It’s always a wise idea to maintain safe and legal speeds, but this week there is an emphasis on awareness and enforcement of speeding laws. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) designated July 11-16 as “Operation Safe Driver Week” and declared that this...
The summer heat has already been brutal, and we’re just now in July. In our recent safety meeting with drivers, we talked about keeping your body and vehicle safe during the hot summer days. Whether you’re an over-the-road truck driver or simply driving with your...
Here at On Time Logistics, we work to stay nimble in how we serve our customers. This means changing with the demand of our customers’ customers and the requirements of the industry. What it also means is, we work to stay current with how we communicate about our...
June has been a busy month for both Walmart and Amazon. Walmart hosted its annual Shareholders' meeting on June 2 and Amazon is closing out the month with its annual Prime Day, which continues a several-year trend of being offered for two days. This was the second...
Are you a hotel general manager? We feel for you. In the last year, the hospitality industry has been challenged more than most due to COVID-19. And now, it appears that in some regions, that business is slowly but surely coming back. We don’t have to tell you how...
We’ve been talking about the truck driver shortage in recent years, and it seems like this year is when the public at large is really taking notice. Take, for example, the gas shortages. There are multiple factors involved, but part of the problem is that there are...
As more stimulus payments are rolling out and millions of people are getting the COVID-19 vaccine, the logistics and transportation industries are seeing the effects. According to this article in The Trucker, both are going to be major economic drivers this year and...
Around On Time Logistics, we are big on safety. Safety for our team members, our customers and their deliveries, and for the people we share the road with as we make our deliveries. That’s why we wanted to dedicate this week’s blog to National Work Zone Awareness...
Whether you’re talking about finding ways to keep business running efficiently or protecting the environment, the concepts of sustainability and “being green” already have a stronger focus in 2021, as we predicted in our trends for 2021 blog. The biggest area we see...
It is a common misconception that slavery no longer exists in this country. Unfortunately, while it is illegal, slavery still remains a major problem in the United States. You may be wondering why we are talking about this on our blog. Over the years, we’ve talked...