EOBR

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Industry, advocacy groups press Congress for ELD mandate

In a letter sent to members of the House and Senate currently negotiating the highway bill in conference, several industry and advocacy groups, urged the retention of the Senate’s proposed mandate for electronic logging devices. “The ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 7, 2012

MCSAC to discuss NTSB recommendations, cross-border program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee will meet Monday-Wednesday, May 21-23. During the first two days, MCSAC will consider ideas and concepts to address certain open recommendations of the National ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 6, 2012

Blue Tree, PHH Arval offer solutions for handhelds

Blue Tree Systems, a provider of trailer tracking, reefer monitoring and fleet management solutions, announced it now offers its R:Com fleet management software on any Windows CE and Windows Mobile device, to include most industry-leading ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 6, 2012

FTR Trucking Conditions Index improves in March

FTR Associates on Thursday, May 3, said its Trucking Conditions Index for March improved to a reading of 6.4, a half-point higher than the previous month. The Trucking Conditions Index is a compilation of factors ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 3, 2012

FMCSA challenges students to develop safe bus travel app

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration launched a contest that challenges student software developers to use the agency’s raw performance data on commercial bus companies to create new apps and online solutions that enable consumers ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 3, 2012

Compliance, Safety, Accountability – Where do we go from here?

This panel held at the Great West Fleet Executive Conference in Las Vegas, May 29-30, will cover the current state of CSA and possible future improvements. Panelists include: Mark Savage, 2013 president, Commercial Vehicle Safety, Bryan Price, senior transportation specialist, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and a carrier representative who will be announced later. Register by April 26th and take advantage of our early bird rate of $245. Registration includes all sessions, meals and networking opportunities.

Journal

Improvements to CSA Safety Measurement System planned Changes will help flatbed fleets, FMCSA says The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced planned improvements to the Carrier Safety Measurement System implemented in December 2010 as part of the ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 1, 2012

Interact

Feedback ON CCJDigital Charge for services rendered “Wow – as a fleet owner, I never viewed the offering of a job as harassment. Nor have I considered the expectation of an employee doing the requirements of the ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 1, 2012

UpFront

It’s just a matter of time FMCSA heads back to the drawing board for broader EOBR mandate In August, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s April 2010 ...

By Jeff Crissey Published March 1, 2012

Mandating the Inevitable?

Technology brings instant visibility to logbook data A lot of industry speculation ended Jan. 31, 2011, when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revised its previous April 2010 rule proposal, section 395.16, to mandate electronic onboard ...

By Aaron Huff Published December 1, 2011

Technology

Controlling more freight Carriers expand services through customer relationships, technology In June 2004, Robert Pike and Scott Smith started P&S Transportation after buying a 20-truck owner-operator fleet in Birmingham, Ala. Today, the company is an irregular-route flatbed ...

By Aaron Huff Published November 1, 2011