Month: October 2020

FMCSA Publishes Resources on Driver HOS Changes.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has developed a new web-based template called Educational Tool for Hours of Service (ETHOS) to help motor carriers and drivers understand and comply with the new driver hours of service regulations. According to the webpage, “When drivers and carriers enter their duty statuses into the web-based log below, ETHOS will identify where potential violations of the following rules may have occurred: 11-hour driving limit (property) or 10-hour driving limit (passenger) 14-hour driving window (property) or 15-hour on-duty limit (passenger) 30-minute break (property) Sleeper berth provision.” Drivers may…

Improvements Are Required inCommunications Between Manufacturer, Distributor and the Customer by J. R. (Buzz) Campbell & Ken Thompson In this article, we’ll look at what’s happened in the U.S. economy relative to our Gases and Hardgoods (HG) business, make a quick review of three of the biggest Gas Majors’ first calendar half for 2020 (H1/20) financial reports, review some key products and markets affected by the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID), and discuss new challenges in selling and the need for further integration of communications between the manufacturer, distributor and customer in Hardgoods. According to the July 30, 2020, U.S. Bureau of…

Holston Gases recently recognized six of its branches for their work in 2020: Columbia, TN; Somerset, KY; Jasper, AL; Ft. Payne, AL; Louisville, KY; and Tri-Cities, TN. Click here or on the post below for more information.

In its September 30 newsletter, AWISCO announced the grand reopening of its Maspeth Store. Read the full announcement below. AWISCO Maspeth has a brand new look! Stop by our Maspeth location at 55-15 43rd St. Maspeth, NY 11378 on October 15th to check out the new store. Sales and specials will be available all day. Thank you to our generous sponsors of this celebration: Ace Industrial , Bessey Tools, Enerpac, Hougen, MK Morse, Metal Man, Miller Electric, SafTcart, Scotchman, United Abrasives, and Wilton/Jet. All of these vendors will be offering specials on this day. The company also announced the winner of its 2020…