Logistics Management Resources, Inc

Logistics Management Resources, Inc. - LMR. LMR is a Third-Party Logistics services company, managing all modes of truck logistics with a specialization in bulk product handling. About Logistics Management Resources, Inc. (LMR) LMR is a Third-Party Logistics services company, managing all modes of truck logistics with a specialization in bulk product handling. •Established 1981 and became the first 3PL to specialize in the movement of bulk liquids. •Non-asset based 3PL. •Privately held and financially debt-free. •ISO 9001 and Responsible Care® certified. Managed shipments range from small packages to 7,000-gallon tank trucks; plastic pellets to aircraft deicer fluids to hazardous waste. •65% order volume - bulk truck •25% order volume - truckload/less-than-truckload •10% order volume - intermodal ISO containers. LMR provides multiple 3PL management services including the following: •Order Process Management - Purchase order to final delivery - Confirmation, tracking and tracing - Exception order tenders (rush, emergency, overflow) •Carrier Management - Qualification - Selection - Service (KPI’s, Non-conformance investigation/resolution) •Freight Invoice Audit and Payment •Customized reports, including safety, service and cost. These services can be offered as a total package or select individual services such as managing overflow capacity or freight bill auditing and payment. 3PL Management - Bulk Truck, Freight Invoice Audit & Payment, 3PL Management - Waste and Hazardous Waste Products, 3PL Management - Truckload, Intermodal, LTL, Flatbed. - Logistics Management Resources, Inc. (LMRI) New post added at Logistics Management Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - (Untitled) www.lmri.com LMR Newsletter – Issue 3 2018. 2018 Newsletter, Vol. 2 - Logistics Management Resources, Inc. (LMRI) New post added at Logistics Management Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - 2018 Newsletter, Vol. 2. www.lmri.com LMR Newsletter – Issue 2 2018 final. July 2016 Newsletter. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - July 2016 Newsletter. FMCSA Issues Changes to Hazmat Carrier Oversight Policy. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - FMCSA Issues Changes to Hazmat Carrier Oversight Policy. © Transport Topics, American Trucking Associations Inc. Reproduction, redistribution, display or rebroadcast by any means without written permission is prohibited. FMCSA moves to tie carrier ratings to CSA. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - FMCSA moves to tie carrier ratings to CSA. In spite of universal criticism of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s safety ranking program, Compliance, Safety, Accountability or CSA, the agency is moving forward with a plan to tie carrier fitness determinations to the program. In late June, the agency submitted a notice of proposed rulemaking to the White House Office of Management and Budget that will modify how the agency assigns carrier safety fitness determinations to motor carriers. Currently, safety fitness ratings are only assigned to motor carriers following a compliance or safety review. Carriers are rated as “satisfactory,” “conditional,” or “unsatisfactory.” The agency, however, is proposing to loop in CSA to the carrier safety fitness determination process. Motor carriers would have their carrier safety fitness rating assigned based on: Safety rankings within the CSA program; An investigation; or A combination of on-road safety data and investigation information. The most concerning element of the plan is linking the carrier safety fitness determination to the automated CSA safety rankings in various compliance categories, called BASICs. (For more, click here. ) CSA Scores Should Better Align With Safety Risks, Report Says. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - CSA Scores Should Better Align With Safety Risks, Report Says. © Transport Topics, American Trucking Associations Inc. Reproduction, redistribution, display or rebroadcast by any means without written permission is prohibited. CARGO TANK MOTOR VEHICLE: LOADING/UNLOADING OPERATIONS. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - CARGO TANK MOTOR VEHICLE: LOADING/UNLOADING OPERATIONS. This recommended best practices guide prepared by DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), with input from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, is for informational use only and may be used as a supplement to, not to be considered as, applicable regulations. Addressing Deadly Rear-End Crashes: Forward Collision Avoidance Systems Can Save Lives. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - Addressing Deadly Rear-End Crashes: Forward Collision Avoidance Systems Can Save Lives. Considerable research on forward collision avoidance systems (CAS) in both passenger and commercial vehicles has shown that these systems can prevent or mitigate rear-end crashes. Forward CAS typically consist of (1) collision warning that alerts driver of the impending crash, and (2) autonomous emergency braking (also known as “crash imminent braking”) that automatically applies brakes. NHTSA is recommending the use of forward CAS. Broad deployment of forward CAS in all vehicles is necessary to reduce the severity of rear-end crashes. (For more, click here.) Your July 16 Pre-Trip: House passes five-month highway extension. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - Your July 16 Pre-Trip: House passes five-month highway extension. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a five-month transportation funding extension, Reuters reports. The House bill would authorize federal spending on highway and transit projects through Dec. 18 and would put $8.1 billion into the Highway Trust Fund. That $8.1 billion would be paid partly by extending higher TSA airport security fees for two years. (For more, click here.) Senate committee approves expansive regulatory package for highway bill; would remove CSA scores, allow under-21 drivers. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - Senate committee approves expansive regulatory package for highway bill; would remove CSA scores, allow under-21 drivers. The U.S. Senate’s transportation and commerce committee late Wednesday, July 15, stamped approval on a wide-ranging transportation regulatory package that would if passed remove CSA’s carrier percentile rankings from public view, allow some under-21 CDL holders to operate interstate and allow carriers to use hair tests in lieu of urine tests for driver drug screening. The regulatory package now is a companion piece to the DRIVE Act, already passed by another Senate committee, and the two form the framework for a long-term highway bill. The DRIVE Act is a six-year, $275 billion highway bill and would be the first multi-year bill since 2012’s MAP-21. The bill and the corresponding regulatory package, however, now face one of their toughest challenges yet: Being awarded funding by the Senate’s Appropriations Committee. The legislation also still needs to be cleared by the House, which just this week passed a five-month extension of MAP-21, a sign that the lower chamber may not take up the Senate’s long-term bill before Congress’ annual August recess, despite members of both political parties in the Senate saying they would reject the House’s extension. (For more, click here.) US House says no to FMCSA’s arbitrary insurance increases. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - US House says no to FMCSA’s arbitrary insurance increases. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and its members thanked the US House of Representatives for listening to the concerns of small-business truckers by voting to stop the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from arbitrarily raising financial requirements for commercial motor carriers. In a bipartisan vote, the House struck down an amendment seeking to remove a provision supported by truckers and other industry stakeholders, which halts the FMCSA’s rush to raise these requirements. The FMCSA is currently developing an increase in federally mandated levels of financial responsibility coverage for property and passenger motor carriers. OOIDA and other industry groups have told Congress that the initiative, which the FMCSA is basing on increases in medical inflation, would place significant financial burdens on motor carriers without any improvement to highway safety. (For more, click here. ) EPA could make glider kits uneconomical. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - EPA could make glider kits uneconomical. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seems intent on killing off heavy-duty truck glider kits with the latest round of greenhouse gas emission reductions. The EPA announced in the July 13 Federal Register that it is proposing to require that rebuilt engines installed in new incomplete vehicles (glider kits) meet the emission standards applicable in the year of assembly, including all applicable standards for criteria pollutants. The US House of Representatives moved to block the agency plans by passing an amendment to prohibit EPA from using funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce proposed restrictions on the manufacture and sale of glider kits and vehicles built from them. The amendment was offered by Rep Diane Black (R-TN) as part of the debate on HR 2822, the Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. EPA also is looking at non-GHG emission standards relating to the use of auxiliary power units installed in tractors. In addition, the agency is proposing to clarify the classification of natural gas engines and other gaseous-fueled heavy-duty engines, and is proposing closed crankcase standards for emissions of all pollutants from natural gas heavy-duty engines. Phase 2 of the comprehensive program for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption for heavy-duty on-road vehicles would launch with the 2018 model year and would continue to be rolled out through 2027. (For more, click here.) Senator goes after reform of FMCSA. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - Senator goes after reform of FMCSA. Frustration, controversial regs, and flawed carrier safety scoring systems prompted Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., to introduce legislation on Wednesday targeting reform of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. “From industry to law enforcement and safety organizations, stakeholders often express frustration with FMCSA’s lack of follow-through, transparency or response. These challenges have culminated in the controversial 2013 hours of service rulemaking and the flawed Compliance, Safety, Accountability commercial carrier scoring program. “With an important mission of ensuring commercial carrier safety, FMCSA is deeply in need of regulatory reform,” states an analysis of the bill, The Truck Safety Reform Act or S1669, released by Fischer. The Senate bill is designed to provide transparency in the regulatory process and better opportunities for input from industry stakeholders and the general public as well. A review of rules, guidance, regulations and enforcement policies would be mandated every five years by the legislation if passed into law. It would direct the agency to conduct comprehensive review and publicly release a report detailing an inventory of rules and guidance. - See more at: http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=29305#.Va_RTrWrGzk. CCJ Indicators: Trucking conditions hit 3-year low, latest freight reports. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - CCJ Indicators: Trucking conditions hit 3-year low, latest freight reports. FTR reports lowest trucking conditions in three years: FTR’s monthly Trucking Conditions Index for May fell 25 percent from April to a three-year low of 4.91. FTR chalks the lower reading to general softness in key areas: capacity, rates and fuel prices. Loosened capacity and lower fuel costs have put downward pressure on rates, FTR says. However, says FTR’s Jonathan Starks, conditions for trucking companies “are still quite positive and indicate how well they are able to manage current headwinds.” Capacity still remains tight, though, despite its recent change, Stark says, and looming trucking regulations should continue to tighten capacity and, combined with increasing fuel and labor costs, put upward pressure on rates and the Trucking Conditions Index. (For More, click here.) ATA reports annual gains for June truck tonnage. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - ATA reports annual gains for June truck tonnage. Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) Logistics Management Magazine July 21, 2015. As was the case in May, truck changes in tonnage volumes in June showed mostly minimal changes, according to data issued by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). Seasonally-adjusted (SA) for-hire truck tonnage in June fell 0.5 percent in June at 131.1 (2000=100) on the heels of a revised 0.8 increase (down from a previous estimate of 1.8 percent) in May. June is off 4.7 percent from January’s all-time SA high of 135.8. On a year-to-date basis through the first six months of 2015, SA tonnage is up 3.4 percent, with SA tonnage falling 1.7 percent from the first quarter to the second quarter while second quarter SA tonnage alone was up 2 percent annually. And compared to a year ago, June SA tonnage was up 1.8 percent, the ATA said, topping May’s 1.5 percent annual gain. (For more, click here.) Driver Turnover Falls in First Quarter of 2015. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - Driver Turnover Falls in First Quarter of 2015. Arlington, Va. – Annualized turnover rates at large and small truckload fleets each fell 12 percentage points in the first quarter of the year, according to American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello. “Clearly, the decline in driver turnover in the first quarter was significant,” Costello said, “but what is less clear is why it dropped so much and whether turnover will continue to remain low.” In the first quarter, annualized turnover at truckload fleets with more than $30 million in revenue fell to 84%, the lowest it has been since the second quarter of 2011 and marks the first time the rate fell below 90% since 2011. For fleets with less than $30 million revenue, the turnover rate dipped to 83%. “Drivers continue to be in high demand, so we still see the risks posed to the economy and our industry by the shortage of drivers,” Costello said. “The drop in turnover was likely, at least partially, connected to a temporary slowdown in freight movements in the quarter, as well as improved retention efforts of fleets across the board. But I would not be surprised if turnover edges higher in the quarters ahead.” During the quarter, turnover at less-than-truckload fleets fell one percentage point to 9%, its lowest level since the second quarter of 2013. Platooning for Safety and Efficiency. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - Platooning for Safety and Efficiency. Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) Truck News September 12, 2014 DETROIT, Mich. — Okay, it was a bit unnerving. Riding shotgun at 100 km/h in a tractor-trailer a mere 13 meters behind a similar rig went against deeply ingrained highway survival instincts and simple common sense. The looming doors of the van in front just seemed too close for reaction comfort. And this was no test track; we were on I-75, winding our way through metro Detroit in mid-morning traffic. Sure, our driver was manning the steering wheel and fully focused on situational awareness, but his feet were essentially unemployed, as our Volvo VN’s throttle and braking were being remotely commanded from the Freightliner cab in front. We were “platooning,” our two rigs slipstreaming in close tandem like drafting NASCAR racers, a formation that has been shown to increase fuel efficiency of both the lead and following vehicle. For more, Click Here. FMCSA 49 CFR Part 395 – Hours of Service of Drivers. New post added at Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) - FMCSA 49 CFR Part 395 – Hours of Service of Drivers. Logistics Managment Resources, Inc. (LMRI) SUMMARY: FMCSA suspends enforcement of certain sections of the Agency’s Hours of Service (HOS) rules as required by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, enacted December 16, 2014. Specifically, FMCSA suspends the requirements regarding the restart of a driver’s 60- or 70-hour limit that drivers were required to comply with beginning July 1, 2013. The restart provisions have no force or effect from the date of enactment of the Appropriations Act through the period of suspension, and such provisions are replaced with the previous restart provisions in effect on June 30, 2013. FMCSA provides this notice to motor carriers, commercial drivers, State Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program grant recipients and other law enforcement personnel of these immediate enforcement changes.