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Send us Fan Mail  In the FAST Act, signed into law in late 2015, Congress acted by instructing the FMCSA to establish the Beyond Compliance Program in response to trucking community interest. The Beyond Compliance program, which has been implemented in various ways in the US (in other transportation modes and EPA) and globally, reflects a recognition that safety measures should not solely be confi...

Send us Fan Mail  About the Podcast:  The American Trucking Research Institute (ATRI) releases an annual report on critical issues in the trucking industry. This report is based on a survey from industry practitioners to determine the most important issues they face. At the American Trucking Associations Management Conference and Exhibition event, the top five issues in this year’s report were rel...

Send us Fan Mail About the Podcast:  One of the major challenges facing the FMCSA is the growing scale of the trucking industry. With hundreds of thousands of carriers operating millions of vehicles across the United States, conducting thorough inspections on each one is an impossible task. Currently, FMCSA is only able to inspect a fraction of the vehicles, leading to concerns about the effective...

Send us Fan Mail Is A Captive the Right Insurance Solution for You?   Dan Cook, Practice Leader at TrueNorth, emphasizes the importance of knowing if your company will benefit from an insurance captive. With the ongoing hurdles in the transportation industry such as labor shortage, high inflation, and un-predictable freight rates, it is hard to stay competitive in this market. The group discusses...

Send us Fan Mail Independent Contractors have been under scrutiny from law and policy makers, an ongoing theme since 2017. Will Hart, owner-operator at Dart Transportation, shares his personal experience as an independent contractor and how these legislative decisions impact him and his family. Accompanied by Bill Webb, Executive Director of Truckers Service Association, and leader of the coalitio...

Send us Fan Mail About the Podcast:  Public comments on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's proposed changes to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program closed on May 16. Some major themes stuck out in the comments, and this episode takes a deep dive into those topics and predictions on what potential changes could have on the trucking industry - both for drivers and motor...

Send us Fan Mail About the Podcast:  In this episode we cover the topic of dashcams and what isn't being talked about in the Trucking Industry. Industry experts featured in this discussion: • Host, Sean Garney, Co-Director at Scopelitis Transportation Consulting • Co-Host Steve Keppler, Co-Director at Scopelities Transportation Consulting • Guest John Bilbis, Senior Safety & Loss Control...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we cover the topic of a new way to look at driver education in the Trucking Industry. Industry experts featured in this discussion: • Host, Sean Garney, Co-Director at Scopelitis Transportation Consulting • Co-Host Steve Keppler, Co-Director at Scopelities Transportation Consulting • Guest, Bert Mayo, Vice President of Risk Solutions at TrueNorth Companies • Guest,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we cover the topic of FMCSA's valentine gift of CSA to the Trucking Industry. Industry experts featured in this discussion:  • Host, Sean Garney, Co-Director at Scopelitis Transportation Consulting  • Co-Host Steve Keppler, Co-Director at Scopelities Transportation Consulting • Guest, Bert Mayo, Vice President of Risk Solutions at TrueNorth Companies About the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we cover the topic of Independent Contractors in the Trucking Industry and responding to Washington D.C. Industry experts featured in this discussion:  • Host, Sean Garney, Co-Director at Scopelitis Transportation Consulting  • Co-Host Steve Keppler, Co-Director at Scopelities Transportation Consulting • Guest, Greg Feary, President and Managing Partner at Scopelit...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we cover the topic of Christmas in the Trucking Industry and what gifts we want to see! Industry experts featured in this discussion:  • Host, Sean Garney, Co-Director at Scopelitis Transportation Consulting  • Co-Host Steve Keppler, Co-Director at Scopelities Transportation Consulting • Guest, Bert Mayo, Vice President of Risk Solutions at TrueNorth Companies Abou...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we cover the topic of driver behavior in the trucking industry.  Industry experts featured in this discussion:  • Host, Sean Garney, Co-Director at Scopelitis Transportation Consulting  • Co-Host Steve Keppler, Co-Director at Scopelities Transportation Consulting • Guest, John Biblis, Senior Safety Loss Control Specialist of TrueNorth • Guest, Dan Murray, Senior Vi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we cover the topic of universal identification in the trucking industry.  Industry experts featured in this discussion:  • Host, Sean Garney, Co-Director at Scopelitis Transportation Consulting  • Co-Host Steve Keppler, Co-Director at Scopelities Transportation Consulting • Guest, Bert Mayo, Vice President of Risk Solutions at TrueNorth Companies About the Podcast:...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we cover the topic of the next generation in the trucking industry.  Industry experts featured in this discussion:  - Dave Dein, Developed a training program that introduces high schoolers to trucking and a co-founder of Next Gen Trucking - Steve Keppler, Co-Director at Scopelitis Transportation Consulting - Your Host, Sean Garney, Co-Director at Scopelitis Transpo...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the very first episode of the TN Truck Thought Podcast!  In this episode we cover the topic of Safety vs. Compliance in the trucking industry.  Industry experts featured in this discussion:  - Bill Zenk, Transportation Principal Practice Leader at TrueNorth - Bert Mayo, VP of Risk Solutions at TrueNorth  - Steve Keppler, Co-Director at Scopelitis Transportation Consulti...