Forget about the regulations for a moment. As a small business owner, your main objective is to make a profit. Like any other owner of a small business, whether it is a family owned pizza parlor, a landscaping company, or ... May 1st, 2013

Multitasking is a word that is used frequently to describe our abilities to do more than one thing at a time. Many of us take pride in being able to multitask and are quick to state our skills with this ... March 1st, 2013

After nearly a nine-month preview and two official notices in the Federal Register, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has gone ahead with possibly the most significant update to the Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) program so far. FMCSA implemented ... February 1st, 2013

As expected, 2012 was a busy year for the trucking industry when it comes to regulatory and compliance activity. From the implementation of a cell phone ban for professional drivers to new hours-of-service regulations, there was always something new on ... December 1st, 2012

“MAP-21” has nothing to do with the common road map, but it does have to do with highways. MAP-21 – short for Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century – is the highway reauthorization bill that was signed into ... September 1st, 2012

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a new rule this past April requiring healthcare professionals that perform your driver physical exams to be trained, tested, and certified. June 1st, 2012

“Call me Ishmael,” a simple statement in a book published 160 years ago by American author Herman Melville recognized by many to be one of the Great American Novels in literature.  The book, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, is one man’s ... March 1st, 2012

In December 2011, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule restricting the use of hand-held mobile telephones by drivers of commercial motor vehicles. This ban went into effect January 3, 2012. February 1st, 2012

You’ve just returned home from a week on the road. You’re going through the mail…bills, a bank statement, junk mail, a letter from DMV….what? It isn’t time to renew your CDL and you haven’t received a traffic citation, so why ... January 1st, 2012

Trucking Association Honors Driver of the Year The Nebraska Trucking Association recognized Rich Boyd of Omaha as Professional Truck Driver of the Year at a September 23 ceremony in Omaha. Boyd, who reports to the ... December 1st, 2011