TDMST Weekly Round-Up: 2021.06.12
This is the TDMST Weekly Round-Up of news affecting professional truck drivers, written by Vicki Simons for the week ending June 12, 2021.
We welcome your comments, thoughts and feedback on the items of your choice below.
1. Regarding cyberattacks: Navistar, JBS, Colonial Pipeline, and future:
First, Colonial Pipeline supposedly underwent a cyberattack, which shut down a lot of gas stations on the East Coast.
Then, it was the JBS meat packing plants.
Most recently, it has been Navistar.
What's next? Check out the articles below.
Cyberattacks - Navistar
Cyberattacks - JBS
Cyberattacks - Colonial Pipeline
Cyberattacks - future
2. Regarding fuel, hydrogen, electric vehicles, emissions, green and energy:
Fuel
Hydrogen
Electric vehicles
Emissions
Green
Energy
3. Regarding bridge, roads, and pollution:
Bridge
Roads
Pollution
4. Regarding accidents and theft:
Accidents
Please learn from the articles listed below what preceded accidents so that you don't repeat the behavior and wind up in one yourself.
Theft
Please protect yourself, your truck, and the load in your trailer!
5. Regarding AB5, lawsuit and politics:
AB5
Lawsuit
Politics
6. Regarding employment, owner operators, operations, respect, issues, medical and capacity:
Employment
Owner operators
Before you look to becoming an owner-operator, please do all of your due diligence.
I highly recommend that you talk with other owner-operators first!
Operations
Respect
Issues
Medical
Capacity
7. Regarding rates, recall, delivery and ports:
Rates
Recall
Delivery
- Same-day versus next-day delivery: Which is more sustainable?
Quote (without link):
"With same-day delivery, customers who place their orders within a specific time frame get their orders processed, packaged and delivered within 24 hours, either by the business’ delivery transport system or a third-party delivery solutions provider.
"A delivery expectations survey carried out by PWC showed that 41% of consumers are willing to pay an extra charge to get a product during the same day. Yet the survey also noted that only 24% would pay for almost immediate (a one- or two-hour window) delivery. While this proves that the demand for instant delivery is set to grow exponentially, there are still drawbacks to the sustainable implementation of this method."
- UPS mulling same-day delivery service with contracted drivers -- CEO
Ports
The ports are booming with imports.
If you're a trucker who can haul containers from the ports, make sure you have all of the paperwork and credentials you need.
8. Regarding drugs and smuggling:
Drugs
Never ever offer to haul drugs, no matter how much money you've been promised.
Smuggling
Never ever offer to haul humans like they are cattle, no matter how much money you've been offered.
9. Regarding technology, drones and autonomous vehicles:
Technology
Drones
Autonomous vehicles
I am absolutely opposed to driverless, self-driving and autonomous trucks, but keep you updated on this topic for your education.
10. Regarding economy, detention, taxes and insurance:
Economy
Detention
Taxes
Insurance
11. Regarding safety, regulations, securement and weather:
Safety
Regulations
Securement
Weather
All year long -- but especially in summer -- make sure that you keep plenty of drinking water on hand.
You may wish to review the hot truck page on our site.
12. Regarding award:
Congratulations to all who were awarded with a company award or were otherwise recognized!
My husband Mike and I wish you -- and all professional truck drivers -- safe travels and lots of money saving opportunities on the road.
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