Archive: October, 2014

Save The Highway Trust Fund

Save The Highway Trust Fund

Different organizations are coming together to ask for stability for the Highway Trust Fund, to ensure that the infrastructure has the ability to grow and develop over the coming years. This is a direct message to congress in the hope they will listen. Sixty-two groups including the AMSA are voicing their support for the fund to ensure business growth.

New Generation Movers

New Generation Movers

In the moving industry, what makes a great business opportunity is that as the ever-increasing population matures, they could potentially lead to new customers. How many businesses could reflect in this economic downturn that customers they have helped before are now helping the next generation too? This next generation of moving customers has different needs that your business can accommodate.

The Debate Over ELDs

The Debate Over ELDs

The changes happening with regard to the driver’s ELD’s, electronic logging devices, and the way technology is used in haulage vehicles is going to be laughable in a few years. There are those who are worried about the costs of implementation of new systems and what it will mean to their business. There are those who are big enough and have enough influence in the market that the transition is part of progress. Then there are those that are fighting the change, who are saying why change something if it is not broken?

The Future Of The ELDs

The Future Of The ELDs

With the changing of the technology available and the move in the direction of electronic logging devices or the ELD’s, electronic logging devices, which is currently a new requirement this year brought into use by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the aim for this new regulation is to bring all industries together. While some businesses chose the paper system, others chose technology. This brings both areas together under the requirement for electronic devices to keep their records of duty status.

Improving Your Company With Training

Improving Your Company With Training

It is key to the success of a company that you consider the importance of training. It is not possible for everyone to walk into a job fully trained, and the situation arises for the need to top up on training of any sort. AMSA has created something new that might be the perfect answer for busy companies.

Digital Driving Logs

Change and development in the technology that is usable and acceptable legally for vehicles in the moving business is encouraging. While the need to allow technology to replace some printed forms was acceptable, they still need businesses to ensure printing of certain documents happen on a daily basis. This is changing with new rules from the FMCSA possibly being approved.

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