Most congressional watchers are predicting that the federal government will shut down for at least a short period of time before the end of the year. Whether this is a result of the federal budget that needs to be authorized or raising the federal debt ceiling, the political dynamics that caused the 2013 government shutdown remain largely the same.
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Market Trends, Regulation
Tags: Government Shutdown, Hours of Service, Transportation Policy
Last March, I wrote that the outlook for hours of service (HOS) would be very confusing this fall. With kids getting ready to go back to school and Congress on their August recess, I thought I would revisit what might happen to HOS this fall. Spoiler alert: It’s complicated!
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Market Trends
Tags: Government Update, HOS, Hours of Service, Truckload
Now that we are over a month into the new Hours of Service (HOS) provisions, you may be asking yourself the same burning question that I am: How can technology help measure the impact of the new laws?
There is no simple answer to this question because of the many influencing factors in the marketplace. If you’re a shipper that experienced some capacity tightness in the beginning of July, can you determine if that tightness was truly due to the HOS changes or was it the usual cyclical spike in demand that is caused by the produce season? Perhaps the Fourth of July holiday weekend played a role because many truck drivers plan vacations and family time that take them off the roads. It’s possible you did not see any effects within your network, and carriers’ commitments during this period were unchanged. Read More…
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Regulation, TMS Technology
Tags: HOS, Hours of Service, Regulation, TMS Technology