On June 3 of this year, the U.S. Transportation Department announced that electronic stability control (ESC) systems will now be required on heavy trucks (truck tractors) and large busses weighing more than 26,000 pounds (FMVSS No. 136). But the initiative doesn’t stop there: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is attempting to expand the requirement […]
The following is an excerpt from our white paper The Design of Logistics: Eliminating Costs to Strengthen Your Competitive Position. As the owner or manager of a business with significant logistics operations, you’re always looking for ways to control costs and enhance productivity. While this is no easy task steps can be taken to simplify […]
Recently, the South Louisiana Chapter of the National Safety Council (NSC) presented Dupré Logistics, LLC., with three awards during The Clem Buckman Occupational and Fleet Safety Awards Banquet at the chapter’s Annual Meeting. The company received two traditional awards and was given a National Average Achievement Award, a new award for the program. “In an […]
BP Lubricants USA, Inc. recognized Dupré Logistics with the BP Safest Bulk Carrier Award for 2014. Presented during the BP Carrier Conference in Naperville, Il. The award recognizes carriers for their safety and performance record. The company was also one of the top three carriers considered for BP Bulk Carrier of the Year Award. “Dupré […]
It’s a familiar story: the increasing driver shortage in the trucking industry is capping capacity and slowing potential growth. In a December 2014 Commercial Carrier Journal’s (CCJ) survey of 255 owners, executives and senior managers, the results were startling clear: 57.3% of for-hire carrier respondents believed that driver shortages would be their biggest concern in […]
Fleet owners have a variety of motivations for acquiring hybrids, electrics, and other alternative fuel-powered vehicles, but they face a number of challenges in doing so, like cost of acquisition and infrastructure availability. The focus on fleet sustainability has been building over the past decade as alternative fuels become more prevalent and available, but whether […]
For the first time since May 2013, employment in the trucking industry has declined. The Department of Laborreleased March employment numbers, announcing a drop of 6,800 jobs in the for-hire trucking industry, marking the biggest decline in two years. BeforeMarch, jobs in the trucking industry had been slowly climbing to near pre-recession employment levels, with […]
On Wednesday March 4, 2014 Dupre’ Logistics was recognized by Shell Trading (US) Company for being the First Road Transport Carrier to reach the Top Tier on the company’s HSSE (Health, Safety, Security and Environmental) Audit Requirements. The presentation took place at a Shell Downstream Americas Safety Forum held in Houston, Texas. Carriers from the […]
Outsourcing logistics management has been on the rise for the past few years, and the trend is expected to continue through 2015. According to the 2015 Third Party Logistics (3PL) study by Capgemini Consulting and partners, 67% of shippers indicate that they plan to increase their use of outsourced logistics. A whopping 92% of 3PL […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a SmartWay® Excellence Award to Dupré Logistics, recognizing the company as a true industry leader in freight transportation environmental performance. Dupré was selected for ranking in the best performance range for freight carbon efficiency (grams per-ton mile for CO2). “As an industry, we are the subject of increasing government […]
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