The FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) is getting some heat from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). In January, the NTSB published its annual top 10 list of safety issues. Three of them directly related to highway safety: 1. Distracted Driving; 2. Driving While Impaired; and 3. Better Safety for Vehicle Occupa

More than 300,000 new jobs are expected in commercial trucking before 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On July 3, FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) announced almost $1 million in new grants to help train veterans to fill these positions and return from military to civilian life. The grants were awarded t

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is accepting feedback on proposed changes to the OTI Bond. The purpose of these amendments is to adapt to a changing market. The new regulations will affect the licensing, financial responsibility requirements and duties of Ocean Transportation Intermediary‘s. The FMC’s aim is to improve tran

Recently, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) voted 3-2 to move forward on a proposed rewrite of OTI (Ocean Transportation Intermediary) regulations. The new OTI regulations would require: 1. OTI’s to renew their licenses every two years; 2. foreign-based non-vessel ocean common carriers (NVOCC) to keep a full-time staffed U.

The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) saw a record attendance at the 35th Annual conference held in April. Over 900 3PLs, brokers, forwarders, and suppliers attended the event, the most ever at a TIA convention, according to PerishableNews.com. Participants received updates to the Carrier Safety Administration and MAP-21. In a

For the 8th Consecutive year GSIS was in attendance for the TIA Conference. We made many new friends and thank all those in attendance for an educational and entertaining week. The past 12 months in the 3PL industry have, like the economy, had its ups and downs. Most notably the introduction of MAP 21 ofread more

On April 16, Commissioner Mario Cordero, who replaced Commissioner Richard A. Lidinsky as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) earlier in April, testified to Congress regarding the Fiscal Year 2014 FMC budget. In his presentation, FMC Chairman Cordero outlined two primary ways the Commission could promote our nation’s ec