failure to adequately invest in the nation’s highways and roads will lead to increased congestion and delays for motorists and the further deterioration of pavement conditions and will pose increased safety concerns. An overstressed infrastructure will also slow freight delivery, create unpredictability in supply chains, diminish the competitiveness of U.S. businesses, and increase the cost of consumer goods. There must also be a significant change in the way we manage the system, which should include the use of emerging technologies and innovative operational strategies. |
| PBS Home page: Frontline The Warning What everybody in America needs to know |
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| Environmental and Energy Study Institute | Transportation accounts for more than one quarter of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and approximately 70 percent of all U.S. oil use, consuming more than 14 million barrels of oil per day. The Transportation and Energy Program works with a wide variety of transportation, energy, economic, and environmental interests to advance policies and programs at the federal and state level to address overlapping energy and climate challenges related to transportation. America’s energy choices are inextricably linked to national and economic security. America’s oil dependence leaves the nation vulnerable to hostile nations and diverts hundreds of billions of dollars out of the economy each year. Declining oil supplies combined with increased global demand will only increase these pressures and impact our ability to remain militarily strong and agile. DOD is uniquely positioned, because of its own energy security needs, to help drive the market for innovative applications and broad utilization of clean energy technologies. Key partnerships with other federal agencies and the private sector can help DOD unleash the full force of American innovation and investment leadership in clean energy technologies. For more information, contact Amy Sauer at asauer [at] eesi.org or (202) 662-1892. |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | UCS Fact Checker Heard some dubious claims about science recently? We sure have—and in our new Fact Checker section, we call out the distorters and show you the facts without the noise. Burning Coal, Burning Cash: Ranking the States That Import the Most Coal Importing coal is a major drain on state economies. UCS shows the scale of these costs, and suggests how those funds can instead be invested in energy efficiency and homegrown clean energy. National Oil Savings Plan UCS outlines a suite of policies to cut our nation's oil dependence. These policies include boosting the fuel economy of our vehicles, producing clean biofuels, and investing in the next generation of advanced vehicles that do not rely exclusively on oil. |
| Clean Vehicles | The UCS Convoy: Trucking Together toward Oil Savings and Clean Air Medium- and heavy-duty trucks account for only 4 percent of all vehicles on U.S. highways, but about 20 percent of the diesel and gasoline U.S. vehicles consume. The federal government has never set fuel eciency standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, so although some improvements in truck fuel economy have occurred, the opportunity for major gains remains. For example, putting both existing and forthcoming technologies to work in tractor-trailers (the largest fuel users) could reduce fuel consumption at least 35 percent by 2017. This would save the trucks’ owners money at the pump, reduce the nation’s oil dependence, and help combat global warming. |
| CSA 2010 | CSA 2010 FMCSA Provides Motor Carriers with an Early Look at CSA 2010 Safety Standings; Announces Improvements to the Safety Measurement System; Addresses Recently Raised Concerns Why Is CSA 2010 Needed? Since the 1970s, Federal and State enforcement agencies in partnership with many other stakeholders have progressively reduced the rate of commercial vehicle crashes resulting in injuries or fatalities on our Nation’s highways. The rate of crash reduction slowed, prompting FMCSA to take a fresh look at how the agency evaluates the safety of motor carriers and drivers and to explore ways to improve its safety monitoring, evaluation, and intervention processes. CSA 2010 is the result of this comprehensive examination. Seems to be a small error, CSA2010 page suggests 700,000 MC#s they have to audit. http://csa2010.fmcsa.dot.gov/about/csa_why.aspx Limitations of the Current operational Model. The following an email I received from CSA2010 Mr. Tisthammer, Thank you for taking the time to submit your question on CSA 2010 and active carriers. Approximately 745,000 carriers are officially active in the census as of the June MCMIS snapshot. Of these carriers, approximately 490,000 have demonstrated some form of activity within the last two years. This activity includes inspections, MCS-150 forms, crashes, etc. Some of these carriers may not longer be in business, and some of the ones without known activity may still be active. Depending on your purpose, this may provide the estimate you are looking for. I recommend you keep up with the latest information on CSA 2010 as it becomes available by signing up for the email subscription service or RSS feed. You can do this on the CSA 2010 website http://csa2010.fmcsa.dot.gov/Stay_Connected.aspx. I hope this answers your question, feel free to contact me if you have additional questions. Jonathan Mozenter CSA 2010 Team The numbers are all over the map,745,000 down to 490,000. The FMCSA has to do better because our lives depend on it! Go back to Supply Chain Brain & Robert Voltman telling us he has told the DOT they have issued 20 to 30 MC#s to the same address? You can get on Same FMCSA & go to each state to see how they stack up. |
| Same FMCSA? | Can we really expect the same FMCSA to run CSA2010, same FMCSA responsible for oversight of motor carriers. The FMCSA don't know if there are 490,000 or 745,000 motor carriers while over 28,200 motor carriers with 200,000 trucks on the nation's roads had violations, conditional, & unsatisfactory ratings by the same FMCSA? 80,000 Americans are injured in truck related accidents, approximately 5000 killed every year, & we spend billions on health care. It's time to support small to mid-sized freight shippers & motor carriers through smart tranpsortation, prevent waste, reduce deadhead miles, emissions, traffic congestion, shortcuts to avoid bankruptcy which lead to accidents, injury, death, & health care costs. |
| More about the FMCSA | Warning! Safety Violations Ahead: Motor Carrier Companies Keep Unsafe Trucks on U.S. Roads |
| Crude Oil Price Forecast | Welcome to the Financial Forecast Center The Financial Forecast Center is a site that specializes in the creation of forecasts related to money: investments, loans, finance, economics and employment. |
| USDA Amber Alerts | U.S. Farm Structure: Declining—But Persistent— Small Commercial Farms MCClatchy News, 5-23-10: Food fight pits big, small producers, between 2002 & 2007 40,000 midsized farms disappeared The continuing shift in production away from small commercial farms to larger farms is driven by financial pressures and aging operators. Released Thursday, August 19, 2010 Yet www.ewg.org AP: Lincoln Pushes Windfall for Big Farmers , ANDREW DeMILLO Published August 12, 2010 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Large-scale farms would disproportionately benefit from a $1.5 billion disaster aid package for which Sen. Blanche Lincoln says she's secured funding, an advocacy group said in a report released Thursday. Go here to read the rest: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iB8eFfoJBI5Hi_32dkwdPC... AND http://ewg.org/release/louisiana-agribusiness-poised-to-reap-millions. ### EWG is a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, DC that uses the power of information to protect human health and the environment. http://www.ewg.org |
| Transportation for America Coalition Partners | Transportation for America is made up of a growing and diverse coalition from diverse interests: Real estate, housing, environmental, public health, business, transportation and equitable development. We are focused on creating a national transportation program that will take America into the 21st century by modernizing our infrastructure and building healthy communities where all people can live, work and play. We come from different backgrounds, live in different communities, and find different ways to get around. Yet we all believe that: ■Our future security, economic success and personal as well as planetary health require us to reduce our dependence on oil. ■Everyone living in America — whether in its urban centers or rural heartland — deserves to have ample and affordable options for living and commuting. ■Families and individuals want to live in accessible, fair, and environmentally sustainable communities. ■Our government — federal, state and local — should spend our money in a way that addresses the needs of all citizens |
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| Great Dane Trailers | Mission Statement: Great Dane Trailers will provide equipment and service to the transportation industry. We will fully satisfy our customers by setting the standard for quality, innovation and leadership. We will be the preferred supplier in our industry by delivering exceptional value to our customers. We will generate a return on investment that is sufficient to assure continuous improvement in quality and market growth as well as professional opportunities and financial security for our employees. Vision Statement: To be the leader in our industry by exceeding the expectations of our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders. Environmental Commitment: Conduct business in a manner protective of human health and the environment. Maintain 100% compliance with all applicable federal, state and local environmental regulations. Encourage pollution prevention by reducing the use of materials, which may have a negative impact on human health and the environment. |
| Farm Subsidies | Just ten percent of America's largest and richest farms collect almost three-fourths of federal farm subsidies – cash payments that too often promote harmful environmental practices. EWG's Farm Subsidy Database put the issue on the map, and is driving reform. Subscribe to our farm subsidy and ag policy feed via feedreader or email. |
| Maryland DOT is on board with B4DC Freight LLC & smart transportation | Realize Maryland & Utah don't endorse B4DC Freight but they are on the same page with traffic reduction, energy independence, reduce accidents, & promote safety. From Maryland DOT site A balanced freight transportation system is of the utmost importance to OFM. We establish policies that will improve operating efficiencies, promote safe and reliable mobility, and advance initiatives to mitigate climate impacts. From water to rail to trucks and the “last mile” delivery, our goal is to help freight move efficiently and for the best value. For expedited deliveries, such as electronics, pharmaceuticals, and express packages, there is no faster mode than air. MDOT is a partner in freight services, as the owner of the Port of Baltimore and several shortline rail lines, though our cooperation with Class I railroads, and by our safety initiatives and congestion mitigation efforts on Maryland highways. We work with stakeholders on initiatives to identify and improve freight movement. We have developed a Statewide Freight Plan and are developing a State Rail Plan, coordinating efforts to identify and build truck parking facilities, and advocating for freight through outreach to economic and land use organizations. Maryland is located in one of the most congested areas in the country, and studies show that freight in our region could grow 75 percent by 2030. Freight movement is a national concern, and for that reason, OFM represents Maryland on committees that explore better freight mobility, innovative financing, sustainability, and stewardship. I received a letter from MDOT in support of my web site: Dear Mr Tisthammer Thank you for contacting Gov O'Malley regarding your web site www.b4dcfreight.com & your efforts to help reduce deadhead trips & improve freight flow. The Governor asked me to respond to you on his behalf. The Maryland Dept of Transportation {MDOT} {OFM} Office of Freight and Multimodalism is in the process of a Maryland Statewide Freight Plan, published in 2009 to identify projects and policies to improve freight. One of the policy goals is to improve trucking technology through web sites such as yours to enhance freight flow, reduce costs, and increase freight opportunities for the freight community. Sincerely: Beverly K. Swaim-Staley B4DC's view: It's encouraging to see that even if our representatives in DC, President Obama, Congress, & the Senate don't recognize the problem in freight tranpsortation, how much freight traffic will increase, compounding current problems, costs, & act, the state of Maryland does. Great work Maryland, MDOT, Nicole Katiskides, acting Director of OFM, Gov O'Mally, & all in Maryland getting the job done! If the rest of the nation were doing half the job Maryland is, we'd be years ahead, energy independent, billions of dollars, & most importantly, lives saved. |
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| Utah is on board with www.b4dcfreight.com | Realize Maryland & Utah don't endorse B4DC Freight but they are on the same page with traffic reduction, energy independence, reduce accidents, & promote safety. Mr. Scott Tisthammer: Thank you for your inquiry dated September 8, 2010 regarding freight transportation. I have been asked to respond on behalf of Governor Herbert. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) addresses freight transportation in our Long Range Transportation Plan created by the Planning Division. The next edition of UDOT's Long Range Transportation Plan will be completed early in 2011. Among the freight-related projects, UDOT is currently working on expanding passing lanes on our two-lane primary freight routes. UDOT is also working with the trucking industry on a new project to investigate technology applications to improve trucker awareness of truck parking availability along the I-15 corridor, which runs the length of Utah. UDOT's Railroad & Freight Planner works closely with all modes of freight transportation, including freight facilities outside Utah such as the west coast seaports, to improve freight flow in our region of the west. As the literal crossroads of the west for highway and railroad freight, we appreciate you sharing your website and ideas with us. The information you have provided will be shared with the appropriate staff here at UDOT. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Daniel B. Kuhn UDOT Railroad & Freight Planner P. O. Box 143600 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-3600 801-965-4148 dkuhn@utah.gov Diane Josie 9/9/2010 2:52 PM >>> Ahmad, Attached is an email sent to the Governor's Office by Donald Tisthammer regarding the need for freight infrastructure. Please respond directly to Mr. Tisthammer with a copy of your response to me. This is assignment log item 2744, due 9/20/10. Thanks, Diane |
| The Directory for Transportation | The Directory for Transportation offers free listings to any freight transportation related company, click free listings in this sentence or the register link at the top right of the screen to add your company. The Directory for Transportation is a new and comprehensive, easily searchable directory for the freight transportation industry, worldwide. We are committed to becoming the number one directory for transportation on the Internet with comprehensive listings in all categories relevant to freight transportation. |
| DOT's "Buy America" website | The Obama Administration's "Buy America" commitment ensures that American transportation projects are built by American hands using American-made products. It maximizes our bang for the buck by making sure that transportation money flows all the way through the supply chain. And it generates a powerful ripple effect as workers from each of the links in that supply chain spend their paychecks. This has been an essential part of the Recovery Act, and it has been an essential part of our high-speed rail program. We are absolutely intent upon encouraging manufacturers to reopen shuttered plants and rehire skilled American workers. |
| Email Your Representatives | Tell your representatives to address freight transportation before it becomes the next too big to fail or health care reform. U.S. State Government Info Governors State Agencies To e-mail your Governor, visit his/her home page or read biographical information Select Your State ... Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Lousiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming State Legislatures State Supreme Courts Congressional Delegations Agriculture Departments Attorneys General Banking Departments Dept. of Motor Vehicles Education Departments Insurance Departments Voter Registration Info ...and more! |
| National Priorities Project | About The Cost of War: NB: On August 31, 2010, the Obama administration declared that combat operations in Iraq had ended. Nevertheless, NPP's Cost of War counter for Iraq continues as we track both military and non-military costs associated with the U.S. presence in Iraq, including reconstruction. Approximately 50,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq and there are associated incremental costs. NPP's Cost of War counter for Iraq currently tallies the money for FY2010 which has already been allocated. We expect the counter to continue into FY2011 as the Department of Defense has already requested an additional $51.1 billion for Iraq. To date, $1.09 trillion dollars have been allocated to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The national, state, and local numbers we provide are based on the total approved amounts through the end of Fiscal Year 2010 including the FY10 supplemental. These appropriations do not include requested funds for FY2011. When Congress completes their budget process in the Fall, we will adjust the counters with new amounts that will count to the end of FY2011. If you should compare the amount displayed on the numbers in our information sheets with the Cost of War counter, please note that the information sheets include all war spending approved to date, the same number that the counter will reach at the end of the 2010 fiscal year. |
| Names of U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq | All states that don't respond or show support of fallen soldiers & www.b4dcfreight.com, creating a network of freight shippers & motor carriers will be listed on this page along with a list of statistics showing failure costing US as a nation. As made clear on Environmental and Energy Study Institute link: America’s energy choices are inextricably linked to national and economic security. America’s oil dependence leaves the nation vulnerable to hostile nations and diverts hundreds of billions of dollars out of the economy each year. Declining oil supplies combined with increased global demand will only increase these pressures and impact our ability to remain militarily strong and agile. DOD is uniquely positioned, because of its own energy security needs, to help drive the market for innovative applications and broad utilization of clean energy technologies. Key partnerships with other federal agencies and the private sector can help DOD unleash the full force of American innovation and investment leadership in clean energy technologies. |
| The Warning | "We didn't truly know the dangers of the market, because it was a dark market," says Brooksley Born, the head of an obscure federal regulatory agency -- the Commodity Futures Trading Commission [CFTC] -- who not only warned of the potential for economic meltdown in the late 1990s, but also tried to convince the country's key economic powerbrokers to take actions that could have helped avert the crisis. "They were totally opposed to it," Born says. "That puzzled me. What was it that was in this market that had to be hidden?" |
| World Clock | Time is always on my mind. www.b4dcfreight.com Because motor carriers make a living by the mile, traffic congestion, & lost time play a roll. ... Deadhead miles take away from income, drive freight rates up, add cost because they wear out equipment, roads, produce uneccessary emissions, accidents, & drive up health care costs due to poor decisions. Poodwaddle 2010 World Clock www.poodwaddle.com Poodwaddle 2010 World Clock stats counter |
| Truth About Trucking | Truck Driver DAC Report Everything you need to know about the truck driver dac report. The Dac report is to the truck driver, as the credit report is to the consumer. The DAC report is similar in that when you apply for a job as a truck driver the first thing the prospective trucking company will check is your DAC. If there are any negative entries, you could have a very difficult time finding employment. |
| Sixty Minutes 12-19-10 State Budgets: The Day of Reckoning | (CBS) By now, just about everyone in the country is aware of the federal deficit problem, but you should know that there is another financial crisis looming involving state and local governments. It has gotten much less attention because each state has a slightly different story. But in the two years, since the "great recession" wrecked their economies and shriveled their income, the states have collectively spent nearly a half a trillion dollars more than they collected in taxes. There is also a trillion dollar hole iln their public pension funds. The states have been getting by on billions of dollars in federal stimulus funds, but the day of reckoning is at hand. The debt crisis is already making Wall Street nervous, and some believe that it could derail the recovery, cost a million public employees their jobs and require another big bailout package that no one in Washington wants to talk about. |
| Trucker Desiree | I have been writing my Student Trucker Story on “Ask the Trucker” since October 2008. Although by October I was in a much different situation because I had moved from the “Team Division” into a Dedicated Solo Fleet beyond the ridiculously unsafe situations my company placed me in during my training. In this new division I saw very quickly how things should be done. The entire manner of my new fleet was more effective because the communication and professionalism was much better. Partially because the contract DEMANDS it or the contract will be lost |
| Real Women in Trucking | As an industry there needs to be more accountability aimed at government funded truck driver training fleets for the conduct that occurs. Very little is expected of truck driver student candidates to behave as good citizens YET many do take the initiative to try to raise the standard, only to find themselves being retaliated against for speaking up about driver abuse. In other areas of trucking which requires experienced drivers there does not seem to be any recognition of how truck drivers are trained and why many do not make it past 2 years in the industry. Smart Way or Dumb Way – Examining the EPA partnership with the American Trucking AssociationCongressman James Oberstar (D-MN) censors protest comments to his Female Trucker campaign ad |
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| Let's Rebuild America, US Chamber of Commerce | U.S. Chamber of Commerce Releases First-Ever Index Showing How the Health of U.S. Transportation System Impacts Economic Growth On September 23, 2010, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released the first-ever nationwide and state-by-state “Transportation Performance Index” which shows a significant decline over the last five years in how America’s transportation infrastructure is serving the needs of domestic commerce, international trade, and the overall U.S. economy |
| Amid backlash and budget deficits, government workers' pensions are targets | PHILADELPHIA - Faced with deep budget deficits and overextended pension plans, state and local leaders are increasingly looking to trim the lucrative retirement benefits that have long been associated with government employment. Public employees are facing a backlash that has intensified with the nation's economic woes, union leaders say, because of their good job security, generous health-care and pension benefits, and right to retire long before most private-sector workers. |
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| Federal Taxes Paid vs. Federal Spending Received by State, 1981-2005 | This data is the most recent we have available on this topic. (We are currently seeking funding to update this study.) If you would like to be notified when the study is updated, send us an email |
| Trucking info! | How big is the trucking industry? The trucking companies, warehouses and private sector in the U.S. employs an estimated 8.9 million people employed in trucking-related jobs; nearly 3.5 million were truck drivers. Of this figure UPS employs 60,000 workers and 9% are owner operators. LTL shippers account for around 13.6 percent of America's trucking sector. (1) U.S. Size Statistics (2) Financial Statistics (3) Accident Statistics (4) Fuel Statistics (5) Sales Statistics (6) Road Repair Statistics (7) Top 100 Trucking Companies by Revenue (8) Other Statistic Sites (9) Canadian Trucking Statistics (10) Size Statistics (11) Financial Statistics (12) Accident Statistics (13) Employment Statistics Note: If anyone finds that our statistics are incorrect or have a statistic you would like added PLEASE CONTACT US. |
| America's Crumbling Iinfrastructure Impacts US All Right Now | Click on your state to learn how the 20th century transportation system is killing your 21st century economy and reducing your quality of life. Your cars rattle across bumps and potholes, school buses and trucks are diverted away from failing bridges, and counties are letting once-paved roads go to gravel. On our coasts and in cities, where more than 80% of Americans live, your commute crawls and weekend errands take forever whether you’re driving or riding transit. Trucks on delivery and technicians providing services can make fewer trips every day. Overall, roads in disrepair and unmet public transportation needs cost Americans $87 billion each year in lost time and fuel. Across the country, crashes and accidents affect your kids, family, friends and colleagues and cost even more: $162.4 billion each year. Congress must act NOW to reform and fund highway and transit programs. Making transportation a priority will prevent layoffs of people hired by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and provide jobs for the approximately 20% of construction industry workers who are unemployed. Your personal travel and the movement of products and services will be Faster, Better and Safer, strengthening your state’s economy. It won’t happen without action by your elected representatives in Washington. Isn’t it high time that we move people and products Faster, make your experience as a driver or a passenger Better, and keep everyone Safer? |
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| Two simple arcs forming a fish, the oldest known Christian symbol | The fish, made of two simple arcs: in the middle the Ichthys, ΙΧΘΥΣ, or fish. In the center the Greek acronym: Iota Chi Theta Upsilon Sigma Iesous Anointed Divine Son Savior |
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| PrePass | Conceived in 1983, Heavy Vehicle Electronic License Plate (HELP) pioneered the nation’s foremost intelligent vehicle-highway system (IVHS) initiative for commercial vehicle operators (CVO). The HELP program evolved through several phases including concept exploration, feasibility, project development and technical study. The Crescent Project, the final phase of the HELP program, was intended to demonstrate the integrated technologies that today form the basis of PrePass: Automated Vehicle Identification (AVI), Automated Vehicle Classification (AVC) and Weigh-In-Motion (WIM). |
| Transportation For America | The Fix We’re In For: The State of Our Bridges Hard work, honesty, and American ingenuity replaced by Ray LaHood's new DOT, Dept of Tiger Grants? |
| Enterprising States | Enterprising States focuses on what makes certain states attractive places to locate, relocate and expand in this uncertain economy; the unintended consequences of cutting certain items from a state budget; and what types of investments the public and private sectors can make now to improve the economy in the future. |