Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010

Technology

Scores of inspections CSA 2010 could fuel demand for maintenance technology By Aaron Huff For the past year, Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 has been a popular discussion topic in boardrooms and at industry events. The highly anticipated safety regime is scheduled to go live in December, and when ...

By CCJ Staff Published July 1, 2010

Technology

Looking for assets New freight matching tools increase search speed, usefulness Fast, efficient dispatch is critical for all types of transportation companies – especially for nonasset brokerage and logistics moves. With truck capacity tightening, companies that hastily select carriers to move loads can be held vicariously liable ...

By Aaron Huff Published June 1, 2010

Trouble tracking tires?

Technology has delivered a host of tire condition monitoring systems, from simple driver alerts to cradle-to-grave life stories. For most fleets, the top three costs directly related to keeping trucks on the road are labor, fuel and tires. Fuel and tires are consumable items, which means ...

By Jack Roberts Published June 1, 2010

Avery Vise

A revolution in safety? CSA 2010 represents a delicate opportunity for major change Over the past couple of years, American Central Transport has found that drivers are conducting much more thorough pre- and post-trip inspections. The Liberty, Mo.-based company’s maintenance facility has seen a rise in traffic ...

By Avery Vise Published June 1, 2010

In Focus: Lighting and LEDS

Seeing the light Overcome sticker shock before ruling out LEDs When it comes to comparing new lighting technology, most lighting experts see LEDs as the high-tech future of headlamps over high-intensity discharge (HID) technology. “LED has legs, so that’s where all the research money is going,” says ...

By John Baxter Published June 1, 2010

FMCSA delays full CSA 2010 rollout and more

FMCSA delays full CSA 2010 rollout Carriers now have access to data for new program The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has pulled back on its original plan to implement its Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 program in July, but the agency has given motor carriers access to ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 1, 2010

Carriers prepare for new pre-employment screening era and more

The full picture Carriers prepare for new pre-employment screening era By Aaron Huff Carriers soon will be able to access a driver’s crash and inspection history from the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is making this data available for its ...

By CCJ Staff Published May 1, 2010

CSA 2010: The new safety frontier

The new safety frontier Many carriers already are experiencing some big changes that Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 will bring to regulatory compliance. Although the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 program isn’t scheduled to go live for another four months, thousands of carriers already ...

By Todd Dills Published March 9, 2010

Avery Vise

The ferocity for velocity The quest for productivity could transform trucking Imagine that a customer comes to you with a load you can’t cover. No problem. With a single click, you simply find another available truck – one that just happens to be owned and operated by ...

By Avery Vise Published March 9, 2010