This Week in Global Logistics 48

This Week in Global Logistics 48

New Rules for Truckers – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued new rules regulating the amount of hours truckers can work.  These restrictions will go into effect in 2013 and aim to reduce driver-fatigue related accidents. The new rules will decrease a...
This Week in Global Logistics

This Week in Global Logistics

FMC Investigates Slow Steaming This week the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) launched its official inquiry into the impact of slow steaming.  Slow steaming is the process of slowing vessel transit to reduce fuel consumption (and operating cost).  The FMC is seeking...