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Trucking in 2013

Recently DAT released an article entitled “2013 in the Rear-View Mirror: Slow Growth Postpones Capacity Woes“, which gave a snapshot of some of the trucking industry numbers as well as summarizing some of the main factors that affected the industry in 2013.

Below are some of the main points from this article.  To read it in full please visit the DAT website at, http://www.dat.com/blog/freight-talk-blog/b/freight-talk-blog/archive/2013/12/09/2013-in-the-rear-view-mirror-slow-growth-postpones-capacity-woes.aspx. Read More

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Trucking in 2013

Recently DAT released an article entitled “2013 in the Rear-View Mirror: Slow Growth Postpones Capacity Woes“, which gave a snapshot of some of the trucking industry numbers as well as summarizing some of the main factors that affected the industry in 2013.

Below are some of the main points from this article.  To read it in full please visit the DAT website at, http://www.dat.com/blog/freight-talk-blog/b/freight-talk-blog/archive/2013/12/09/2013-in-the-rear-view-mirror-slow-growth-postpones-capacity-woes.aspx. Read More

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New HOS Rules Effective July 1

Truck_TrafficEnforcement of the new FMCSA hours-of-service (HOS) regulations will begin July 1, 2013 for all commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) that are involved in interstate commerce.  Trucking companies that operate only within one state are not required to comply with FMCSA rules because the individual state rules apply instead, and therefore are exempt to the new FMCSA hours-of-service rules. Read More

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New HOS Rules Effective July 1

Truck_TrafficEnforcement of the new FMCSA hours-of-service (HOS) regulations will begin July 1, 2013 for all commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) that are involved in interstate commerce.  Trucking companies that operate only within one state are not required to comply with FMCSA rules because the individual state rules apply instead, and therefore are exempt to the new FMCSA hours-of-service rules. Read More