Overdrive March, 2020 – Boeing About-Face Highlights Need for Simulator Training
By John Kearney The Boeing Company, which for months after a pair of crashes that killed a total of 346 people denied the need for extensive retraining for pilots of the troubled 737 Max, is now advocating that these pilots be given simulator training. Though this comes a little late, it’s still welcome news; Boeing...
News From The Road March, 2020
Forbes, January 27, 2020: A 2019 study from Brandon Hall Group showed there’s an increase in using VR as a training tool in high-consequence industries where operator or driver mistakes can cause significant property damage and fatalities. Companies in the survey said VR tools were a top learning priority for the...
Training Wheels March, 2020
Truckers Fighting Human Trafficking, from NBC News, January 26, 2020.A few months ago, trucker Brian Sprowel got a late-night knock on his door while he was resting at a truck stop in Arizona. A sickly-looking young woman came up to his truck window and asked whether he wanted any company. He pointed to the National...
Global Perspectives March, 2020
Courtesy of FreightWavesUS-Mexico Freight Dynamics in Times of Contracting CapacityFebruary 19, 2020 The bankruptcy of several trucking firms during 2019 put a spotlight on the presence of excess capacity in the market. This "excess" occurred because of a surge in freight in the last couple of years, particularly in...
Overdrive February, 2020 – A New Generation of Truckers Begins to Emerge
By John Kearney As you probably know, federal law currently prohibits drivers under 21 from working as interstate truck drivers. Last fall, as an experiment, the Federal Motor Safety Administration (FMCSA) opened a new website to help a select number of 18- to 20-year-old veterans with the military equivalent of a...
News From The Road February, 2020
FOX Business, January 7, 2020: At least 795 trucking companies failed in 2019, with 24,000 trucks removed from the nation's capacity, according to Donald Broughton, principal and managing partner of data firm Broughton Capital. In addition to the Celadon Group bankruptcy, other big companies that went under include...
Training Wheels February, 2020
ATS in Action, from San Diego Business Journal, January 20, 2020Beginning truck drivers must first pass a written exam to get a learner’s permit; they then practice behind the wheel of a truck to prepare for the driving portion of the exam. Those who pass both tests earn a Class A license, which allows them to drive...
Global Perspectives February, 2020
Courtesy of Construction Business News:ESMA and Mercedes-Benz Trucks showcase the first partially automated driving truckBy Kasun Illankoon, January 27, 2020 Together with ESMA, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, a division of Daimler Commercial Vehicles MENA, performed a test-drive of the semi-automated Mercedes-Benz Actros from...
Overdrive January, 2020 – Federal Trucker Training Standards Face Delay
By John Kearney Shortly before the end of the year, word came down from the Department of Transportation that a long-awaited set of federal standards for entry-level truck driver training—which the industry expected would be implemented in February of this year—will be delayed until 2022. On the face of it, this is...
News From The Road January, 2020
Last spring, we shared with you this item: Transport Refrigeration News (May 31): The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently selected 35 representatives, including two from the American Trucking Associations and one from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, to become voting...
Training Wheels January, 2020
When career e-learning developers come into the trucking industry, they’re often struck by how different it is from other industries. The content itself is not usually an issue - every industry has its own quirks, acronyms and regulations. Where it’s different is the focus on video-based training. In the broader...
Global Perspectives January, 2020
With thanks to Trucking Truth, we offer you some thoughts about working the night shift around Amsterdam from a trucker named Angelique: I haul car fuels, which basically goes on 24/7. The Netherlands is not that big, and most of the work is in our own part of Holland. Mostly we have 3 trips per shift; sometimes if...
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