Detention

New study shows detention improving slightly but still pervasive

Costs and Consequences of Truck Driver Detention: A Comprehensive Analysis

(Source: ATRI)

The American Transportation Research Institute recently released a report detailing the impacts and costs associated with truck driver detention. ATRI’s report defined detention as, “any time spent at a customer facility in which a driver is waiting for active operations to commence or resume is operationally considered detention, this research follows a standard industry definition of detention as any dwell...

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Loaded and Rolling: Flexport acquires Convoy tech stack

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Flexport acquires Convoy tech stack for undisclosed sum

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The Convoy...

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Loaded and Rolling: FMCSA outlines new driver detention study

FMCSA outlines new driver detention study

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Wednesday released parameters on data collection for a new study to determine the impact of detention time on drivers. The Information Collection Request (ICR) was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval and opened the window for public comments. The request noted that approximately 80 carriers and 2,500 CMV drivers will provide data...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-fmcsa-outlines-new-driver-detention-study

Never miss out on detention time reimbursement again

In the trucking industry, one of the most valuable resources is time.

There is a reason for the saying, “If the wheels ain’t turning, you ain’t earning.” Because of the steep operating costs for a single semi-truck, lost hours of productivity greatly impact margins over time.

One way that time is often utilized inefficiently, which is out of the control of a driver or carrier, is long detention times — or when trucks are waiting to be loaded or unloaded at shipping and delivery sites.

According to...

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Loaded and Rolling: Private fleets expand; trucking mergers and acquisitions; and detention on the rise

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Private trucking fleets expand amid soaring spot rates

According to a recent National Private Truck Council Report, private fleets continue to expand due to high spot market rates and dwindling capacity in the market. Less capacity equals less service, and service metrics remain a big driver for in-house transportation. For large common carriers (they haul other people’s freight), this can pose a challenge since both private and common carriers target the same...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-private-fleets-expand-trucking-mergers-and-acquisitions-and-detention-on-the-rise

Beware ‘nasty side effects’ if government targets ocean carriers

container shipping

As skyrocketing rates squeeze importers and exporters scramble for containers, the push for government intervention is accelerating.

What if the U.S. government does move to rein in foreign carriers? What if carrier alliances are broken up, detention and demurrage charges are curtailed, export service is mandatory and — most hypothetically — spot rates are capped?

To answer these questions, American Shipper spoke with Lars Jensen of Denmark-based Vespucci Maritime. The consultant and former...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/beware-nasty-side-effects-if-government-targets-ocean-carriers

Momentum building to slash detention times

Idle hands may be the devil’s workshop, but idle trucks don’t work for anybody.

Driver detention is the downtime in hauling that befalls truckers at pickup or delivery locations. Everyone in the industry dreads delays, especially expensive ones, and detention costs do enormous harm to the bottom line.

In fact, driver detention times have become such a pressing issue that even U.S. lawmakers are urging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to address the matter.

The $494 billion...

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