Cyclists often display bumper stickers or yard signs reminding motorists to “share the road.” The U.S. Department of Transportation even has a website providing information about safe road sharing.... Read More

Senior executives have a variety of responsibilities that include ensuring the profitability and increased value of the respective business unit; meeting with customers to fortify enduring and mutually beneficial relationships; leading the strategic planning effort; guiding new product and service development to meet ever-changing customer requirements; and continued enhancement of human capital to assure the vibrancy and legacy of the organization.... Read More

Tom Kretsinger Jr. is the President of American Central Transport, Inc. A very experienced manager in today’s trucking world. Recently he wrote on www.bigtrucktv.com/tomkretsinger. In his blog Tom said that besides probably tax increases in 2013, “Other exactions will likely come in the form of fees, tolls and government enforcement actions. The EEOC has been active in pursuing class actions against business to collect money. The DOL has been equally active.... Read More

I was recently at a conference in Boston where the organizers alleged that around the world, more people own cell phones than they do toothbrushes. Since then, I have used this little factoid in some of my own presentations and it never fails to get a gasp from the audience. (Google it if you like – there has been research) The proliferation of cellphones and especially smartphones, is one of the most important technological advancements of the last decade for sure. ... Read More

Believe it or not, some people feel that diesel fuel trucks could be overtaken by gas trucks. Ok, let’s get into some of the details of this and what kinds of gas trucks might displace diesel fuel trucks. This idea relates mostly to the medium duty or smaller duty fleet management companies.... Read More

As you know by now, Daimler, Mack, and Volvo recently announced layoffs at manufacturing facilities, and Navistar closed its Garland, TX plant.

My take: I’m mildly surprised, but still not overly concerned about long-term conditions. These layoffs are most likely a reaction to revised short-term order forecasts. Most media outlets have neglected to mention that the layoffs are not permanent – manufacturers are free to call the workers back once order activity picks up.... Read More

New generation wide-base singles continue to gain popularity, as well as drive and trailer wheel positions in the industry. More and more fleets and owner-operators are seeing the benefits this new wave of technology provides, and the number of tire manufacturers now producing and delivering wide-base singles to the trucking market has increased dramatically over the past 12 years.... Read More

“I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies.”

- Lawrence Bossidy, Former COO of GE and Author

In my last blog I ended with the thought that I would look at crowd funding for university research. This blog is about that, but you have got to get though the following idea to get to that idea.

As you may have gathered from my prior blogs, I have taken an interest in all things related to the wheel end, including tires and wheels and because of this blog, I recently got involved with a company that wants me to use my skills to get the word out about a facet of wheel end maintenance that many ignore or totally misunderstand.... Read More

In December 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”/”Service”) and the Treasury Department released new temporary regulations – over 200 pages commonly referred to as the “Tangible Personal Property” regulations – which primarily impact tax code Sections 263(a) and 162(a). You might be asking - how does this impact me? The following are some key highlights: ... Read More