What impact does driver detention at customer facilities have on safety and productivity? The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) set out to answer this with a new analysis comparing surveys conducted in 2014 and 2018. The full report and be downloaded here. ATRI’s analysis found that across the four-year period, detention frequency and length have […]
Across the Pond
New York Truck Stop talks “Across the Pond” with #LondonBusWatch I’m honoured to speak with New York Truck Stop Radio about the systemic danger posed by London’s ‘Big Red Buses’ which operated under the control of Transport for London (TfL), a public agency chaired by Europe’s largest city’s Vision Zero Mayor Sadiq Khan. #LondonBusWatch is […]
What is going on with New York City’s Neighborhood Delivery Program?
As we all know, the rise in e-commerce has been a complete gamechanger throughout the supply chain. With almost half of all New Yorkers receiving at least one package a week delivered to their home, NYC (as well as logistics companies) must find new and creative ways to accommodate this shifting demand. On top of […]
New York City 2019 Mobility Report: Fast Facts
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its annual Mobility Report that analyzes recent trends and describes how New Yorkers move around. Fortunately, this year DOT combined all Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle (FHV: Uber, Lyft, etc.) trips in order to better account for the explosion of FHV trips since 2010. Overall FHV […]
FMCSA Revises Regulations Governing the Lease and Interchange of Commercial Buses
Commercial bus operators received some welcome news as the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a final rule that revises the agency’s regulations governing the lease and interchange of commercial buses. This is estimated to save millions in regulatory costs, without compromising safety. FMCSA’s final rule: Revises the definition of […]