Author Archives: Ryan Barnett
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XRS Google ProfileFMCSA Safety Management Cycle: Address Your CSA Risk Head-On
February 7, 2013
The FMCSA wants to keep you–and the larger driving public–safe on our nation’s roads. And it believes its new signature tool, the Safety Management Cycle, or SMC, will help you do just that. Rather than simply identifying violations, the SMC … Continue reading
CES 2013 Observations
January 14, 2013
For the past few years I’ve been lucky enough to attend the Consumer Electronics Show – CES 2013. Las Vegas lights up with over 150,000 visitors attending this show alone – 4,000 exhibitors and simply miles, miles, and miles of … Continue reading
11 CSA Trucking Regulations Changed Just in Time for the Holidays
December 5, 2012
Well, the holidays are in full swing and the FMCSA has done its shopping early. Oh, yes… ‘Tis the season for new CSA trucking regulations. In effect as of December 1, 2012, we encourage you to determine how these CSA … Continue reading
Knowing Your Fuel Percentage – The Key to a Profitable Trucking Business?
July 25, 2012
I recently read an interesting Today’s Trucking blog post about fuel percentage—what it is and what it means for truckers trying to remain profitable, as fuel costs soar. And I thought, while scraping out a hardscrabble living in this economy … Continue reading
DataQs – Guaranteeing Accurate Highway Safety Data
June 21, 2012
Motor carriers and drivers are just as concerned about highway safety as the federal government, and CSA goes a long way toward ranking the safety of motor carriers. But fleet managers know that a safety ranking is only as good … Continue reading
Your CSA Score – How To Check It (And Why You Should!)
June 20, 2012
Today, there are 512,180 carriers actively operating in the United States, and 55,000 of them are over the FMCSA’s intervention threshold. And that’s not all—those 55,000 carriers may also be under greater scrutiny by the insurance companies who adjust their … Continue reading
10 Reasons Why EOBRs are a Trucker’s Best Friend
June 14, 2012
Stories citing the merits (or lack thereof) of electronic onboard recorders appear on an almost daily basis in the trucking industry press, and it’s a frequent topic of conversation in our Xata Nation community, as well. Are EOBRs a trucking … Continue reading
EOBR Costs vs. Benefits Debate — The Voice of Xperience
June 7, 2012
If it’s one thing we’ve been hearing a lot about lately in trucking news, it’s the EOBR costs vs. benefits debate and the price of the estimated price tag of the proposed federal mandate. But what’s often missed in the … Continue reading
