The Experimental Aircraft Association had to cancel last year’s even due to Covid 19 but its back this year from July 26th through August 1st 2021! The Whitman Regional Airport at Oshkosh is just 45 minutes away from CyntrX headquarters in DePere.  This year’s show will highlight the Aviation History of WWII in special afternoon flight demonstrations on July 30 and 31st. “EAA Airventure Oshkosh is already the world’s largest gathering of warbird aircraft, so it it’s natural that this big commemoration would take place here, “said Rick Larsen, EAA’s Vice President of Communities and Member ..read more

“We can get severe weather any month of the year, but there definitely is a peak …when it comes to tornados, very large hail and high thunderstorm winds. Definitely April, May and into early June” - Dan Reilly, National Weather Service, ABC 13 Town Hall, April 23, 2021 Tornados are extremely risky in any vehicle, and the risk is even higher in a CV with a large surface area exposed to wind. There is no safe option, just slightly less dangerous ones. If the tornado is visible, far away and traffic is light, you may be about to drive out of its path by moving at right angles to its direction of ..read more

Eliminating 50% of US Carbon Emissions by 2030? Carriers are shivering at the news. The Biden administration announced a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions to half of their 2005 levels by 2030. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said “The transportation sector is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gases in our economy – which means it can and must be a big part of the climate solution.” California has long led the way to setting fuel economy standards for vehicles. In fact, for older re-powered trucks, no truck engine serial number older than MY 2010 can be licensed in the state acco ..read more

Truck driver wages and hiring are at an all-time high – what you need to know to get your FMCSA Medical Certificate Trucking companies in the US are facing unprecedented demand that began surging last summer as many states started to ease lockdowns. Transport demand has seen a further boost this spring as bottlenecks at busy ports led to freight backlogs that have not let up since. Analysts expect freight volume to stay strong in 2021 as the economy grows with increased Covid-19 vaccination rates. That means freight pricing will increase as shippers compete for a limited supply of available tr ..read more

In modern vehicles, computerized odometers are commonplace and are implemented by counting the number of times complete wheel revolutions are detected by one or many sensors. Vehicle computers then factor in the drive axle ratio and average wheel diameter to approximate the distance traveled by a vehicle. Wheel diameter can vary due to temperature, tire inflation, and tread thickness. This leads to accuracy errors in odometer readings displayed on a vehicle dashboard and in between different systems on the same vehicle when compared to detailed distance calculations using GPS and mapping techn ..read more

I have been having many discussions pertaining to the new Split-Berth rules lately. It seems, the regulation was written in a very “unclear” (go figure, huh?) manner.  This (obviously) creates “mass confusion” across the entire industry.  One thing that I have noticed, is that NOBODY (Carriers, FMCSA, Drivers or Inspectors) is looking at the new provisions, for “what they were truly intended for.”  Every article or post describes the new provision as “a modification of the (traditional) 8/2-Split.”  In actuality, the new rules in an “Over-Simplified Definition” The “Old” 8 ..read more

In modern vehicles, computerized odometers are commonplace and are implemented by counting the number of times complete wheel revolutions are detected by one or many sensors. Vehicle computers then factor in the drive axle ratio and average wheel diameter to approximate the distance traveled by a vehicle. Wheel diameter can vary due to temperature, tire inflation, and tread thickness. This leads to accuracy errors in odometer readings displayed on a vehicle dashboard and in between different systems on the same vehicle when compared to detailed distance calculations using GPS and mapping techn ..read more

First, a story. One of our trailer-tracking customers had a trailer stolen from the yard – and we were able to ping it to a rural location. Upon investigation, though, the police found the location to be surrounded by a fence, overgrown with plants and apparently unopened for a very long time. We kept pinging the trailer tracker – and it kept showing, with a high degree of accuracy, that the trailer was definitely at that location. So the police surveilled the location – and soon discovered that the thieves were carefully moving the vegetation aside when they brought in stolen trailers, and th ..read more

It’s 11 p.m. Do you know where your trailers are? Trailers aren’t very interesting when you get right down to it. Ideally, they just do their jobs with a minimum of fuss. The trailer tracking solution you choose to help manage your assets and keep up with their maintenance should be just as simple and efficient as the trailer itself. Of all trailer-tracking products currently on the market, some are better-equipped for the real, practical world of trailers than others. It pays to shop around. Let’s consider a few things you should be looking for in a trailer-tracking solution that’s just as pr ..read more

Even in the early days of paper HOS logs, personal conveyance and yard moves were familiar categories. Billions of miles and hours have been classified under the two categories since 1937. However, when it came to defining each for the new world of mandatory electronic logging, difficulties arose. The result: Definitions around yard moves and personal conveyance have largely been left to the carriers themselves. However, both are still subject to enforcement in relation to HOS regulations. That means it’s important to know the concerns around both yard moves and personal use before defining th ..read more